VETS Canada
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Veterans’ disability claims backlog must be cleared amid COVID-19, groups sayThe call comes amid fears about the financial and emotional toll the pandemic is taking on veterans struggling with mental and physical wounds.CanadaApr 2, 2020
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$20K raised as Saskatchewan Rush hold off Halifax Thunderbirds in DND appreciation night thrillerMore than $20,000 was raised in support of VETS Canada and fans who headed to the exits early missed a stunning comeback by the Thunderbirds.SportsFeb 16, 2020
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Liberals left $105M meant for veterans unspent in last fiscal yearThe Liberal government has broken a promise and defied Parliament by allowing $105 million earmarked for Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) to go unspent.CanadaJan 31, 2020
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Veterans village of tiny homes pitched for north EdmontonEdmonton's Homes for Heroes Foundation hopes to build of over a dozen 300-square-foot homes that will soon be part of Canada’s second veterans village.CanadaNov 11, 2019
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VETS Canada founders say they’re receiving harassment following refusal of fundsThe founders of VETS Canada say they're receiving hate mail and backlash over not accepting funds from an event in Estevan after an event organizer posted their phone number publicly.CanadaAug 31, 2019
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VETS Canada distancing itself from Estevan fundraising event linked to Yellow VestsVETS Canada has issued a statement saying they will not accept donations from an event in Estevan as their "views and beliefs do not align with the VETS Canada principles and values."CanadaAug 30, 2019
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Motion to end veteran homelessness by 2025 dies without a voteA Liberal MP's motion to end veteran homelessness by 2025 was set to get all-party support, but Conservatives blocked the vote, effectively killing it.CanadaJun 12, 2019
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Canadian veteran reunites with soldier who helped save him in AfghanistanAlmost 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.CanadaApr 12, 2019
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Drop-in support centre for veterans opens its doors in DartmouthVETS Canada was created nine years ago in Halifax with a focus of preventing homelessness among veterans.CanadaMar 4, 2019
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Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo donates unclaimed 50/50 jackpot to veterans’ charityThe unclaimed jackpot of $8,875 will be donated to a group that helps homeless and at-risk veterans.CanadaFeb 7, 2019
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