January 2017 The realm of exploration has always been fraught with excitement and danger. When things go wrong, they can be disastrous. Royal Naval Captain Robert Falcon Scott is one such explorer who lived for thee adventure and paid a heavy price for it. He led two expeditions to the Antarctic in an attempt to …
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December 2016 In Winnipeg’s Kildonan Park sits a monument to Sergeant Tommy Prince, MM, dedicated by the officers and men of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Erected on 11 November 1989, it pays a long-overdue tribute to a man who many Canadian had mostly forgotten about, despite the fact that he is Canada’s most decorated aboriginal …
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November 2016 While there are many different police services patrolling the streets of cities, towns and waterways across the country, some have faded into history as budgets are cut and policing duties are taken over by larger police services. The Hamilton Harbour Police was a police force providing policing services for the Hamilton Harbour Commission …
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October 2016 In the late 1950s, a shocking murder took place near a Royal Canadian Air Force base in south-western Ontario: the murder of 12 year-old Cheryl Lynne Harper. Lynne, as she was known, was the daughter of Flying Officer Leslie Harper, a supply officer posted to RCAF Station Clinton, and Shirley Harper. On 9 …
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September 2016 On 27 August 2016, retired United States Ar Force Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Brown, a former member of the famous Tuskegee Airman, spoke to a crowd of 200 people about his days with the Red Tail Squadron. LCol Brown completed ground and combat missions, strafing enemy targets and protecting bomber aircraft on bombing missions. LCol Brown …
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September 2016 Throughout the history of the Royal Canadian Navy, many thousands of men and women have worn the uniform and served with pride and distinction. Few fought harder for the survival of the Royal Canadian Navy than Rear-Admiral William Landymore, OBE, CD, a fight that would ultimately cost the decorated war hero his job, but not his integrity …
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August 2016 When you mention the name Sir Henry Pellatt, most people don’t recognize the name. Well, Major-General Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, CVO, was a Canadian financier and soldier, notable for bringing hydro-electricity to Toronto, Ontario. Still doesn’t ring a bell? Well, he was also the man who build a large château on a hill in Toronto …
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August 2016 Canada has a proud history of leadership and innovation in industry and technology. Perhaps one of the greatest industrialists and business minds in Canadian history was Crawford Gordon, Jr. He was comptroller of finance at Canadian General Electric by the age of 21; he was “Minister of Everything” C.D. Howe’s “Boy wonder” at the …
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August 2016 Canada has a proud military heritage and many notable Canadians have distinguished themselves in the service of their country. One such Canadian is WWI flying ace Captain A. Roy Brown, a pilot who twice earned the Distinguished Service Cross. Brown would achieve fame for being the pilot officially credited with shooting down the …
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July 2016 On 21 June 2016, National Aboriginal Day, a long-overdue honour was bestowed on Canada’s most highly decorated aboriginal soldier. A life-sized bronze monument statue of World War I hero Corporal Francis Pegahmagabow, MM and 2 Bars, was unveiled in Parry Sound, Ontario, almost 100 years after he earned his first medal for courage …
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