Today, June 6th, 2025, marks the 81st Anniversary of the D-Day Landings as part of Operation Overlord – the opening of the second front in Europe as part of World War II.
As part of Operation Overlord, the D-Day Landings were officially given the code name of Operation Neptune.
On this day in 1944, troops from Canada, the U.K., and the U.S.A landed at five beaches along the Normandy coast: Gold, Juno, Omaha, Sword, and Utah,
Today, June 6th, 2025, the Union Pearson Express in Toronto celebrates 10 years of service.
I rode the train on the first day of service, on June 6th, 2015: Union-Pearson Express Enters Service.
During May, I uploaded a number of videos to my Youtube Channels.
Following are a selection of videos that I uploaded:
From my main channel, Edward’s Videos:
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Actress Loretta Swit, well known for her role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan the long running television show M*A*S*H, has passed away at the age of 87.
She was born Loretta Jane Szwedon November 4th, 1937 to Lester and Nellie Szwed in Passaic, New Jersey.
Ms. Swit would appear as a guest on shows such as Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, and Mannix starting in 1969.
Continue readingThe 2025 Stanley Cup Finals are now set.
This year sees a rematch of last year’s finals as the Florida Panthers take on the Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers won the Stanley Cup last year, beating out the Oilers in a seven games series.
The 2025 National Hockey League (NHL) Conference Finals are now set.
Let’s look at the match-ups:
Eastern Conference
Continue readingToday I went for a walk in Humber Bay Promenade Park, along the western edge of Mimico Harbour in western Toronto/south Etobicoke.
It was a nice bright sunny afternoon, a bit cool but not bad.
I had my camera with me, so I managed to get some pictures:
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Today, May 19th 2025, is Victoria Day in Canada. I want to wish every Canadian a very happy and safe Victoria Day.
Today marks the celebration of the birthday of Canada’s first monarch, Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901 and was Monarch when four British colonies – Canada West (Ontario), Canada East (Quebec), New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia – were combined together to create the Dominion of Canada.
Queen Victoria would see Canada grow rapidly, with the purchase of Rupert’s Land to form the Northwest Territory, as well Manitoba, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island all joining Confederation.
Continue readingToday, May 8th, 2025, marks the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day.)
On this day in 1945, the Second World War (WWII) came to an end with the surrender of Nazi Germany after almost six year of fighting.
The second round of the 2025 NHL playoffs are now set and will begin today.
Let’s take a look at the match-ups:
Eastern Conference
Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
The Panthers beat Tampa Bay in the first round while the Maple Leafs beat Ottawa. This is the second meeting in the playoffs, with the Panthers winning their first match-up in 2023. The Panthers won three of four games in the regular season. Look for the Maple Leafs to win in six games.
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