Canadian Peacekeepers
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Veterans, family members gather in Calgary to remember fallen Canadian peacekeepersClose to 100 people gathered at a southwest Calgary park Sunday morning for a memorial recognizing the men and women who died while serving as Canadian peacekeepers.CanadaAug 8, 2021
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A look at Canadian peacekeeping 25 years after RwandaToday, Canada has around 40 peacekeepers in the field. That's a fraction of the 1,200 Canadian blue helmets and blue berets deployed when Tousignant left Rwanda.CanadaDec 13, 2020
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Winnipeg students, originally from 53 different countries, pay tribute to Canadian troops for Valentine’s DayElementary students at a Winnipeg school are showing their appreciation for Canadian soldiers and peacekeepers by sending Valentine's Day cards to troops who are deployed away from their families.EducationJan 23, 2020
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Canadian peacekeepers in Mali evacuated wounded French counterterrorism troopsCanadian peacekeepers were called upon to evacuate several wounded French soldiers in Mali earlier this month after their patrol was ambushed while hunting for militants along the border with Niger.CanadaMar 26, 2019
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Canadian peacekeepers in Mali scramble after al-Qaida attack kills 10 on UN baseCanadian peacekeepers saw their busiest day in Mali on Sunday after extremists with links to al-Qaida attacked a United Nations base, killing 10 and injuring dozens more.Jan 22, 2019
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Justin Trudeau greets troops in Mali, defends decision not to extend missionThe trip was Trudeau's first visit to the West African nation, where about 250 Canadian peacekeepers have been providing lifesaving medical evacuations and transporting equipment and personnel.CanadaDec 22, 2018
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Airdrie students create crosses to honour Canadians killed in AfghanistanHigh school students in Airdrie made 152 crosses for Remembrance Day to pay tribute to Canadians killed in Afghanistan.CanadaOct 30, 2018
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Canada’s on a new kind of mission in Mali — mixing peacekeeping with counterterrorismMali’s north has erupted into a full-blown insurgency, with as many as 20 different jihadist and rebel groups — some with ties to al-Qaida and the Islamic State — now battling for control.CanadaSep 13, 2018
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Canadian peacekeepers’ first medical air evacuation in Mali a success despite severe weatherCanada’s most important job is air medical evacuations. But in the early days of the Canadian mission, the weather is making the operation difficult and even dangerous.WorldSep 12, 2018
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Canadian helicopters are ‘flying emergency rooms’ in Mali peacekeeping missionThe onboard medical team includes a doctor, nurse and two medics. Even the two heavily-armed military escorts have advanced medical training.CanadaSep 11, 2018
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