Navy Captain William (Bill) Wilson, one of Calgary's most decorated Second World War veterans, has died at the age of 101. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942, serving aboard HMCS Ottawa and participating in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

The new head of the Royal Canadian Navy, Vice-Admiral Dan Charlebois, states that the service must grow by as much as 40 percent to adequately crew its upcoming fleet of destroyers, submarines, and support vessels.

Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, currently the head of the Royal Canadian Navy, has been promoted to the position of second-in-command of the Canadian Armed Forces.