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Soldier dies in training

A Canadian soldier has died while training in New Brunswick.

The Canadian Armed Forces issued a statement saying the soldier collapsed while taking part in physical training outside 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown.

The soldier was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The incident did not take place on Department of National Defence property, and the RCMP is investigating.

The soldier's name has not been released.

However, the military says he was a member of the 5th Canadian Division Support Group Signal Squadron.



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