Canadian Soldier Killed

Kate Yule
Friday, July 3, 2009

A Canadian soldier was killed on Friday when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province.

Cpl. Nicholas Bulger, 30, was a member of 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton.

Bulgar's vehicle was travelling behind the senior commander in Afghanistan's vehicle when it hit the roadside bomb.

Five other soldiers were hurt in the incident, but Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance, who commands coalition forces in Kandahar, was not injured.

Bulger is the third Canadian to die in Afghanistan in less than a month.

On June 14th, Cpl. Martin Dube was killed when the IED he was trying to defuse exploded. Pte. Alexandre Peloquin died on June 8th after stepping on an explosive device.

With Bulger’s death, the number of soldiers killed in Afghanistan rises to 121.