Speaking from his home in Lakefield, Ont., Ed Paleczny is still visibly shaken from the terrifying moments he shared with his wife last weekend, as they watched a storm rip apart the timber-frame cottage they were sheltering inside. “Until you’re in a house with the roof being ripped off and …
Read More »Canadian general who accepted Nazi surrender in Netherlands to receive royal tribute
When Princess Margriet of the Netherlands lifts the veil on a bronze plaque at Beechwood Cemetery on Friday, she will be honouring a Canadian military figure who’s arguably better remembered in her country than he is here. The plaque pays tribute to Lt.-Gen. Charles Foulkes, who died in Ottawa in …
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