Canadian Veterans

• Nova Scotia veterans’ advocates want new government contract for rehab services cancelled

  The federal government awarded the $570-million contract to Partners in Canadian Veterans Rehabilitation Services (PCVRS) in June 2021, but it came into effect last November.

  Canada

  Mar 14
  
• ‘We have to support young veterans’: Manitoba legions push to get younger veterans involved

  The Royal Canadian Legion is pushing to get younger veterans and their families involved, including the West Kildonan Branch 30 in Winnipeg.

  Canada

  Mar 10
  
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• Therapists taking online course to support Canadian veterans and first responders

  Nearly 800 health-care providers have accessed the online course since it was launched last May with financial support from the Atlas Institute.

  Canada

  Jan 16
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• Manitoba program uses blacksmithing to help veterans cope with mental health challenges

  A Manitoba-based program that uses the art of blacksmithing to help veterans and first responders overcome challenges with PSTD and mental health is looking to expand.

  Canada

  Jan 13
• Canadian veterans can face a ‘recipe for disaster.’ A new police program aims to help

  'No matter what struggle it is they’re struggling with, there is something available to help them,' said one of the creators of a new veterans wellness program.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2022
• Remembrance Day ceremony 2022 held at Kingsway Legion in Edmonton

  'On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day on the eleventh month... we remember those who died, those who were wounded, those who served and who continue to serve.'

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2022
• What veterans think about the future of Canada’s military: ‘There’s still value’

  As Remembrance Day arrives, Canadian veterans tell Global News the military must address the multiple issues it is facing if it hopes to solve the recruitment crisis.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2022
• Grade 6 students run Remembrance Day ceremony at West Island elementary

  Margaret Manson Elementary held their annual Remembrance Day ceremony on Thursday - but it was a little different this year. The entire assembly was run by the Grade 6 students.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2022
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• Canadian War Museum acquires more Victoria Crosses awarded to WWI soldiers

  With the acquisitions, the museum now has 36 of the 73 Victoria Crosses awarded to Canadians in the First World War.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2022
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• Veterans attend emotional Ste. Anne’s Hospital remembrance ceremony

  Bagpipers performed and John McCrae's poem, in Flanders Fields, was read. There was also a prayer and a moment of silence for those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2022