The left’s obsession with Omar Khadr

National Post – Canada’s left continues to demand that the jihadist Omar Khadr be repatriated to his home country. And by his home country, they strangely refer to it as Canada, not Afghanistan or Pakistan. This is a man who spent much of his life living in either Pakistan or Afghanistan, while his family railed [...]

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Helicopter crash claims two Canadian soldiers

Globe and Mail – Two more brave Canadian soldiers have fallen in Afghanistan. A helicopter crash possibly caused by mechanical failure claimed the lives of two Canadian soldiers on Monday, bringing Canada’s death toll from the Afghanistan mission to four in as many days. The crash of the Griffon helicopter at an American forward operating [...]

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Canadian soldier dies in hospital

Toronto Star – Another brave Canadian soldier has fallen. A Canadian soldier who was injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan last month has died in a Quebec hospital. Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud, 28, was injured around 9 a.m. local time on June 23 after he stepped on an improvised explosive device in the Panjwaii [...]

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IED claims 121st Canadian soldier in Afghanistan

Edmonton Journal -  Father of 2 is Canada’s 121st fatality in Afghanistsan The convoy which transports Canada’s top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb Friday, killing one member of the general’s tactical team and injuring five others. Cpl. Nicholas Bulger, 30, hailed from Peterborough, Ont., and was with the Edmonton-based 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s [...]

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