Kimberly Fawcett has been embroiled in a prolonged battle with the Canadian Armed Forces, which denied her compensation and reimbursement for a prosthetic limb. She was carrying out a military-authorized family care plan, driving her infant son to be cared for by his grandparents. She tried to carry her son to the shoulder of the highway and up an embankment, but was struck by an oncoming vehicle. The amputee triathlete also did a second tour in Afghanistan with a prosthetic leg. We are committed to making sure she gets the support she needs, including for the prosthetic leg," he said.

Source: CBC News April 24, 2019 20:15 UTC