CBC: Andrew Joseph Doiron, soldier from Moncton, N.B., killed in Iraq
1st Canadian soldier killed in latest Iraq deployment was based at Garrison Petawawa
A Canadian soldier based in Petawawa, Ont., was killed by Iraqi Kurdish forces who "mistakenly engaged" in combat in Iraq, according to the Department of National Defence.
Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron from the Canadian Special Operations Regiment, based at Garrison Petawawa, was killed on Friday around 3:50 p.m. ET, according to a news release.
Doiron is from Moncton, N.B., and graduated from a high school in the area in 2001, CBC News has learned. He is the first Canadian soldier killed during Canada's current mission to Iraq.
WNU Editor: I live in Canada .... not surprising this is the top news story right now.
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