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The Canadian Army faced more cold weather medical problems on the weekend during an annual winter training exercise at CFB Shilo, Manitoba. During the exercise involving the 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, eight soldiers were affected by working in the extreme cold, base public affairs officer Lori Truscott confirmed. One was sent to hospital in Brandon for treatment of frostbite.

The exercise is called Frozen Gunner and involved around 350 soldiers. Temperatures dipped to -30 C.

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The cold also created problems with equipment, including vehicle malfunctions which forced the exercise staff to modify some of the training, Truscott noted.

Last month around 20 soldiers suffered frostbite after military training near Petawawa. Some were hospitalized after reporting cold weather injuries or hypothermia.

The 120 soldiers were taking part in basic winter survival training, the military noted. The temperature had dropped to -31 C.