A Canadian warship is heading home after helping provide humanitarian assistance in New Zealand following a powerful earthquake that killed two people. HMCS Vancouver, which is based at CFB Esquimalt on Vancouver Island, was taking part in exercises in the south Pacific Ocean when the call for help went out following the magnitude 7.8 quake on Nov. 14. Traditionally the navy has worked with NATO, but it has also expanded into the Caribbean and the Pacific, Newton said. "Today three Navy ships are in the Caribbean, not just on drug patrol…. You'll see the Canadian Navy build on this idea to go into the Indo-Asia Pacific."

Source: CBC News November 20, 2016 18:21 UTC