Canadian death toll in Afghan mission: 93 soldiers, 1 diplomat

By: THE CANADIAN PRESS Since 2002, 93 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat have died during the Afghanistan mission. Here is a list of the deaths: Aug. 20 - Sgt. Shawn Eades, Sapper Stephan Stock and Cpl. Dustin Wasden, with 1 Combat Engineer Regiment based out of Edmonton and attached to the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, killed when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. They were on patrol in the Zhari district at the time. Aug. 11 - Master Cpl. Erin Doyle was killed when insurgents attacked a remote combat outpost in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar. A member of the 3rd battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based out of Edmonton, Doyle was on his third tour in Afghanistan. Aug. 9 - Master Cpl. Josh Roberts, an infantryman in Charlie Company, 2nd... [read full story]