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"The chance to go and learn about things in person instead of a textbook or a YouTube video was really exciting,” said Surukanti.

The Otonabee River Bridge on Highway 115 will be dedicated to Const. Norman F. Maker, who was fatally shot in 1928 while serving with the Peterborough OPP.

The building was declared surplus in 2016 after the local reserve unit moved out, but it is still used for community functions, military cadet training and to house a museum.

John Hillman said he was first inspired to raise money by Capt. Tom Moore in England, who was also a Second World War veteran. He walked to raise money during the pandemic.

People would love to hear full songs in podcasts. But there are problems that prevent that — at least for the foreseeable future.

The settlement has yet to be approved by the court, but if it is, claimants can use the money for health-care needs, property restoration and covering business losses.

Newfoundland and Labrador officially became Canada's tenth province March 31, 1946, and debate over whether the province has been better-off remains part of the island's culture.

The first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel for Canada's Pacific fleet will officially be commissioned in a ceremony featuring Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles.

Saskatchewan veteran Nick Kazusa, who participated in the liberation of France during the Second World War, has been honoured with the French Legion of Honour medal. Kazusa is 104.

Tesla will lay off more than 10 per cent of its global workforce, an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday shows, as it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying price war.

Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett says Israel is being held to a double standard not shown to others during times of war, which he said is rooted in antisemitism.

Democrats and Republicans are joining together after a grueling months long fight over renewed American support for repelling Russia's invasion.

The war has reached its six month mark and is dragging on with no end in sight, and no serious hostage deal on the table.

Nearly 970 million voters — more than 10% of the world’s population — will vote during the staggered elections that run until June 1.

After posting a 36-game point streak and finishing with the second-best points-per-game total in the OHL, Easton Cowan has been named the league's Red Tilson Trophy winner.

China's Xi Jinping spoke of a ‘family reunion’ with Taiwan when he met with a former Taiwanese president. Beijing has threatened to use force to reabsorb the democracy.

Allan Ross, a volunteer researcher who curates the Black History Month exhibit, said the roots of military service for Black Canadians dates back two centuries

The West Block host Mercedes Stephenson speaks to a former Israeli prime minister, a reporter with The Globe and Mail and the Asia Pacific Foundation.

Romeo Dallaires says he remains concerned about the continued presence of the genocide's perpetrators and masterminds in Africa and around the world — including in Canada.

Born in St-Georges, Que., to an American father and a Canadian mother, Jacob Flickinger served for 11 years in the Canadian military, including a tour in Afghanistan.