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Canada’s Armed Forces is now allowing permanent residents to join the military

November 11, 2022 admin caf, Canada, canada permanent residence, DND, immigration, jobs, remembrance day

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:00:46 +0000

Last week, Canada’s armed forces created an Instagram post announcing that permanent residents will soon be eligible to join Canada’s Armed Forces (CAF). The post came week before Remembrance Day, which is today. Each November 11 Canadians gather to remember the contributions and sacrifices made by members of the armed forces. The tradition began at […]

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Mira T. Sundara Rajan: Don Cherry rant showed disregard for true story of First World War veterans

November 22, 2019 admin Op-Ed, remembrance day, veterans

Credit to Author: Hardip Johal| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:00:33 +0000

Opinion: These are the very people that the poppy is meant to remember and honour on this extraordinary day

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Mira T. Sundara Rajan: Don Cherry rant showed disregard for true story of First World War veterans

November 22, 2019 admin Op-Ed, remembrance day, veterans

Credit to Author: Hardip Johal| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:00:33 +0000

Opinion: These are the very people that the poppy is meant to remember and honour on this extraordinary day

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Immigrant comment gets Hockey Night in Canada star Don Cherry fired

November 12, 2019 admin canada immigration, don cherry, hockey-night-in-canada, remembrance day, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:40:40 +0000

Don Cherry has finally gone too far. The long-time Hockey Night in Canada commentator with a knack for garish getups and controversial views was fired Monday over a remark he made about immigrants during a weekend broadcast. Cherry, 85, suggested in his “Coach’s Corner” segment Saturday night that immigrants in and around Toronto do not […]

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As much a part of Remembrance Day as the ceremonies are the after-parties at the Legion

November 11, 2019 admin local news, remembrance day, second world war

Credit to Author: Susan Lazaruk| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 01:53:57 +0000

It’s the Legions that promote remembrance, particularly with its poppy campaign

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Thumbs down: Immigrant comment gets Hockey Night in Canada star Don Cherry fired

November 11, 2019 admin canada immigration, don cherry, hockey-night-in-canada, remembrance day, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:40:40 +0000

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What Will It Take to Fire Don Cherry?

November 11, 2019 admin CBC, don cherry, hockey-night-in-canada, poppies, RACISM, remembrance day, ron maclean, Sports, sportsnet, xenophobia

Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 18:26:30 +0000

Rogers, CBC, and Ron MacLean have all been complicit in allowing the 85-year-old commentator to nationally broadcast his xenophobia for years.

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Transit strike: 14 SeaBus cancellations on Remembrance Day

November 10, 2019 admin local news, remembrance day, translink

Credit to Author: Mike Raptis| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:21:20 +0000

Metro Vancouver’s transit strike continues through to Remembrance Day with 14 SeaBus cancellations expected on Monday. Transit workers are staging a multi-part strike, as negotiations with the Coast Mountain Bus Company broke off nine days ago. The strike began Nov. 1 with a uniform strike by transit operators and an overtime ban by maintenance workers. […]

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