Arctic defence – CBC

Mar. 13, 2025

A swarm of troops dressed in white and wearing snowshoes glide across a frozen valley.

Suddenly they stop, form a line, kneel and pull out their rifles. Smoke fills the air from the blanks fired at an excavator — today’s stand-in for an enemy force.

Atop a nearby hill, a group of Canadian Rangers in orange vests watch the simulated attack. Huddled near a red warming tent, they wait for a signal before jumping on their snowmobiles and driving to the battleground.

If a military conflict came to Canada’s North, it might look something like this.