Medical cannabis for veterans cost Ottawa $75M last year
The federal government is on track to spend nearly $100 million this year on medical cannabis for veterans. Continue reading
Canadian Veterans
VETS Canada founders say they’re receiving harassment following refusal of funds
By Taylor Braat Online Producer
The founders of VETS Canada say they’re receiving hate mail and backlash over not accepting funds from an event in Estevan after an event organizer posted their phone number publicly. Continue reading
VETS Canada distancing itself from Estevan fundraising event linked to Yellow Vests
By Taylor Braat Online Producer
VETS Canada has issued a statement saying they will not accept donations from an event in Estevan as their “views and beliefs do not align with the VETS Canada principles and values.” Continue reading
Banners honouring area veterans to be flown in downtown Port Hope
On Wednesday, the Avenue of Heroes program will display banners with photos of area veterans. Continue reading
How young we were: 75 years after Juno Beach, Canadian D-Day veterans remember the battle
By Mike Drolet Global National Toronto Correspondent
All told, there were 1,074 Canadian casualties on D-Day, including 359 dead. Over the past few months, Global News has interviewed many who are alive today. Continue reading
Normandy school renamed after New Brunswick D-Day hero
Pte. Louis Valmont Roy was killed on the night of June 6, 1944 in the village of Anguerny, France. On June 7, 2019, a school in the village was renamed in his honour. Continue reading
Canadian youths in Normandy learn about D-Day sacrifices
More than 350 Canadian and French teenagers and young people gathered on June 6 to commemorate those who fought and died on Juno Beach on D-Day. Continue reading
Peterborough veteran Denis Garrod recalls close call on D-Day
By Greg Davis Videographer/Online Journalist
Denis Garrod narrowly avoided death while serving on a landing craft tank. Continue reading
Scott Thompson: D-Day stories resonate most on their 75th anniversary
My mother, who was 10 at the time, often speaks of D-Day and how it changed the face of the war, Scott Thompson says. Continue reading
Canada’s D-Day volunteer military: Many lied about their age to enlist
Canada 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. Continue reading