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Tag Archives: Remembrance Day
Jamie Nye: It was time to say goodbye to Don Cherry long before he said 'you people'
Ron and Don and Coach's Corner were must-see TV for a younger version of me. Growing up, the first intermission with Don Cherry's lively and unfiltered takes on hockey was some amazing television. I'l...
Nov 12, 2019
'Keep that legacy alive': Regina families reflect on Remembrance Day
Watching the men and women in uniform march across the Brandt Centre's floor at Regina's indoor Remembrance Day service Monday morning brought tears to Michelle Stark's eyes. It makes her think of her...
Nov 11, 2019 About 3,000 people gathered at the Brandt Centre for Regina's indoor Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2019. (980 CJME file photo)
Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry’s anti-immigrant comments
TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized after hockey commentator Don Cherry complained on national television that he rarely sees people he believes are immigrants wearing poppies ahead of Remembrance Day....
Nov 10, 2019
More Canadians plan to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies this year: poll
TORONTO - A new survey suggests more Canadians are planning to mark Remembrance Day this year, perhaps in a salute to the few remaining veterans of the Second World War. The poll commissioned by Histo...
Nov 08, 2019
The Battle of the Scheldt: Remembering Canada’s hard-won victory 75 years later
OTTAWA - The first time Tony Pearson came under fire was shortly after he arrived near the front lines in late September 1944. The 19-year-old from Saskatchewan had only days earlier been given a rifl...
Nov 07, 2019 Second World War veteran Tony Pearson, 94, was a young man from Saskatchewan on the frontline of combat in late September 1944 during the Battle of the Scheldt as they pressed the Nazis back east from France. He remembers those days during a portrait session while at home in Nanaimo, B.C., on Nov. 6, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Sask. remembrance service marks 80 years since start of Second World War
A service of remembrance was held at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Wednesday, with this year marking the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War. Premier Scott Moe acknowl...
Nov 06, 2019 Premier Scott Moe delivers a speech at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building as part of a Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 6, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Afghanistan War vet urges a rethink on PTSD
As Canadians prepare to remember veterans who have served and died overseas and at home, a veteran of the Afghanistan War is working to change the narrative and public perception of post-traumatic str...
Nov 06, 2019
From Gander to Winnie: Remembering those animals who served Canada
OTTAWA - While Remembrance Day is intended to remember those members of Canada's armed forces who gave their lives in defending the country, it is also an important moment to reflect on the cost of wa...
Nov 06, 2019
Regina students pay tribute to the fallen in Regina Cemetery
Students from four Regina schools paid their respects at the Regina Cemetery Field of Honour on Monday. The students -- from Dr. L.M. Hanna School, Imperial Community School, St. Theresa School and St...
Nov 04, 2019 Kids from public and Catholic schools in Regina attended a ceremony for No Stone Left Alone at the Regina Cemetery Field of Honour on Nov. 4, 2019, to lay down poppies ahead of Remembrance Day. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Lieutenant-governor receives first poppy to kick off annual campaign
It's time for people to once again pin an iconic red flower on their lapels. Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty and his wife, Donna, received the first two poppies of the year Friday morning at Govern...
Oct 25, 2019 Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty and his wife, Donna, received the first two poppies of the Royal Canadian Legion's 2019 poppy campaign in Saskatchewan on Oct. 25, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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