Bruce Forsyth

June 3, 2022

June 2022 Long may she reign. Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating a record-breaking 70 years on the throne in 2022, but in Canada, you might not know it. In a break with the usual protocol, Canada will not be issuing a medal to commemorate this historic milestone, something that may never be repeated. Her Majesty …

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Jun 02 2022

USS The Sullivans is just one of the highlights at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park

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June 2, 2022

June 2022 The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buffalo, New York, is a popular tourist attraction for military enthusiasts. Situated along the Buffalo River, it’s the home to four decommissioned U.S. Navy vessels, United States Ship (USS) Little Rock, USS The Sullivans, USS Croaker and PTF-17, along with various aircraft, tanks, …

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Jun 01 2022

Left-wing talking points are getting tiresome

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June 1, 2022

June 2022 Although it’s highly unlikely that Andrea Horwath, or even Steven Del Duca, will defeat Premier Doug Ford on Thursday, I still would like to make some points for future reference. When Horwath talks about Ford’s policies only benefitting “his buddies,” does she realize that “Ford’s buddies” would be her buddies too if she …

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May 20 2022

Hamilton’s Auchmar Manor is an underappreciated jewel

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May 20, 2022

May 2022 The southern Ontario city of Hamilton, at the far west end of Lake Ontario, has many historic buildings, a small number of which date back to when Ontario was known as Upper Canada. Sitting on an 8-acre property on Hamilton Mountain, at the corner of Fennel Avenue and West 5th Street, is one …

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May 10 2022

Unique roadside attractions – The Stone Castle of Swan Lake

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May 10, 2022

May 2022 An interesting roadside attraction can be found in the Borscht Belt town of Swan Lake, New York. The Stone Castle is a miniature version of a medieval castle, complete with a stone wall and a moat. The castle is hand-crafted and sitting atop a pedestal. Built by Italian stonemason Joe “Jojo” Moshini circa …

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May 09 2022

Is the high cost of gas making electric vehicles a better choice?

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May 9, 2022

May 2022 With the shockingly high, and rising, cost of gas across the country, many are considering buying an electric car. Those who already drive E/Vs and/or advocate for E/Vs are saying the high cost of gas is exactly why we should have abandoned gas-powered cars a long time ago. Those who have drunk the …

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Apr 24 2022

Preservation of Don Mills and Brampton Bowstring Arch bridges see then enter their second century of use

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April 24, 2022

April 2022 Old Don Mills Road Bridge Built over the Don River, in the Don Mills area of Toronto, in 1921, replacing a previous wooden bridge, this concrete bowstring arch bridge is unique amongst the bowstring bridges remaining in Ontario for its two unusual details at the ends of the arches. The last two panels …

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Apr 20 2022

Useless proclamations – Steven Del Duca will ban handguns in Ontario if elected

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April 20, 2022

April 2022 Mr. Del Duca and Liberal supporters, On what planet do you honestly believe that banning handguns will have any effect on gun crimes and violence? There are already numerous laws on the books to deal with gun crimes, but criminals don’t care about any of them, so what makes any of you think …

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Apr 16 2022

Self-inflicted wound? – Chief of Defence Staff admits to serious shortage of affordable military housing

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April 16, 2022

April 2022 Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for our chronically underfunded, underequipped, undermanned and underappreciated Canadian Armed Forces, Chief of Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre admitted on 14 April something that anyone in the military or who follows military issues has known for years: a lack of affordable housing options for …

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Apr 12 2022

UK Prime Minister makes surprise visit to war-torn Ukraine – What about Junior?

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April 12, 2022

Published in the Toronto Sun 22 April 2022 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s surprise visit to war-torn Kyiv on 9 April was both inspiring and a genius demonstration of support from the UK. In a way, I wish that our own Prime Minister Blackface would do the same thing, but on the other hand, I …

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