Disabled Veterans Struggle With COVID-19 as Canada Prepares to Mark Remembrance Day

Disabled Veterans Struggle With COVID-19 as Canada Prepares to Mark Remembrance Day
A piper prepares for an internment ceremony at the National Military Cemetery in Ottawa on Nov. 7, 2020. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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OTTAWA—Canadians from coast to coast to coast will mark Remembrance Day on Wednesday, once again taking a moment to honour and remember those who offered up their lives to defend Canada, its values and its principles.

Yet there is growing concern about another group of Canadians who have served in uniform, as veterans’ organizations warn about the financial, emotional and physical toll that COVID-19 is having on those suffering from service-related injuries.