World War 2

Author of the article:Julie Kotsis  •  Windsor StarPublishing date:Nov 14, 2020  •   •  3 minute readPhotos from an Ebay listing show the Canadian Memorial Cross medal that was awarded to the family of Pte. G. A. Dixon. Full name: George Alfred Dixon Photo by Ebay /Windsor StarArticle contentSeventy-eight years after his…

WINNIPEG -- Jessie Lovas is modest about her service to Canada, but the fact of the matter is she played a key role in the country’s history – she was among the first Canadian women to serve overseas in the Second World War. The 97-year-old veteran volunteered to join the…

Seventy-five years after a Canadian flight officer was killed in action in the Second World War, his cross-marked tombstone will be changed to reflect his Jewish faith.The story of the late Morley Ornstein’s new Star of David involves determination and collaboration by a Canadian journalist, a British researcher and historian,…

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OTTAWA -- Annie McNamara was in a hostel in Piccadilly Circus when the news came that Nazi Germany had been defeated. She vividly remembers that excitement that swept through the streets of London on May 8, 1945 as war-weary Brits cheered peace at last. "We saw the whole celebration going…

The annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony to commemorate the war dead went ahead outside the Cenotaph in Central, but with slight modifications due to Covid-19 restrictions. A bugler played The Last Post, as 150 people – including ex-servicemen, members of the public and religious faiths – gathered for a pared back…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte on Friday discussed wide-ranging issues pertaining to the bilateral ties, and ways to deal with adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In his opening remarks at the virtual bilateral summit with the Italian leader, Modi said it is…

HERE IS A test. Assign a score of 1 to 5, where 1 is “strongly agree” and 5 is “strongly disagree”, to the following statement: “I really care about my work.” If you have answered that kind of question before, you have probably applied for a job at a large…

An unknown soldier who lay buried for decades in the Netherlands has been identified as an Alberta-born gunner killed in action as the Second World War drew to a close, the Defence Department said in a statement Monday. Trooper Henry George Johnston was born on May 2, 1915, in Chauvin, Alta. (Supplied by the family…

Lorne Figley, a Saskatchewan-born Second World War veteran and the world’s oldest working plumber, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, has died. He was 96. Lorne Figley, a Saskatchewan-born Second World War veteran and the world’s oldest working plumber, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, has…