Canadian Veterans

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 5, 2023 7:17 am Descrease article font size Increase article font…

It wasn’t until psychologist number three that retired warrant officer Brian McKenna was able to find someone who, in his words, “had a clue.” McKenna, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan now living in Vancouver, had been diagnosed…

A new program to help police officers safely assist military veterans in crisis is now available to police services across the country. Launched in September by the Toronto Police Service, the Military Veterans Wellness Program is the…

A Canadian Forces veteran seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and a traumatic brain injury was shocked when he was unexpectedly and causally offered medical assistance in dying by a Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)…

Defence Minister Anita Anand has said it is “heartbreaking” for members of Canada’s armed forces who served in Afghanistan to see the Taliban back in power. But Anand told a special Parliamentary committee on Afghanistan on Monday…

A Metro Vancouver man is teaming up with two other Canadians and a man from the U.K. to deliver three ambulances loaded with vital medical equipment to war-torn Ukraine. The three Canadians are all former veterans, while their U.K.…

The veterans’ ombud says many ill and injured ex-soldiers and their families are needlessly fighting for access to federal support and services because the government is refusing to act on a growing number of recommendations…