Articles by Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press

Jan 22 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Internal reports prepared by Veterans Affairs Canada show Canadian veterans have been waiting longer and longer in recent years to access psychiatric services and other medical support at government-run clinics. The reports obtained by The Canadian Press through the access-to-information system are separate from the controversy surrounding the backlog of tens of thousands […]

Jan 22 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Internal reports prepared by Veterans Affairs Canada show Canadian veterans have been waiting longer and longer in recent years to access psychiatric services and other medical support at government-run clinics. The reports obtained by The Canadian Press through the access-to-information system are separate from the controversy surrounding the backlog of tens of thousands […]

Jan 22 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Internal reports prepared by Veterans Affairs Canada show Canadian veterans have been waiting longer and longer in recent years to access psychiatric services and other medical support at government-run clinics. The reports obtained by The Canadian Press through the access-to-information system are separate from the controversy surrounding the backlog of tens of thousands […]

Jan 19 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada’s veterans ombudsman is calling on the federal government to reverse recent restrictions on the provision of mental-health support to members of veterans' families who need treatment because of their loved one’s service in uniform. The demand from ombudsman Nishika Jardine is in a scathing report released Tuesday, one year after Ottawa imposed […]

Jan 19 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada’s veterans ombudsman is calling on the federal government to reverse recent restrictions on the provision of mental-health support to members of veterans' families who need treatment because of their loved one’s service in uniform. The demand from ombudsman Nishika Jardine is in a scathing report released Tuesday, one year after Ottawa imposed […]

Jan 19 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada’s veterans ombudsman is calling on the federal government to reverse recent restrictions on the provision of mental-health support to members of veterans' families who need treatment because of their loved one’s service in uniform. The demand from ombudsman Nishika Jardine is in a scathing report released Tuesday, one year after Ottawa imposed […]

Jan 19 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Canadian government is “deeply concerned” about the political situation in Uganda but says it has no plans to stop deploying a military aircraft to the African nation, where it has been helping different United Nations peacekeeping missions. Uganda has been on edge following presidential elections last week that saw longtime president Yoweri […]

Jan 19 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Canadian government is “deeply concerned” about the political situation in Uganda but says it has no plans to stop deploying a military aircraft to the African nation, where it has been helping different United Nations peacekeeping missions. Uganda has been on edge following presidential elections last week that saw longtime president Yoweri […]

Jan 19 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Canadian government is “deeply concerned” about the political situation in Uganda but says it has no plans to stop deploying a military aircraft to the African nation, where it has been helping different United Nations peacekeeping missions. Uganda has been on edge following presidential elections last week that saw longtime president Yoweri […]

Jan 18 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole pushed back against attempts to link his party to Trump-style politics on Sunday, saying there is "no place for the far right" in the Tories while accusing the Liberals of divisive dirty tricks.In a statement Sunday, O'Toole asserted his own views on such issues as abortion, gay rights […]

Jan 18 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole pushed back against attempts to link his party to Trump-style politics on Sunday, saying there is "no place for the far right" in the Tories while accusing the Liberals of divisive dirty tricks.In a statement Sunday, O'Toole asserted his own views on such issues as abortion, gay rights […]

Jan 18 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole pushed back against attempts to link his party to Trump-style politics on Sunday, saying there is "no place for the far right" in the Tories while accusing the Liberals of divisive dirty tricks.In a statement Sunday, O'Toole asserted his own views on such issues as abortion, gay rights […]

Jan 17 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Petty officer Richard Austin was sitting at his position on board HMCS Athabaskan when he heard a clang. It was 1991, and the Canadian destroyer was traversing an Iraqi minefield in the Persian Gulf, on its way to rescue a crippled American warship.“I remember waiting for the bang,” Austin recalls of those tense […]

Jan 17 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Petty officer Richard Austin was sitting at his position on board HMCS Athabaskan when he heard a clang. It was 1991, and the Canadian destroyer was traversing an Iraqi minefield in the Persian Gulf, on its way to rescue a crippled American warship.“I remember waiting for the bang,” Austin recalls of those tense […]

Jan 17 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Petty officer Richard Austin was sitting at his position on board HMCS Athabaskan when he heard a clang. It was 1991, and the Canadian destroyer was traversing an Iraqi minefield in the Persian Gulf, on its way to rescue a crippled American warship.“I remember waiting for the bang,” Austin recalls of those tense […]