Royal Winnipeg Rifles Royal Winnipeg Rifles The Royal Winnipeg Rifles (R Wpg Rif) are a Primary Reserve one-battalion infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. Nicknamed the "Little Black Devils", they are based at Minto Armoury in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Royal Winnipeg Rifles are part of 3rd Canadian Division's 38 Canadian Brigade Group. The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles were formed on 9 November 1883 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel William Nassau Kennedy. Within two years of formation, the 90th battalion served in the 1885 North-West Rebellion, fighting at Fish Creek and Batoche. The regimental Latin motto is "Hosti Acie Nominati", which means
HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) In January 2016, she made port visits to Penang, the first Royal Canadian Navy ship to do so, and Singapore. "Winnipeg" returned to Esquimalt on 23 February. "Winnipeg" and sister ship sailed from Esquimalt on 6 March 2017 for six-month deployment visiting several nations around the Pacific, including Malaysia, India, China and Japan among others, returning on 8 August. HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) HMCS "Winnipeg" is a that has served in the Royal Canadian Navy since 1996. "Winnipeg" is the ninth ship in her class, whose design emerged from the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second Canadian warship