It was announced today that James Earl Jones has passed away at the age of 93.
Mr. Jones was born January 17th, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi to Robert and Ruth Earl Jones.
In 1955, he would graduate from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in drama.
Continue readingOn August 17th, 2024, the 102nd Warriors’ Day Parade was held at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE.)
The parade featured military bands, first responders’ bands, old military vehicles, Honour Guards, etc. and started at the Princes’ Gates and head west through the midway.
This year’s parade also celebrated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day and the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF.)
Here are some pictures and videos:
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Canada has has a successful Summer Olympics in Paris. Canada won 27 medals – Nine Gold, Seven Silver, and 11 Bronze Medals – in 15 different sports.
Team Canada won the most medals at a Summer Games with the 27 Medals.
In total, 315 athletes competed in 28 sports.
Andre De Grasse & Maude Charron were the Flag Bearers during the Opening Ceremonies, while Ethan Katzberg & Summer McIntosh were the Flag Bearers during the Closing Ceremonies.
Highlights of Canada’s appearance at the 2024 Summer Games includes:
Continue readingAs today 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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The Euros 2024 Finals are now set and will go down on July 14th, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.
In the Finals, England takes on Spain.
Continue readingThe Semi-Finals for the Euro 2024 are now set.
The Semi-Finals go down on July 9th in Munich and July 10th in Dorlmund.
Both games are set to be played at 21:00 (9:00 p.m.) Central European Summer Time (CEST) or UTC+2.
In the Semi-Finals we see the following match-ups:
Continue readingThe Euro 2024 Quarterfinals are set to start today. We are now down to eight teams from the 24 that qualified for the tournament
In the four match-ups we will see the following teams play:
Continue readingToday marks the 157th birthday for the Dominion of Canada since Confederation on July 1st, 1867.
Confederation was created thanks to the hard work of many people, and helped to create the Canada we know today.
Continue readingThe 2024 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2024) opens today with Germany hosting the event. This is the 17th edition of the tournament.
24 countries are represented with Georgia making their debut.
Italy is the defending Champions after beating England in a shootout in the Euro 2020 tournament (held in 2021 due to the pandemic.)
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