14 Ottawa residents were treated to a special birthday party Wednesday to mark 100 years of life.
Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, holds the hand of veteran Roland Lalonde after presenting him with a poppy during a ceremony to launch the National Poppy Campaign at Rideau in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Seated with their families, 14 Ottawa centenarians listened to a loud rendition of happy birthday, a song they've all been sung at least 100 times already.
102-year-old Orio Talevi also served and fought in Holland during the Second World War. His son, Guy, says he's incredibly proud of his father who was injured overseas. The Calgary Fire Department says a cigarette put out in a balcony planter is believed to be what caused a fire in Royal Oak on Wednesday that prompted the evacuation of the entire condo building.The Bank of Canada has cut its overnight lending rate by 25 basis points, a move not seen since March 2020, and one that real estate experts say could further drive demand for homes in Calgary’s already hot housing market.
The François Legault government has no plans to offer Indigenous students any further relief from the requirements of the new Charter of the French Language.The criminal case against Robert Miller should be thrown out because he is too ill to have a fair trial, the Montreal billionaire's lawyers say.The City of Brossard supports the PQ request for an inquiry into foreign interference, in the wake of the federal report tabled on the subject on Monday.
About 30 inmates in a unit at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre are engaged in a hunger strike over what they describe as inhumane living conditions.Jessica Olver moved from Barrie, Ont. to Saskatoon six years ago because of its affordability and the quality of life it could offer her family.The Saskatoon Police Service is asking people who live near the scene of a fatal stabbing to check their yards for the murder weapon.
A statue dedicated to the Royal Regina Rifles Regiment has been officially unveiled in France just ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day.A Cape Breton is this year's recipient of the McEuen Scholarship, which gives him basically a full ride to the medical school at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.'A lot of all-nighters': Winnipeg student creates massive D-Day diorama
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