Lee Berthiaume
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Lee Berthiaume
Canada's National War Memorial: A sacred site or political rallying point?
The sacrifices of Canadians who fought and died for democracy and freedom during the Korean War were honoured during a small ceremony last week at the National War Memorial.
"Quick-reaction force" becomes slow-reaction policy
The federal Liberal government has quietly given itself more time to provide a 200-soldier force for peacekeeping, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pledged to the United Nations nearly five years ago.
Soldier James Topp donned uniform while criticizing vaccine mandates to make his point
Warrant Officer James Topp says he does not believe people would have paid attention if he had not donned his uniform to publicly oppose the Canadian military’s vaccine requirements.
Court martial set for soldier who criticized vaccine mandate, led march to Ottawa
The Canadian soldier who recently led a protest march to Ottawa is now facing a court martial for having spoken out against the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements while wearing his uniform.
Soldier critical of vaccine kicks off Canada Day protests
A Canadian soldier charged for speaking out against COVID-19 vaccine requirements will march through Ottawa on Thursday, June 30, 2022, kicking off what organizers are promising — and residents fear — will be a new wave of protests throughout the summer.
Military must ditch harmful traditions: retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour
The Canadian Armed Forces found itself at a crossroads on Monday, May 30, 2022, as the military faced calls to finally end some of its closest-held traditions to end decades of broken promises — including by permanently leaving the prosecution of sexual offences by its members to civilian authorities.
RCMP bolster Ottawa police numbers for motorcycle convoy arrival
The Ottawa police services board has approved the appointment of up to 831 RCMP officers to help municipal police, who are promising a heavy presence in the capital and zero tolerance for hate this weekend.
Canadian commander says military training mission in Ukraine having an impact
The most recent commander of Canada's military training mission in Ukraine says the fact Russia has sanctioned him and several of his predecessors is proof of the mission's impact.
Canada's military hasn't done enough to stamp out racism, new report expected to say
Defence Minister Anita Anand will release a highly anticipated report this morning that is expected to take the military to task for not doing enough to address racism in the ranks over the past two decades.
Trudeau says Canada to send heavy artillery to Ukraine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed plans on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, to send heavy artillery to embattled Ukraine as Canada levied new sanctions against more than a dozen close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin, including his two daughters.