By Chris Morris, THE CANADIAN PRESS FREDERICTON - It's immoral for Ottawa to exclude high blood pressure from the list of diseases used to determine who will receive compensation for exposure to Agent Orange at a New Brunswick military base, critics say.

By THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG - A lawsuit filed on behalf of military veterans exposed to Agent Orange and other defoliants has cleared another legal hurdle.

By THE CANADIAN PRESS OROMOCTO, N.B. - The federal government is looking for ways to protect the jobs of military reservists who are absent from work while training or on active duty.

FREDERICTON (CP) - The federal government will give a one-time payment of $20,000 to individuals who say their health was harmed by Agent Orange spray programs at New Brunswick military base, but a list of conditions limits the number of people who qualify.

By KEVIN BISSETT FREDERICTON (CP) - Aging veterans who say they were made ill by the spraying of Agent Orange and other herbicides at a New Brunswick military base are hoping an announcement Wednesday will write the final chapter in a saga that has lasted more than 50 years.