Edmonton Soldiers

• B.C. flooding: 350 military personnel ‘ready to be deployed’ from Edmonton

  By the end of the day, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand says 120 soldiers — IRU Vanguard Company out of Edmonton — will be on the ground in Abbotsford.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2021
  
• First Canadian troops return from Ukraine, in quarantine at Ontario base

  Most of the returning troops, who are being housed at the same hotel as hundreds of Canadians repatriated from overseas, are from Edmonton.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2020
  
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• Calgary soldiers ‘absolutely stoked’ to be joining NATO forces in Latvia

  Members of the Calgary Highlanders will spend six months as part of a mortar platoon in Latvia.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
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• 3D printing preserves WWI saddles for Lord Strathcona’s Horse

  The Lord Strathcona's Horse regiment has discovered a new-age solution to a century-old problem.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2019
• Edmonton soldiers back on home soil after Ukraine mission

  About 50 Edmonton soldiers returned from Ukraine Tuesday morning after a six-month training mission.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2017
• Edmonton-based soldiers deployed to B.C. to assist with wildfire emergency

  More than 200 Edmonton-based soldiers have been sent west to help with the ongoing response to the B.C. wildfires.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2017
• Edmonton soldiers leave for 6-month mission to train Ukrainian troops

  The group is heading to Ukraine as part of Operation Unifier, which saw the Canadian government start sending troops there in summer 2015.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2017