Roy Green: Given recent events in Iraq, ‘1917’ is a timely film
Roy Green says ‘1917,’ a new movie about World War I, reminds us how ugly war can be. Continue reading
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Here are some of the reasons behind rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran
Qassem Soleimani’s death is the latest in a series of escalating incidents traces back to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw America from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers. Continue reading
Who is Qassem Soleimani? The top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike
For the U.S. and Israel, he was a shadowy figure in command of Iran’s proxy forces. Continue reading
Drake drops new single, ‘War,’ featuring Toronto’s ‘Chair Girl’ in video
Marcella Zoia — the 19-year-old woman who tossed a chair off a highrise balcony earlier this year — makes an appearance in the music video. Continue reading
‘We went through hell’: Polish orphan describes scars of Second World War
By Sydney Morton Community Reporter
“Maybe we would have starved someplace in Russia to death if we didn’t go to India.” Continue reading
Century-old tradition brought back to honour war veterans in Saskatchewan
The Provincial Capital Commission brought back a century-old tradition from the First and Second World War by handing out care-kits to veterans in Saskatchewan. Continue reading
Foreign medic killed in northeastern Syria: reports
Turkey last month invaded northeastern Syria to push out Syrian Kurdish fighters, who it considers terrorists for their links to a Kurdish insurgency inside Turkey. Continue reading
Peterborough student makes film on life under the bombs in Syria
Shahed Khaito wants her film called ‘Live Broadcast’ to educate people on those trying to live a normal life in war-torn Syria Continue reading
Canada’s forgotten battle: Honouring the legacy of Hill 70, more than a century later
An impressive five-hectare memorial to the Battle of Hill 70 is finally open in northern France, 102 years after the events of August 1917. Continue reading
Scott Thompson: Does it feel like the 1960s all over again?
History appears to be repeating itself. Scott Thompson explains how. Continue reading