Category: First World War

‘War Hero of the Family’: Canadian War Museum Acquires Three More Victoria Crosses

November 10, 2022
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The story of Pte. James Peter Robertson was well-known in Peter Harris’s family. During the First World War, the Canadian soldier singlehandedly took out a German machine-gun nest at Passchendaele. He then led his unit to their objective before a shell killed him while he was trying to save a comrade. Now, Harris is hoping…

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Trudeau to Miss National Remembrance Day Ceremony Due to Summit in Cambodia

November 9, 2022
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to miss Friday’s national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. He will instead fly to Cambodia late Thursday to attend the ASEAN summit, which involves countries from across Southeast Asia. The summit, which is scheduled to start on Saturday, is the first of four international meetings that Trudeau will attend…

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Daylight Savings or Daylight Robbery?

July 24, 2022
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Commentary The European Parliament voted on March 26, 2019, to phase out the twice-yearly ritual of changing the clock in the European Union (EU). The vote, if implemented, would overturn the present directive on summertime arrangements. Daniel Boffey, reporting on this vote, said that member states would then “be able to choose whether to remain…

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