Body of latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan arrives back in Canada
TORONTO - A plane carrying the body of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan arrived at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario, on Tuesday afternoon.
Sapper Steven Marshall, 24, died Friday when a roadside bomb exploded near Kandahar City.
The Calgary native, who was based in Edmonton, was the 133rd Canadian soldier to die during the Afghan mission.
Marshall's body was taken along the Highway of Heroes to Toronto and reached the coroner's office shortly before 5 p.m..
The street to the office was lined with people, including a group of reservists, who saluted as the hearse drove by.
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