Lee Berthiaume
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Vice-Admiral Mark Norman to retire after reaching agreement with government
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman is retiring from the Canadian Forces after reaching a "mutually acceptable agreement" with the government.
Parents of soldier killed in parachute exercise ask for thorough investigation
The remains of the Canadian soldier killed in a parachute-training exercise in Bulgaria returned to Canada on Saturday, June 22, 2019, where his grieving parents asked for a thorough investigation to prevent a similar tragedy in the future.
Iraqi Kurds invite Canada to help train, equip peshmerga after being frozen out
Canada is being invited to once again provide training to Iraq's Kurdish security forces, who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with Canadian soldiers in the war against the Islamic State group before being frozen out in 2017.
Confusion, bickering cloud Senate committee's planned Norman inquiry
Confusion and partisan bickering are clouding a Senate committee's plan to examine the suspension and failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.
Monument to Canada's war in Afghanistan gets a home after years of bickering
A site has been officially approved for the federal government's promised national monument for the war in Afghanistan, five years after the memorial was first promised.
Chief military judge's court martial in limbo after deputy recuses himself
The court martial for Canada's chief military judge is in limbo after the judge overseeing the trial — who happens to be deputy to the accused — agreed not to hear the case over conflict-of-interest concerns.
Canadian Forces investigating after soldier dies while parachuting in Bulgaria
The Canadian Forces were searching for answers on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, after an Ontario-based soldier was killed during a parachute-training exercise in Bulgaria.
Senate committee extends deadline for inquiry into Mark Norman case
A Senate committee has breathed new life into an inquiry into the failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, after the Conservative senator behind the probe reversed course and decided not to kill it.
'It's not about popularity:' Trudeau, Macron meet in Paris amid lagging polls
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron defended their shared efforts to ease the worries of citizens, denounced those seeking to capitalize on such fears and dismissed the notion that their message wasn't breaking through to an anxious electorate.
Thousands of Canadians gather at Juno Beach on 75th anniversary of D-Day
Thousands of Canadians will gather on a stretch of beach on the coast of Normandy in France on on Thursday, June 6, 2019, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, one of the most pivotal days of the Second World War.