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Different denominations have different traditions. Christianity is not a monolith and has split many, many, many times.
My experience is that the more separated the church is from the oldest denominations, the less likely the priest or pastor is to wear “traditional” garb. The church in the picture is some flavour of southern evangelical, and so is pretty far removed from Roman Catholicism.
I grew up in a reformed Calvinist tradition and the pastors always wore suits. In later years, younger pastors would even ditch the jacket in the summer.
Canada’s military is small enough that there is typically only one officer with the rank of General (or Admiral if they are from the navy), and their position is the Chief of Defence Staff. I think a second General is appointed if Canada gets a seat on the UN Security Council, to act as the senior military advisor for the delegation.
There are more Lieutenant Generals (and Vice Admirals), and the CDS is appointed from their ranks when a new one is needed.
EDIT: To clarify further, there are multiple ranks with the word “general” in them. In order of increasing seniority, they are (with equivalent navy ranks in parentheses):