Veterans

• ‘Heartbreaking’: Veterans reflect as Taliban claims territory where Canadian blood spilled

  "There was always questions of the need and is the cost worth it," Blois said in an interview. "And now, it's right in your face. You have to really think about it."

  Canada

  Jul 11
• Lionel Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs review cites delays, calls for changes

  The review, which Veterans Affairs tried to keep secret, says changes must be made to prevent other veterans from experiencing the delays in service that Lionel Desmond faced.

  Canada

  Jun 24
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• Village of Stirling receives grant funding for cenotaph project

  Remembrance Day events in Stirling will have a new meeting point starting this fall. 

  Canada

  Jun 8
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• Alberta hunters help first responders dealing with PTSD

  The Veteran Hunters is a non-profit group trying to help first responders cope with PTSD through hunting.

  Health

  Jun 1
• Veterans Affairs Canada awards $40k to Lawson for veteran mental health study

  The year-long study from Lawson Health Research Institute aims to determine whether specific personality traits may predict mental health symptoms in veterans.

  Canada

  May 13
• Swift Current unmarked veteran graves to be given headstones

  The Last Post Fund expects to mark 50 to 60 unmarked veteran graves with gravestones in Swift Current by the end of the year.

  Canada

  May 9
• Unmarked graves for veterans in southern Alberta to receive military headstones

  The Alberta branch of the Last Post Fund held a ceremony on Wednesday to honour local veterans who lay in unmarked graves at the Mountain View Cemetery in Lethbridge.

  Canada

  Mar 17
• Act comes into effect preventing couples from being separated in N.S. long-term care facilities

  'I am so thankful of this law, that it came into effect,' said Linda Rogers, who watched her parents' hearts break when they were separated after 70 years of marriage.

  Canada

  Mar 1
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• Founder of No Stone Left Alone receives prestigious Governor General award

  The office of the Governor General describes the honour as "among the highest Canadian distinctions that can be awarded."

  Canada

  Feb 25
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• Canadian veterans face increasing wait times for mental health services: reports

  Internal reports prepared by Veterans Affairs Canada show Canadian veterans have been waiting longer and longer in recent years to access psychiatric services.

  Canada

  Jan 22