One Canadian soldier dead, five injured in roadside bomb blast
Repatriation ceremony will be Monday afternoon
The war mission in Afghanistan has taken the life of another Canadian soldier and injured five others. Corporal Nicholas Bulger, 30, was travelling behind his senior commander on Friday when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
Jul 03, 2009 - 02:56 PM
DURHAM/NORTHUMBERLAND -- The war mission in Afghanistan has taken the life of another Canadian soldier and injured five others.Corporal Nicholas Bulger, 30, was travelling behind his senior commander on Friday when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.read more
Illegal trash piles up in Pickering
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A friend to youth in Uxbridge
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