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80th Anniversary of VE Day

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Edward Brain

Today, 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.

*Winston Churchill waves to crowds in Whitehall in London as they celebrate VE Day, 8 May 194*5

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Posted in General, Politics | Tagged 80th Anniversary, Second World War, VE Day, Victory in Europe Day, World War 2, World War II, WWII | 1 Comment

Second Round of 2025 NHL Playoffs

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Edward Brain

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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Posted in National Hockey League, Toronto Maple Leafs | Tagged 2025 Playoffs, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, National Hockey League, NHL, Playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets | Leave a comment

Impact of 2025 Election on Canadian Political Landscape

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Edward Brain

On April 28th, 2025 Canada held the 45th General Election in its’ history in order to elect members of the House of Commons.

The result was a fourth straight term in office for the Liberals, and a third straight minority. 343 seats were up for election and the seat distribution breaks down as follows:

Party	Seats	Vote Percentage
Liberal Party	169	43.7%
Conservative Party	144	41.3%
Bloc Québécois	22	6.3%
NDP	7	6.3%
Green Party	1	1.3%

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Posted in Politics | Tagged 45th General Election, Burnaby Central, Canada, Canadian Federal Election, Carleton, Conservative Party, Conservative Party of Canada, Dominion of Canada, Elizabeth May, Federal Election, Jagmeet Singh, Jonathan Pedneault, Justin Trudeau, Liberal Party, Mark Carney, NDP, New Democratic Party, news, Pierre Poilievre, Politics, Saanich—Gulf Islands | Leave a comment

The Canadian Turns 70

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Edward Brain

Today, April 24th 2020, VIA Rail’s flagship train, The Canadian, turns 70 years old.

On April 24th, 1955 the Canadian Pacific Railway began running The Canadian on a daily schedule between Toronto/Montreal and Vancouver. The train ran from Vancouver, British Columbia to Sudbury, Ontario where it would be split into two sections with one section going to Montreal, Quebec, and the other going to Toronto, Ontario.

VIA Rail would take over operation of The Canadian in 1979 when it took over passenger operations from the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway.

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Posted in General | Tagged #thecanadian, #viarail, #viarailcanada, 70th Anniversary, The Canadian, VIA Rail, VIA Rail Canada | Leave a comment

Early Spring 2025 Pictures

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Edward Brain

On Sunday April 20th, 2025 – Easter Sunday in Canada – I went for a walk in the afternoon on what turned out to be a bright and sunny day, albeit a bit cool.

I took my camera with me just in case I saw anything interesting.

While out for my walk, I caught a picture of the first swan I have seen this year, a mute swan:

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Posted in General | Tagged 2025, Blooms, Mute Swan, Spring, Spring 2025, Swan | Leave a comment

First Round of 2025 NHL Playoffs

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Edward Brain

The end of the 2024-2025 NHL Regular Season has come to an end and the first round of the playoffs are now set.

Some highlights of this year’s playoffs include:

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made the playoffs for the ninth straight season, the longest active streak in the NHL
The Winnipeg Jets won the Presidents’ Trophy for the first time. They are the first Canadian team to do so as well since the Vancouver Canucks in 2012.
New York Rangers miss the playoffs and became only the fourth team to win the Presidents’ Trophy one year and miss the playoff the next year.
For the first time since 2017, all three Eastern Canadian NHL teams made the playoffs (Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs.)
For the first time in league history, all four U.S. based Original Six missed the playoffs.

Let’s look at the match-ups:

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Posted in National Hockey League, Toronto Maple Leafs | Tagged 2024-2025, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Presidents' Trophy, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | Leave a comment

End of an Era: Demolition of the Lakeshore Teachers’ College

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Edward Brain

Humber College has began tearing down Building A at its’ Lakeshore Campus.

The building was originally built in the 1950’s at the Lakeshore Teachers’ College. The college remained in operating from the 1950’s until the mid-1970’s when Humber College took over the building.

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Posted in General | Tagged Building A, Demolition, End of an era, Etobicoke, History, Humber College, Lakeshore Campus, Lakeshore Teachers' College, New Toronto, Toronto | Leave a comment

George Foreman Passes Away at 76

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Edward Brain

Former two time heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has passed away at 76.

Mr. Foreman was born George Edward Foreman on January 10th, 1949 in Marshall, Texas.

He would win the Gold Medal as a heavyweight in the 1968 Summer Olympics before turning professional in 1969.

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Posted in Obituaries, Sports | Tagged 1968 Summer Olympics, 76, American Legion, Death, George Foreman, George Foreman Grill, Gold medal, IBF, International Boxing Hall of Fame, James V. Day "Good Guy" Award, Joe Frazier, Michael Moorer, Muhammad Ali, Rumble in the Jungle, Summer Olympic Games, WBA, World Boxing Hall of Fame | Leave a comment

VIA Rail Train #73 on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Edward Brain

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!

As it is a nice sunny day, I got out and caught VIA Rail train #73 as it passed through Long Branch GO station enroute for Windsor, Ontario.

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Posted in General | Tagged HEP-II, P42, P42 #911, P42DC, Train #73, VIA Rail, VIA Rail Canada | Leave a comment

Red Moon – March 14th 2025

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Edward Brain

In the early hours of March 14th, 2025 a Red Moon occurred.

I got up to try and get some pictures.

While I wasn’t able to get great pictures due to the distance of the moon from the Earth (at least in my area.) However, here are a couple of pictures that I was able to get:

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Edward Brain's Blog

80th Anniversary of VE Day

Second Round of 2025 NHL Playoffs

Impact of 2025 Election on Canadian Political Landscape

The Canadian Turns 70

Early Spring 2025 Pictures

First Round of 2025 NHL Playoffs

End of an Era: Demolition of the Lakeshore Teachers’ College

George Foreman Passes Away at 76

VIA Rail Train #73 on St. Patrick’s Day

Red Moon – March 14th 2025

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