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First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 02 2013 - 1 reports

On guard for thee Canada gears up to commemorate a nation-defining war

TORONTO -- The commander of the 28th Canadian Battalion at the Battle of Vimy Ridge naturally had some biases, but his analysis of the horror and heroics of April 9-12, 1917, has become, rightly or wrongly, the generally accepted view in this country."It ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 02 2013]

Entities: Canada, Battle of Vimy Ridge, Hugo Swire, Toronto

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

We should be proud of soldiers

Re: “Gov’t perpetuating Vimy myth,” letter to the editor, May 24In my opinion, a rebuttal to the opinion presented by the author is required.All wars are destructive and involve loss of life. The Great War, the proper name for the First World War, was, ... [Published Packet & Times - May 28 2013]

Entities: Canadian Corps, Battle of Vimy Ridge, World War I, Canada, England

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Margaret Thatcher

Chris Selley: MPs need to grow a spine and speak their minds

On Wednesday in London, the British House of Commons considered a motion, moved by Prime Minister David Cameron, that “this House has considered the matter of tributes to the Right Hon. Baroness Thatcher.” The tributes flowed not just from Conservatives. ... [Published National Post | Full Comment » Full Comment - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Glenda Jackson, Margaret Thatcher, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, David Miliband

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..."It was Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific on parade," Brig. Gen. Alexander Ross declared afterwards. "I thought then that I witnessed the birth of a nation." More than 10,000 Canadians were killed or wounded during those few days in France...

On guard for thee Canada gears up to commemorate a nation-defining war [Published Big News Network - Jun 02 2013]

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Chris Selley: MPs need to grow a spine and spea... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - Apr 12 2013] On Wednesday in London, the British House of Commons considered a motion, moved by Prime Minister David Cameron, that “this House has considered the matter of tributes to the Right Hon. Baroness Thatcher.” The tributes flowed not just from Conservatives. ...