Canadian Vets

• Hundreds of hires needed to help clear veterans’ disability application backlog

  The number of pending applications for benefits had reached almost 50,000 by the end of March, up from about 21,000 in March 2017.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2020
  
• Royal Canadian Legion branches adapt to support veterans during coronavirus pandemic

  Royal Canadian Legion branches are adapting their services to support veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the national organization warns financial pressures could result in the closure of some branches.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2020
  
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• Normandy school renamed after New Brunswick D-Day hero

  Pte. Louis Valmont Roy was killed on the night of June 6, 1944 in the village of Anguerny, France. On June 7, 2019, a school in the village was renamed in his honour.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2019
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• Finding Pte. Baker: Canadian historians solve 75-year-old mystery of D-Day soldier’s identity

  Rare, grainy, black-and-white footage taken on June 6, 1944 shows a soldier looking back as Canadian troops arrive on Juno Beach — 75 years later, historians have learned his name.

  Canada

  May 27, 2019
• 6,700 Canadian veterans who fought in Afghan war receiving federal support for PTSD

  Newly revealed figures show the number of veterans from the war in Afghanistan receiving federal support for mental-health conditions nearly doubled between March 2014 and March 2018.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2019
• Canadian veteran reunites with soldier who helped save him in Afghanistan

  Almost a decade after Etienne Aubé lost his right leg in an explosion in Afghanistan, he was reunited with one of the soldiers who helped him get to safety.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2019
• We shouldn’t have to be shamed into supporting Canadian veterans

  Capt. Kimberly Fawcett, who honorably served her country, has had to fight to get the government to pay for her prosthetic leg. She deserves better, Rob Breakenridge says.

  Commentary

  Dec 15, 2018
• Roy Green: Dogs are born to be our best friends, so let them be just that

  There's coin in the Veterans Affairs piggy bank, but the government won't spend it on service dogs for vets suffering from PTSD. 'Write the cheque,' says Roy Green.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2018