The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Dec. 7
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VETERANS MORE LIKELY TO TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES THAN MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC: A federal government study has concluded that Canadians who have served in uniform are at greater risk of taking their own lives than members of the general public. Researchers reviewed the records of more than 200,000 former service members. The study released on Thursday found the risk of suicide among all male veterans was 36 per cent higher than men who had never served in the Canadian military. The risk among female veterans was also found to be alarmingly high — 81 per cent greater than for women who hadn’t served.
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