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Ottawa breaks ground on long-delayed Afghanistan memorial after bitter design fight

May 4, 2026

The federal government has finally begun construction on a national Afghanistan war memorial in Ottawa, years after a politically charged design dispute nearly derailed the project. The monument will honour more than 40,000 Canadian veterans and 158 fallen soldiers, with completion now pushed to 2028.



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