Trenton News

Master Cpl. Montgomery MacDonald, a reservist with the Princess of Walesi 1 2i 1 2 Own Regiment in Kingston, Ont., salutes during a repatriation Monday, Dec.

Thousands turned out Wednesday for Remembrance Day services in Lethbridge, giving credence to surveys released this week that report a growing national interest in the sombre occasion among all age groups.

An undated handout photo of Canadian Private Chad Horn, a member of Second Battalion, Princess Patriciais Canadian Light Infantry based in Shilo, Manitoba, who was killed in Afghanistan on September 3, 2008.

HUG Virginia Skea, whose son is currently serving in Afghanistan, gets a hug from Corp.

As he prepared to go home to propose to his long-time partner, Cpl. Jamie Murphy confided in friends that he was worried about the dangers that lay at the end of his tour of duty in Afghanistan.

The stranded 17-year-old boy is barely visible as a tiny speck near the centre-top of this aerial photo of the ice near Coral Harbour, taken during Monday's ice-floe rescue.

Today's military helmets are designed with nothing but practicality in mind: a hard surface, usually made from Kevlar or steel to stop bullets and shrapnel from penetrating the skull; and a coat of green, beige or black paint for camouflage.

Transportation Safety Board spokesman John Cottreau confirmed all three people aboard the Lockhart Air Services Cessna 310 twin engine aircraft were killed in the incident.

A clearly emotional Governor General Michaelle Jean presided Monday over the first presentations of the new Sacrifice Medal.

I've written this for and about the unsung heroes of the Second World War. Especially one.

Sapper Steven Marshall, from the 1st Combat Engineering Regiment in Edmonton, was killed by an improvised explosive device that detonated near his patrol near Kandahar on Friday.

A military aircraft carrying a flag-draped coffin with the remains of Sapper Steven Marshall, 24, of Calgary, touched down at the Canadian Forces Base in Trenton, Ont., Tuesday.

The body of Lieut. Justin Boyes is back on Canadian soil after the plane carrying his casket landed at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ont., Saturday afternoon.

Undated handout photo of Sapper Steven Marshall, who was killed October 30, 2009 while on patrol in Panjwaii District about 10 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City.

The body of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan will arrive in Canada on Saturday afternoon.

According to Ontario Health Officials it may be some time before everyone who wants the vaccine is allowed to get the shot.

As fellow soldiers sent the body of Sapper Steven Marshall home yesterday, grieving friends in Canada braced for the sorrowful return of their fallen comrade.

The body of a Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan earlier this week has arrived home.

A fund set up by former general Rick Hillier to support military families in crisis is about to get a massive shot in the arm thanks to the efforts of a private foundation.

Newfoundland's own Rick Hillier, 54, was Canada's most quotable and plain-speaking top soldier of recent vintage.