Canadian soldier shot in what has been described as 'friendly fire' incident in Iraq
The Canadian Press Posted: Mar 10, 2015 6:49 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 10, 2015 8:14 AM ET
Canadian soldier killed in Iraq 11:55
Canadian soldier killed in Iraq 11:55
Sgt. Andrew Doiron's death in Iraq sparks dispute 3:07
Sgt. Andrew Doiron's death in Iraq sparks dispute 3:07
Federal government questioned over soldier death 2:18
Federal government questioned over soldier death 2:18
The body of a Canadian soldier killed in Iraq is due to return home today.
The defence department says a repatriation ceremony for Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron is scheduled for 3:40 p.m. ET at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ont.
Gov. Gen. David Johnston and Defence Minister Jason Kenney will be among those on hand to pay their respects.
Following the ceremony, a motorcade carrying Doiron's casket will head west to Toronto for an autopsy along the "Highway of Heroes."
Doiron was shot and killed in what has been described as a friendly fire incident in the darkness of night as his special forces unit was returning to an observation post.
Officials with the Kurdish peshmerga have blamed the Canadians for the shooting, a claim Canadian officials have denied.
Kurdish officials say their forces, allies of Canada in the fight against ISIL, opened fire on the unsuspecting Canadians after they showed up at the front line unannounced.
Canadian officials have said the Canadians were not at fault and had been at the same position earlier in the day and informed the Kurds they would return later that night.
Three Canadians were wounded in the firefight.
One of them was evacuated to Germany while the other two were still in the Iraqi city of Irbil for treatment of more minor injuries.
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