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Second World War

Malcolm Kelly and Sprog
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Victoria Village journalist travels back to WWII airfields for debut novel

July 12, 2021July 17, 2021 Brian Baker Centennial College, Centennial College Press, Malcolm Kelly, novel, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Second World War, Sprog

Malcolm Kelly discussed his 15-year adventure writing his debut novel Sprog, which was released June 22 by Centennial College Press.

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Medals
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Second World War medals found in drug investigation

September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 Jay Garak drugs, medals, Second World War, Toronto Police

Toronto police are seeking the owner of six Second World War medals, discovered while they were looking for drugs.

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Jazz singer glories in Yiddish music a month after giving birth

January 24, 2016July 29, 2017 Brian Baker Russia, Second World War, Sophie Milman, Yiddish Glory

Jazz chanteuse Sophie Milman named her one-month-old daughter, Talia, in honour of her great-grandmother, Tania Nuzman, who survived the chaos

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Making Remembrance personal

November 5, 2015July 29, 2017 Eric Emin Wood Bishop Strachan School, Conn Smythe, First World War, Remembrance Day, Second World War

Most Grade 10 students observe Remembrance Day with a moment of silence. At Bishop Strachan School, students play historian to learn stories of soldiers who fought in WWI.

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Students thank Second World War veteran Jack Rhind for his service
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Students hear WWII veteran’s story

November 11, 2014 Shawn Star Battle of Monte Cassino, Jack Rhind, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School, Remembrance Day, Second World War

“Don’t feel sorry for me.” That was the message WWII veteran Jack Rhind, 94, wanted to leave with students at

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Remembering the Forgotten

April 19, 2012 Town Crier staff Alexander Herd, Canadian Navy, Forgotten War, HMCS Cayuga, Korean War, Leonard Wells, remembrance, Second World War, The Memory Project, War

The Memory Project aims to preserve stories of soldiers of Korean War, Second World War

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A lasting legacy for future generations

December 19, 2011 Town Crier staff Mark Adler, memorial, Second World War, War Memorial

Memorial commemorates Canada’s Jewish war veterans

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Memoirs of a spunky evacuee

August 31, 2011 Town Crier staff arts and entertainment, books, I'm Not going Back:, Kitty Wintrob, reading, Second World War

10-year-old kept returning to London under bombardment, author recounts 75 years later

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Remembering a dark chapter

August 16, 2010 Town Crier staff Columbus Centre, history, Internment, Second World War

The Columbus Centre has received a $916,000 grant from the federal government to produce an educational exhibit on the internment

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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