Bruce Forsyth

September 11, 2019

Septermber 2019 I think it’s important to remember that not all Muslims supported this terrorist act and others like it. In fact, more Muslims are killed by their fellow Muslims than by any other religion or nationality. That said, the terrorists who committed this horrific act were Muslims; radicalized Muslims from the terrorist group Al-Qaida, …

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Sep 09 2019

OSAP cuts don’t have to mean the end of your post-secondary career

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September 9, 2019

September 2019 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is reporting in Ottawa that, “…a number of University of Ottawa students say they’ve had to alter their course loads because of the $600 million cut to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP).” No doubt this scenario is playing out at other universities and colleges across the province too. …

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Sep 06 2019

The “Silent Hill” church – Last church standing in Centralia

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September 6, 2019

September 2019 On a hill overlooking Centralia, Pennsylvania, a partially abandoned ghost town deep in Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region, sits Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church. While fans of the Silent Hill movies and video games will recognize the church as the fictional “Silent Hill” church, this church is actually one of …

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Sep 06 2019

Who’s to blame for the Khadr payout?

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September 6, 2019

September 2019 An article published by I-Politics in July 2017, asks the question: “Who’s to blame for the Khadr payout?” They then proceed to answer their own question,”Stephen Harper, mostly.” OK, some problems with the assessment in this article. You can read the article below, but here’s some reality to add to the story: There …

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Sep 01 2019

Port Dalhousie’s Lakeside Carousel – A century of family fun

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September 1, 2019

September 2019 The Port Dalhousie community of St. Catharines, Ontario, is home to a unique tourist attraction. For a century, visitors to Lakeside Park have been able to ride the Lakeside Park Carousel, one of only nine antique hand carved carousels still operating in Canada and one of approximately 350 in North America. The cost …

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Aug 27 2019

Memorial to two lost War of 1812 schooners on Hamilton’s waterfront

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August 27, 2019

August 2019 In Confederation Park in Hamilton, Ontario, just off Van Wagners Beach, is a unique monument to the loss of two American schooners during the War of 1812. Looking like a small cemetery, there are in fact no bodies buried beneath the stones that bear the names of the 53 sailors that were claimed …

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Aug 25 2019

Shining a light on the past – the Burlington Beach Canal Lighthouse

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August 25, 2019

August 2019 For centuries, going back to the days of ancient Rome, lighthouses have lined shorelines around the world to serve as a navigational aid and to warn boats of dangerous areas; like a traffic sign on the sea. Since 1858, a stone lighthouse has stood beside the Burlington Bay Shipping Canal, connecting Burlington Bay/Hamilton …

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Aug 24 2019

Mob women – The rise and fall of Hamilton’s own Bessie Starkman-Perri

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August 24, 2019

August 2019 Hamilton, Ontario, is known as “Steeltown” to locals and those who love the city. With two steel mills, Dofasco and Stelco, employers that have provided jobs to generations of Hamiltonians, it’s a natural nick-name. Hamilton also has another less-than-legal claim to fame as a base of operations for some of the Mafia bosses …

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Aug 22 2019

What did he say? Let’s go to the tape

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August 22, 2019

August 2019 Groan!! Ralph Goodale recently unearthed a video clip of Andrew Scheer from 2005, in which Scheer states he is against same-sex marriage. In other news, prior to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, slavery was still socially acceptable in the southern United States and a significant portion of the southern population were slave owners. …

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Aug 20 2019

Decorated WWII RCAF pilot’s post-war death recognized by Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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