US Soldier Ordered to Leave Canada

TORONTO - The first woman soldier to flee the U.S. military for Canada to avoid the Iraq war has been ordered deported along with her husband and children.

Kimberly Rivera said Wednesday her requests to stay on humanitarian and compassionate grounds were rejected.

Rivera served in Iraq in 2006 and came to Canada the following year after she refused redeployment.

She lives in Toronto with her husband and three children - the youngest is six weeks old and Canadian born.

Rivera says she'll discuss her options with her husband and supporters but feels she's come to the "end of the road."

The family must leave Canada by Jan. 27 unless the order is reversed.

The group War Resisters Support Campaign says four other resisters and their families face deportation in January alone.