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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
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… his training on twin-engine Wellingtons before transitioning to the more formidable four-engine Halifax bombers. Beginning in the summer …
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… Canadian servicemen and women. At that time Harry was engaged in the Allied campaign in Sicily and Italy. In late September 1944, Hilda … the women including herself sat on mail bags tagged OUT OF BOUNDS TO ALL RANKS, while waiting to be processed by immigration officials! … the returning servicemen and women reunited with families at a football stadium. He was posted to Corps Headquarters in Ottawa. For the …
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… return fare, or that being possible, a boat to cross the Atlantic - as all were commandeered for troopships. He was anxious to return to join … WW1. As he was just 17 years old his family thought it best for him to come to Canada until he could get a passage home. His family and a … law at Oxford he came back to Canada and studied law at Osgoode Hall in Toronto and set up his practice in Toronto where he worked for …
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… Marilyn Carr-Harris. Courtesy of Dr. Afua Cooper. Reckoning with an uncomfortable past is an important part of the job of any national … launched at the Museum in August of 2024 and has since begun travelling to sites across Canada. It deals with a grim and lesser-known … Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. As part of the 2026 commemoration, the UN will host the exhibition from March 17 to …
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… exhibition begins “no one wants to be a refugee, anyone could become a refugee.” Moving through major waves of arrival from Second World War era up to present day, … at Pier 21 Quick Facts: Refuge Canada features case studies from major waves of refugees coming to Canada including German Jewish, …
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… John Hamilton Glawson 26 May 1923 – 2 August 2003 Member of Hartney Branch #26 & Brandon … just went to sleep.” After the end of the war, Jack was given leave to visit his mother’s sister, his aunt Annie Rankin Caldwell (1874 – 1952) … was asked to be on a war bond drive back in Canada. This gave him a chance to get home quicker, otherwise soldiers were drafted for home …
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… the S.S. Bayano on August 15th, 1940. As we sailed down the Clyde, we all stood at the rail on the upper deck, watching the land of our birth … difference as far as sea sickness was concerned. Sea sickness was a major problem. The captain had told us eat lots of food, especially a …
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… It may not come as a surprise for many that the head of the National Arts Centre … of music were less than ideal, it helped steer him down a path to become one of this country’s best known champion of the arts. In 1947, … that immigration has been one of the major ways in which Canada has become the kind of country it is in the early part of this century,” he …