Bruce Forsyth

February 19, 2020

February 2020 Prime Minister Trudeau states he will not order the RCMP to break-up the blockades set up by protesters across Canada to protest the Coastal GasLink project in British Columbia, condescendingly telling everyone that Canada is not the kind of country where the politicians tell the police what to do on operational matters. Well …

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Feb 14 2020

Old CPR Roundhouse the centrepiece of Toronto’s railway-themed park and museum

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February 14, 2020

February 2020 In the early part of the 20th century, the railway ruled the Toronto waterfront. Locally known as the “Railway Lands,” was once the home to a large railway switching yard, featuring two large roundhouses, the Canadian National Railways (CNR) Spadina Roundhouse, built in 1928, and the Canadian Pacific Railways (CPR) John Street Roundhouse, …

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Feb 11 2020

Politicians and law enforcement don’t always mix

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February 11, 2020

February 2020 A video showing two Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Special Constables pepper-spraying and wrestling with a violent passenger on a TTC bus on Friday, 7 February, has brought swift condemnation from Toronto Mayor John Torry and Councillors Kristyn Wong-Tam and Brad Bradford on social media, calling the actions of the Special Constables “irresponsible” and …

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Feb 11 2020

Gun bans are useless because criminals don’t follow the law

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February 11, 2020

February 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a promise during last year’s election to ban “assault rifles” if re-elected and with the new session of Parliament this year, he has made it clear that he will follow through with this ban. Well Prime Minister, how do you plan to enforce this ban, a ban that …

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Feb 11 2020

Signs that you are a small town cop

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February 11, 2020

February 2020 You Might Be a Small-Town Cop If… 1. You ever got a call from the Mayor asking why you stopped his cousin, brother, or nephew. 2. Billy Bob shows up at the station because he heard you were looking for him. 3. Your backup had to be called at home, then had to go down …

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Feb 10 2020

Railway Police still serve a vital function

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February 10, 2020

February 2020 Toronto Sun reporter/web editor Bryan Passifiume makes a good argument in a recent column that it may be “Time to re-examine (the) role of railway police” (Toronto Sun/Postmedia, 29 January), over accountability concerns relating to the investigation of a fatal train derailment. However, calling for their elimination shouldn’t be the only option. Railway …

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Feb 04 2020

Heritage minister walks back comments on licensing news organizations

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February 4, 2020

February 2020 Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault in an interview on CTV’s Question Period on Sunday that the government will consider the 97 guidelines set out by the expert panel, requiring all companies that deliver “audio, audiovisual, and alphanumeric news content” to Canadians be regulated by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) or another body, …

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Jan 28 2020

Worthington Park – A tribute to a man and his legacy

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January 28, 2020

January 2020 Major-General F.F. Worthington Memorial Park, also referred to as the “Tank Park”, serves multiple functions at Camp Borden, a military training base north of Toronto. As a part of the Base Borden Military Museum complex, it serves as an armoured vehicle museum, with armoured vehicles and artillery pieces from Canada, United States, England …

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Jan 25 2020

Monument pay tribute to Merchant Marine sailors from Quebec who died in WWII

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January 25, 2020

January 2020 During World War II, supply lines from North America to the United Kingdom and Europe were vital to the ultimate victory for the Allies. To accomplish this task, Canada formed the Canadian Merchant Navy, as did other Commonwealth countries. Civilian cargo ships were pressed into service to transport supplies for the war effort, …

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Jan 22 2020

Retired Royal Canadian Navy submarine now a tourist attraction in Port Burwell

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January 22, 2020

January 2020 The Town of Port Burwell in southern Ontario has a unique military museum featuring a Cold War relic as the centrepiece. HMCS Ojibwa was an Oberon-class submarine that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1965 until it was decommissioned in 1998. Powered by a two shaft diesel-electric system, equipped with two ASR …

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