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World News // 1 decade ago

Gen. Tom Lawson now Canada's top soldier

Gen. Tom Lawson became Canada's top soldier Monday, replacing Gen. Walter Natynczyk as chief of the Joint Defense Staff, officials said.

Defense News // 1 decade ago

Canadian military shakeup to save costs

A planned shakeup in the command structure of Canada's 68,000-strong armed forces will save costs and also respond to criticism of government performance over the planned Canadian acquisition of the Joint Strike Fighter program.

Defense News // 1 decade ago

Canada overhauls army command

Canada is going ahead with a military shake-up that will mean a leaner armed forces infrastructure and implications for future procurements from defense industries.

World News // 1 decade ago

Canadian Defense Department tightens belt

Canada says it will shut facilities, sell properties and freeze the size of its permanent military forces as part of its fiscal belt-tightening.

World News // 1 decade ago

Canadian military reeling over arrest

Some Canadian soldiers are reluctant to wear their uniforms in public after a base-commanding colonel was charged with two homicides in Ontario, officials say.

World News // 1 decade ago

Canadian military to focus on suicides

The Canadian military is forming a special group of mental health workers to stem the growing number of suicides among forces, officials said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Natynczyk: Afghan mission ends in 2011

Canada's top military commander says the country's military mission in Afghanistan ends in 2011 and that's when he will pull the country's troops out.

World News // 1 decade ago

Canada starts Afghan withdrawal planning

The Canadian military has been ordered to start making plans for withdrawing from its combat role in the NATO mission in Afghanistan, officials said.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Canada's PM Harper visits Afghanistan

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his chief of defense made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Thursday to brief combat troops about coming changes.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Canada names new chief of defense

An international veteran with the Canadian military was named chief of defense staff in Ottawa Friday by the Conservative government.

General Walter J. Natynczyk (pronounced /nəˈtɪn.t͡ʃək/, na-tin-check), CMM, MSC, CD is the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces.

Born in Winnipeg in 1958, Natynczyk is the son of a Polish father and German mother. He and his two sisters grew up in Winnipeg's inner city. He worked odd jobs as a Winnipeg Free Press paperboy and a hamburger flipper at a fast food establishment before embarking on his military career.

Natynczyk is a father of three, all of whom are in the military.

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