75th Anniversary
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CJOY marks historic milestone with 75th anniversaryIt was 75 years ago on Wednesday that CJOY went on the air in Guelph.CanadaJun 14, 2023
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Kelowna International Airport celebrating 75th anniversaryThe city says the first flight that took off from YLW — a grass field on a former ranch — was a Piper Cub.CanadaApr 21, 2022
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A southern Alberta love story 75 years in the makingSteele Brewerton made a name for himself in southern Alberta as a doctor delivering thousands of babies. Last week, he and his wife Loree celebrated a milestone anniversary.FeaturesMay 16, 2021
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Montreal auxiliary firefighters celebrate 75 years of serviceThe volunteer servicemen have been providing help to firefighters and fire victims since 1944.FeaturesJun 29, 2019
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‘It’s breathtaking’: N.B. students mark D-Day anniversary in France"It makes you incredibly proud to be from northern New Brunswick, to be from New Brunswick, to be a Canadian."CanadaJun 6, 2019
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Kingston Second World War veteran tells story of landing on Juno BeachRolland Durand, known as "Rolly," was just 23 years old when he landed on Juno beach on D-Day.CanadaJun 5, 2019
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Canada’s D-Day volunteer military: Many lied about their age to enlistCanada had more than one million volunteers join the military in the Second World War, many of them teens who lied about their age to enlist before they turned 18.CanadaJun 4, 2019
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Remembering D-Day: How the Allies broke through Hitler’s ‘Fortress Europe’On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops — including 14,000 Canadians — descended on Normandy, France to break through Hitler’s ‘Fortress Europe’, and ultimately win the war.Jun 2, 2019
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Peterborough couple celebrates 75 years of marriageDorothy and Al Downer reflect on spending three-quarters of a century together. Their 75th wedding anniversary is Tuesday.CanadaSep 25, 2017
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