Statement by the Minister of National Defence on the Death of One Canadian Soldier in Afghanistan

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - (Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2008) - The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, issued the following statement today on the death of a Canadian soldier in Afghanistan: "It is with profound sadness I learned of the death of Sergeant Prescott Shipway today in Afghanistan. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and... [read full story]