EOD Mobile Unit 12, Royal Canadian Navy Strengthen Partnership in Halifax

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – U.S. Navy technicians from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit TWELVE (EODMU-12) and divers from the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic completed a joint Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) focused on strengthening Allied undersea Read More …

Alberta: Homemade bomb containing screws discovered during Sherwood Park arrest

The bomb squad was called in after Strathcona County RCMP pulled over a car in Sherwood Park with a mismatching plate, only to find weapons and an improvised explosive device inside. The discovery happened Tuesday afternoon, around 1:30 p.m. The Read More …

Become the capability: Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit

The Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU) is a highly specialized unit within Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM). It provides critical counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) and full-spectrum exploitation effects for the Government of Canada (GC) by collecting, Read More …

British Columbia: Man sentenced after police seize ‘arsenal of ruinously destructive potential’

A 49-year-old Vancouver Island man will spend the next several years behind bars after he was caught with what a B.C. Supreme Court judge described as a “highly illegal arsenal of ruinously destructive potential.” The arsenal, described by the judge Read More …

Ontario: Police remain at home near Western University after chemicals capable of making explosives discovered

Police continue to investigate a home near Western University after seizing and disposing of chemicals they say could be used to make explosive devices. London police say the investigation began early morning on Jan. 24 when a suspect was arrested Read More …

Nova Scotia: Annapolis County man faces charges after police find cache of firearms, explosives

An Annapolis man has been arrested after RCMP seized a stash of firearm parts, ammunition and improvised explosive devices during series of searches. In a news release, Annapolis County District RCMP say a 34-year-old from Brickton will face numerous charges Read More …

Cambodia: Canada assures CMAA of demining support

Canada has urged the Cambodia Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) to prioritise national mine action efforts and strengthen coordination with demining operators seeking Canadian support, as both sides reaffirmed cooperation toward Cambodia’s mine-free 2030 goal. The call was Read More …

British Columbia: Police dispose of explosive device found inside Prince George home

RCMP have allowed residents to return home after successfully disposing of an explosive device found in a residence in downtown Prince George, B.C., Wednesday morning. Officers found the device while conducting a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant in Read More …

Canadian Armed Forces Builds Readiness And Leads Allies In Modern Training At Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will host military members from Allied and partner countries at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown for Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER from October 16 to 29, 2025. Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER is the CAF’s premier multinational Counter-Improvised Read More …

Alberta: Calgary police plan to move explosive substance found in industrial area

Emergency crews in Calgary have cordoned off a section of the Manchester Industrial area as they work to dispose of potentially explosive materials that were found there. Police were called to the 4700 block of First Street S.W., just east Read More …

British Columbia: RCMP and Nelson police safely dispose of improvised explosive device

A live improvised explosive device (IED) was disposed of in Nelson earlier today after a city youth unwittingly brought it back from a recent visit to Trail. On Wednesday afternoon the RCMP explosives disposal unit (EDU) attended the scene — Read More …

Grenades, mortars and rockets: What to do if you find military explosives

Police responded to two separate munitions discoveries in the Maritimes this week, prompting the public to ask: What do you do if you find, dangerous, potentially explosive items? “There are absolutely things that members of the public should do, and Read More …

Canada to ‘align’ with U.S. airport screening rules as TSA drops shoes-off policy

Ottawa says it will work to align its flight security regulations with those in the U.S. after Washington dropped a rule that required passengers to remove their shoes during security screenings. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that Read More …

EDU turns 50: Celebrating the past and high-tech future of the BC RCMP’s Explosives Disposal Unit

2025 marks a milestone for the BC RCMP’s Explosives Disposal Unit (EDU), as the unit celebrates 50 years of service in British Columbia. Started with just two part-time members in 1975 when the RCMP took over explosives work across BC, Read More …

NZDF targets unexploded ordnance in Papua New Guinea

The Kiwis joined personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Papua New Guinea, the United States and United Kingdom for Operation Render Safe, an operation that has been targeting explosive remnants of war (ERW) left throughout the Pacific after the Second Read More …

U.S. Navy EOD, Canadian Clearance Divers Strengthen Maritime Readiness in Halifax

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians from EOD Mobile Unit SIX and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) clearance divers conducted a weeklong bilateral training exercise in Halifax, June 2–6, focused on advancing Read More …

Alberta: Dynamite discovered in Calgary home on same day bomb unit also called to Weaselhead Flats

Multiple sticks of dynamite were found in a Calgary residence on Saturday. The Calgary Police Service (CPS) responded to a call at 12:10 p.m. in the 1000 block of Woodview Crescent S.W. in the city’s Woodlands neighbourhood, after a resident, Read More …

British Columbia: Nanaimo man charged after loaded handgun, pipe bomb seized

A 51-year-old Nanaimo man is facing multiple firearms-related charges after police say he was arrested with a loaded handgun and later found to have a pipe bomb and multiple firearms at home. James Newstead was arrested without incident the night Read More …

British Columbia: Several people killed after SUV rams into Vancouver street festival

Several people have been killed and multiple others injured after the driver of a black SUV slammed into a crowd at a street festival Saturday evening, say Vancouver police. It happened shortly after 8 p.m. near East 41st Avenue and Read More …

India: Punjab police bust two BKI terror modules, 13 arrested

Punjab Police on Saturday arrested 13 alleged accused including one minor in two intelligence-led operations and thus busted two ISI-backed Khalistani terror modules that were being run by a proscribed terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Police also seized two Read More …