Saskatchewan soldier to be laid to rest

On the same daythree more Canadianswere killed in Afghanistan, a Saskatchewan soldier was to be laid to rest Wednesday.

Cpl.Dustin Wasden died Aug. 20while on patrol in the same region as the men killed in the latest attack.

Wasden's funeral was set for Wednesday afternoon in thecommunity of Spiritwood, north of Saskatoon.

The ceremony wasto take place in a hockey arena named after two RCMP officers who were shot and killed in the line of duty near Spiritwood.

Wasden leaves behind a wife and five-year-old daughter.

Three Canadian soldiers were killed and five wounded inthe attack Wednesday in southern Afghanistan.