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Canadian Armed Forces Sees Decade-High Recruitment Numbers

EDMONTON, CANADA - JULY 18: A Canadian Armed Forces soldier demonstrates a 105mm artillery shell while engaging with visitors at a promotional stand during a summer festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 18, 2025. Recruitment in the Canadian Armed Forces has hit a decade high, with over 6,700 new enlistees last year, a 55 percent increase surpassing government targets, driven by recent modernization reforms. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #12571271
Date taken: 19 July 2025
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Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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