Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News
With ceremonies being held this Saturday to mark Remembrance Day, a special project from Western University in London, Ont., is looking to connect the past to the present. Over the past 15 years, history professor Jonathan Vance has read thousands of postcards sent from Europe by the men and women …
Read More »Defence chief ‘very concerned’ about readiness against growing threats – National
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre says Canada “has much work to do” to be able to face a declining security situation around the world. Eyre told Global News’ Mercedes Stephenson at the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa Saturday that he is “very concerned” about Canada’s readiness, …
Read More »Saskatoon morning news rewind: Friday, Nov. 10 – Saskatoon
Remembrance Day service in Saskatoon, British veteran Kevin Hicks and the Saskatoon Museum of Military Artifacts. Here’s your morning rewind for the Friday, Nov. 10, edition of Global News Morning Saskatoon. British war veteran talks about military history and artifacts, Part 1 Kevin Hicks, a British war veteran and a …
Read More »Annual poppy campaign officially underway in Guelph
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The John McCrae Memorial Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion has launched its annual poppy campaign. It held a flag-raising ceremony on Friday outside its legion branch on Watson Parkway South in Guelph to mark the official launch. Poppies can be picked …
Read More »‘We have to support young veterans’: Manitoba legions push to get younger veterans involved – Winnipeg
The Royal Canadian Legion is pushing to get younger veterans and their families involved in the organization. Ernie Tester, the president of the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Command of the Royal Canadian Legion, says while membership numbers are currently in good standing in their division, the focus continues to be on …
Read More »