Hometown heroes - The Sudbury Star
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Hometown heroes The Sudbury Star Ten boys and two girls from the 2912 Sudbury Irish Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps are undertaking an initiative called the Memory Project. The project will put faces to four of the names etched on the black granite Memorial Wall in Memorial Park in ... |
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 07:16:05 AM
Support for the monarchy increasing in Quebec - Yahoo! News Canada (blog)
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 Yahoo! News Canada (blog) | Support for the monarchy increasing in Quebec Yahoo! News Canada (blog) On Tuesday, PostMedia News reported six Quebec MPs turned down Jubilee medals handed out by the Canadian government in protest of the $7.5 million Ottawa intends to spend on monarchy celebrations. CTV News reported that amid the jubilee hoopla, ... |
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American Jews in the War of 1812 - Algemeiner
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American Jews in the War of 1812 Algemeiner Photo: US Army. With this year's bicentennial of the War of 1812, many Americans are relearning about the almost forgotten war when mighty Great Britain tested the resolve and sea power of its former colony. Perhaps the best-known event of that war was ... |
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John Wilkes Booth lived here - McGill Daily
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John Wilkes Booth lived here McGill Daily Booth had been making brief visits to Montreal for some time, and he planned on fleeing to Canada after shooting Lincoln. He never made it back north. After doing the deed at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC on April 14, 1865, Booth was chased through ... |
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The Other Guy's Endgame - Part I - The Friday Times
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The Other Guy's Endgame - Part I The Friday Times Barry, who didn't give his last name, from Manchester and a former NCO in the Regiment of Fusiliers, looking more like a football fan and less like a former elite infantryman, put it another way: "The war is great, mate. It's like being in the army, ... |
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Shooting Gallery - Walrus Magazine
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 Walrus Magazine | Shooting Gallery Walrus Magazine By The Walrus Evidence of the War of 1812 is all around us — place names, forgotten plaques and memorials, and abandoned fortifications. To coincide with The Walrus's March 2012 cover story, Stephen Marche's “That Time We Beat the Americans: A ... |
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Sri Lankan General Admits War Crimes; US May Hold Crucial Supporting Evidence - truthout
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Sri Lankan General Admits War Crimes; US May Hold Crucial Supporting Evidence truthout The extrajudicial killing of civilians, surrendering soldiers and dissident journalists under the direction of the Sri Lankan government has been alleged by a former general in the Army who was extremely well-placed to comment on military activity ... |
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