SECOND WORLD WAR
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One of Canada’s oldest music stores shutting down just shy of 100th anniversary
Oshawa’s Wilson and Lee Music Store has seen a lot in the last 97 years. The shop was there when…
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How a young Quebec soldier found confidential D-Day invasion plans — and kept it a secret
In the summer of 1943, staff at Quebec City’s Château Frontenac were only given a few weeks notice they’d soon be hosting British…
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‘I wanted to be right in the action’: Maxine Bredt, 99, is the face of Veterans’ Week
When one of Maxine Llewellyn’s patients fell in love with her and proposed, the young nurse turned him down, for…
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Don’t be alarmed if you see a massive bomb rolling down an Alberta highway
If you’re travelling along a highway south of Calgary on Friday, you may get a glimpse of a replica of…
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Alberta mountain guide finds decades-old explosive
In Marc Piché’s 23 years as a mountain guide, he had never come across an undetonated explosive — until Thursday. The seasoned…
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Trudeau and Ukraine’s new president agree to talk about expanding free trade
Canada and Ukraine have agreed to discuss expanding the existing free trade agreement between the two countries, according to a…
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Rare war medals can fetch $150K or more — but do your research before selling, expert says
When it comes to commodities, war medals might be the most precious kind a Canadian can own. And they can command an…
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York Memorial Collegiate Institute began as a wartime tribute. Here’s why it means so much to Toronto
Before the fire erupted inside it, the thick black smoke blanketed it and the water cannons blasted through its windows,…
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After WWII, they came to Canada as tailors. Now their children will meet for the first time
Until a year ago, a piece of Ed and Issac Applebaum’s family history remained a mystery. They knew their parents,…
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