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Musician Joe Wood was at a Bruce Springsteen concert in Toronto in July 1984 when he realized that while he wanted to remain in the music industry, he didn’t want to perform. “If you’re gonna get a reality check, that’s the guy that’s gonna give it to you,” said Wood. …
Read More »‘It needs to be part of the Canadian fibre’: Victims of 1985 Air India bombing honoured in online archive
Rob Alexander gently takes his father’s wallet out of a box that his family has held onto for the past 40 years. It was found on his father’s body when it was retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean along with some of the wreckage of Air India Flight 182 months after …
Read More »Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau to be honoured at Pennsylvania funeral
The Columbus Blue Jackets and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman are among the mourners scheduled to attend the funeral service for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, the siblings who died when they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey. The memorial for the …
Read More »Firefighters honoured for action during 2023 Barrington Lake wildfire – Halifax
Volunteers from across Shelburne County spent all of Saturday in Barrington, N.S., putting finishing touches on the Shelburne County Strong Relief Benefit — a night of appreciation to honour and thank the firefighters who stepped up during the Barrington Lake wildfire. Area residents spent more than 3,000 hours over the …
Read More »Off-duty paramedic honoured after rescuing injured police officer during snowstorm
What started as a quick run to the grocery store turned into a heroic moment for one Simcoe County paramedic when he was off duty earlier this year. Geoff D’Eon says he was on his way to the grocery store on Jan. 13, hoping to get some much-needed food provisions …
Read More »Smoke’s Poutinerie founder honoured across the country
Ryan Smolkin, the Ontario entrepreneur best known for founding Smoke’s Poutinerie who passed away Sunday, will be honoured in Ottawa this week. Mark Cunningham, the company’s chief operating officer and Smolkin’s successor, said there has been an outpouring of love and support from people across the country following the news …
Read More »Black woman who fought enslavement honoured with Canada Post stamp – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 31, 2023 7:30 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A young Black woman who resisted her own enslavement in Queenston, Upper Canada, in the late 18th century is being honoured by Canada Post. The Chloe Cooley commemorative stamp features an …
Read More »B.C. RCMP officer killed in the line of duty to be honoured with regimental funeral service
Mounties are paying tribute to one of their own Wednesday with a regimental funeral service honouring a British Columbian RCMP officer killed on the job last month. Const. Shaelyn Yang, 31, a homeless and mental health outreach officer, was fatally stabbed while responding to a call about a man in a tent in a park …
Read More »Doctor who blew whistle on atrocities of residential schools honoured in Ottawa
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. One hundred years ago, the former chief medical health inspector of what was then known as Canada’s Indian Affairs department walked through the doors of a publishing house in Ottawa. He carried a manuscript called A National Crime. It was published in 1922 detailing the appalling and …
Read More »Founder of Squamish, B.C., art gallery and eagle count honoured in mural project
A founder of the Brackendale Art Gallery and its annual eagle festival and count is being honoured with a mural in downtown Squamish, B.C. On July 4, renowned Montreal-based muralist Kevin Ledo completed his work dedicated to Thor Froslev, who established the gallery almost 50 years ago. The mural, which is painted …
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