Bruce Forsyth

June 2023 The Landscape of Nations Memorial, in Queenston Heights Park in Niagara-on-the-Lake, is a living memorial dedicated to the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) Confederacy and Indian allies who supported British forces during the War of 1812. This was the site of the infamous Battle of Queenston Heights, fought on 13 October 1813, in which British …

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If these walls could talk – Corktown Irish Pub has served generations of Hamiltonians

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June 2023 Since 1931, the Corktown Irish Pub has been a fixture in Hamilton’s Corktown area, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the southern Ontario city. Settled more than a century and a half ago by working class Irish immigrants, it’s undergone gentrification in recent years, with many of the old homes and rowhouses restored …

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No longer watching the stars – The abandoned Warner and Swasey Observatory

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June 2023 Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a well-known private research university in Cleveland, Ohio, with the distinction of having seventeen Nobel laureates as members of the faculty and alumni of one of its two predecessors. Established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826, and Case Institute of technology, founded in 1880, merged, …

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Be careful what you wish for – The weaponized DOJ indicts former President Donald Trump

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June 2023 With the indictment of former President Donald Trump been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents, the U.S. Department of Justice will now start preparing the paperwork to indict current President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State and Senator Hillary Clinton, also on charges of mishandling classified documents. Ha, Ha, just kidding. …

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Long-vanished Euclid Beach Park entertained Cleveland residents for generation

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June 2023 Euclid Beach Park, along the shore of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, is a passive park, with lots of shade trees, a picnic pavilion, a sandy beach and a pier stretching out into the lake. Long-time residents of Cleveland will remember the park as the site of Euclid Beach Park. Opened 22 June …

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Crowd gathers at Cleveland’s Police Memorial Square to honour fallen officers

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May 2023 In the middle of May every year, all across America, ceremonies are held in honour of National Police Week; a week where police officers across America attend ceremonies in honor and remembrance of those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. On 19 May, in Cleveland, Ohio, a crowd gathered …

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Running on subsidies – Stellantis tries to squeeze more money out of Canadian taxpayers

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Published in the Toronto Sun, 29 May 2023 Re: “Trudeau swerves again” (Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, 27 May): Once again, the deal with Stellantis proves that the “green industry” runs on subsidies, not a viable, profit-oriented business model. In one sense, I can’t blame any business from trying to get what they can from governments, …

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Ian Stewart – The forgotten Rolling Stone honoured by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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May 2023 The Rolling Stones are considered by many to be one of the greatest rock and roll bands in history. Formed in London, England, in 1962, the band would quickly rocket to stardom as the “Bad Boys” of rock and roll; the as the antithesis to the Beatles. After going through a couple of …

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The Arcade – Cleveland’s Crystal Palace was one of the first indoor shopping centres in America

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May 2023 The Arcade in Cleveland, Ohio, is a visually stunning, Victorian-era, shopping centre, that has the distinction of being one of the first indoor shopping centres in America. Opened on 30 May 1890 and known as Cleveland’s Crystal Palace, The Arcade consists of two nine-storey office buildings facing out to Euclid and Superior Avenues, …

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Castle Village and Enchanted Kingdom Park – What will happen this closed popular attraction?

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May 2023 Castle Village and Enchanted Kingdom Park was once a very popular children’s amusement park, a little to the west of Midland, Ontario, based on several famous fairy tales, including Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Merlin’s tower, Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs, with a large medieval castle welcoming guests at …

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