Canadian Military News Stories

Links to stories found online of interest to the Canadian military community.

These links will take you away from the official LFWA website. Views expressed in these news articles are not necessarily those of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

The following newspaper links are only in the language found.

• Vets say military should support use of service dogs for PTSD
  [CBC]
  

  May 16, 2013

• Military to march cup into Saskatoon
  [CBC]
  

  May 16, 2013

• Celebrating 100 years of rich history
  [Moose Jaw Times Herald]
  

  May 12, 2013

• Military families no longer face wait period for Sask. health coverage
  [CTV]
  

  May 7, 2013

• New app, money announced for vets with PTSD
  [MetroNews]
  

  May 6, 2013

• Alberta skydiving instructor dies in solo jump on opening day for skydive school
  [Calgary Herald]
  

  May 5, 2013

• Military exercise underway off Vancouver Island
  [Times Colonist]
  

  May 2, 2013

• Former commanding officer at CFB Wainwright charged with sex assault
  [CTV news]
  

  May 2, 2013

• Live-fire exercise readies troops for rapid deployment
  [CBC]
  

  April 30, 2013

• Canadian Forces gather in Regina area for flood exercises
  [CKOM]
  

  April 27, 2013

• Federal government pledges to hire more injured vets
  [CBC]
  

  April 27, 2013

• Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan forced to return danger pay after ‘administrative error’
  [National Post]
  

  April 22, 2013

• Government promises to make up soldiers' pay cut
  [CBC]
  

  April 17, 2013

• Work continues on establishing military museum at armoury
  [Lethbridge Herald]
  

  April 13, 2013

• Family of B.C. soldier who died suffering PTSD to receive Memorial Cross/a>
  [The Province]
  

  April 12, 2013

• Legion, Wounded Warriors push for support services awareness
  [CBC]
  

  April 11, 2013

• Ottawa calls on officials to ‘re-examine’ planned danger pay cut for soldiers in Afghanistan
  [National Post]
  

  April 10, 2013

• PMO intervenes in soldier danger pay cut
  [Toronto Sun]
  

  April 10, 2013

• Military prosecutors want tougher sentence for convicted Calgary reservist
  [Vancouver Sun]
  

  April 10, 2013

• Military prosecutors want tougher sentence for convicted Calgary reservist
  [Vancouver Sun]
  

  April 10, 2013

• Hardship and risk pay being reduced for soldiers in Afghan and Middle East
  [Ottawa Citizen]
  

  April 10, 2013

• Federal Court gives green light to $887-million veterans disability deal
  [Globe and Mail]
  

  April 5, 2013