Famed actress Stephanie Cole OBE has passed away. She is best remembered for her roles of Diana Trent in Waiting for God and Dr Beatrice Mason in Tenko.
Ms. Cole was born October 5th, 1941 in Solihull, Warwickshire. She would receive training as an actress at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School between 1958 and 1960.
Her debut came in Blithe Spirit as Madame Arcati when she was 17, returning to the same role at 63 in 2004 in London’s West End.
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Former five time Canadian heavyweight champion George Chuvalo has passed away.
He was born September 12, 1937 in Toronto, Ontario to Croat immigrants Stipan and Katica Chuvalo.
In May 1955, he would become the Canadian amateur heavyweight champion before turning professional the next year.
Continue readingToday, September 11th, 2026, marks the 25th Anniversary of the September 11th (‘9/11‘) attacks in the United States (U.S.) and of Operation Yellow Ribbon.
On this date in 2001, four flights were hijacked after departure (American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the Word Trade Centre, United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower, American Airlines Flight 77 struck the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field in Pennsylvania while it is believed was targeting the White House or Capitol.)
Both the North and South Towers collapsed, along with other buildings in the area. Almost 3,000 people will killed in the attacks and over 6,000 (estimates range up to 25,000) people in the years afterwards due to diseases, injuries, etc. from the attacks.
Continue readingOne September 7th, 2026 the Canadian Snowbirds participated in the Canadian International Airshow for the last time prior to the retirement of the current fleet.
This is the end of an era for the Snowbirds, the Airshow, and Canada as a whole.
The Snowbirds started in June 1971, so this year marks the end of 55 years of tradition – with a three hiatus before new planes are finished. The Snowbirds became their own Squadron of the Canadian Air Force in 1978.
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Famed country singer and actress Dolly Parton has passed away.
She was born January 19th, 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee, the fourth of 12 children born to Robert Lee and Avie Lee Caroline Parton.
Over her career, she composed over 3,000 songs and was well known for singing a cross genre of tunes from Country to Bluegrass to Gospel to Rock.
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English actor and singer Tim Curry has passed away.
Mr. Curry was born on April 19th, 1946 in Grappenhall, Cheshire. His parents were James Curry, a chaplain in the Royal Navy and Patricia, a school secretary.
He studied at the University of Birmingham, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1968.
Continue readingOn Saturday August 22nd, 2026, the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) hosted the Warriors’ Day Parade in honour of veterans and serving personnel.
The parade started out at 10:30 a.m. sharp at the Princes’ Gates and headed through the Midway.
The parade featured bands from 32 Brigade, the Streetsville Pipes and Drums, the Highland Creek Pipes and Drums, the Toronto Signals, the Toronto Police Pipes and Drums, the Toronto Fire Pipes and Drums and Durham College Pipes and Drums. Also, making their first participation in the parade was the Southwestern Ontario Ismaili Pipe Band.
Continue readingThe Government of Ontario has announced to how owners can requisition meetings starting January 1st, 2027.
Let’s take a look at a snapshot of how things will look starting in 2027:
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Legendary newsman Lloyd Robertson has passed away.
He was born January 19th, 1934 to Lillie Francis and George Henderson Robertson in Stratford, Ontario. He had nine siblings.
He would start working radio in 1952 on CJCS. He would go onto working for the CBC switching over to television and evenutally hosting CBC Weekend in the late 1960s. From 1970 to 1975, Mr. Robertson was the anchor for The National. He left in 1976 as he wasn’t allowed to write his own scripts, choose any stories to report on or doing any reporting in the field.
Continue readingToday is Sir John Graves Simcoe Day in Ontario, I would like to discuss the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1791 to 1796. Of course Upper Canada would later become the Province of Ontario.
Born in Cotterstock, England in 1752, Simcoe would be educated at Eton and spent one year at Oxford. He joined the 35th Regiment of Foot, as an ensign, in 1770. He purchased a captaincy in the 40th Regiment of Foot and was injured in battle during the American Revolution. He was responsible for a successful battle in the battle of Crooked Billet.
He became Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada in 1791 when the British Government created the Province of Upper Canada out of land around the Great Lakes that stayed part of the British Empire after the American Revolution. Simcoe would see to the building of two major roads: Yonge Street (named after Sir George Yonge then the Minister of War), and Dundas Street (named after Henry Dundas, later the 1st Viscount Melville.) Originally built for defensive purposes, later both streets served to help settlement Upper Canada, and as trading routes.
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