Second World War veteran Bill Cameron died just one day before turning 100 and less than a week before he would join a delegation of Canadians to France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
The Second World War veteran was planning to be part of Canada's delegation heading to Normandy, France, to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6.
Powell said the staff at the care home where he lived had planned a special sendoff, knowing how excited he was for the trip. The last few days have been surreal, she said. Almost 160,000 troops landed on the beaches of Normandy that day, including around 14,000 Canadians. Cameron was a gunner on board HMCS Kingston, which helped protect American troops landing at Omaha Beach.
"He really felt that there should be more acknowledgment and education so that we don't ever forget," Powell said. Amid renewed scrutiny over the cost of Canada's consumer carbon tax, following a miscalculation by Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is standing by the Liberal policy, calling the error an 'honest mistake.'So far this year there have been 905 homes that sold that were priced above $1M, a 54 per cent gain over last year.
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The Stanley Cup was passing through town Friday, and Lanny Legend took it upon himself to take it for a surprise visit.Car 14 is a luxury passenger car that once made regular runs from London to Port Stanley starting in 1917.A hefty donation by a renowned local activist to the University of Winnipeg has created what is believed to be the most comprehensive two-spirit archives in all of Canada.
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