14 h. ago Victory in Europe Day commemorations underway in Toronto, Ottawa

OTTAWA — Veterans, members of the Armed Forces and political leaders are gathering at events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. Veterans Affairs Canada says Canadians and Allied soldiers accepted the surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands on May 5, 1945. Remaining German forces then […]

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14 h. ago Hear the 'Last Voices' of Second World War veterans at new War Museum exhibit

A new immersive exhibit features interviews with some of the few remaining veterans of the Second World War, bringing their stories to life.

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3 d. ago Veterans light flame as the Netherlands marks 80th anniversary of WWII liberation

WAGENINGEN, Netherlands — Second World War veterans watched military aircraft fly over a central Dutch town Monday as the Netherlands marked the 80th anniversary of its liberation by Allied troops from Nazi German occupation. Festivities in Wageningen centred on a square outside the Hotel de Wereld, where German top brass signed papers on May 5, […]

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7 d. ago Army veteran convicted of killing girlfriend, 3 children set to be executed in Florida

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems is scheduled to be executed Thursday in Florida for the shotgun killings of his girlfriend and her three young children in 1998. Barring a last-minute reprieve, Jeffrey Hutchinson is set to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. […]

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2 w. ago Mother, daughter, 7, hear ‘man’s voice’ in women’s locker room before indecent act

Police in Kansas are investigating after a mother said a man exposed himself to her and her young daughter in the women’s locker room of a local gym. The woman told authorities that her seven-year-old had just finished swimming lessons at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City when they went to the locker room to […]

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2 w. ago The pope was a friend, and they talked sports: TRC commissioner remembers Francis

Wilton Littlechild remembers closing his eyes before Pope Francis lead his first mass at the Vatican more than a decade ago. He wanted to clearly hear every word. As the pope’s voice grew louder, Littlechild, a residential school survivor and former commissioner for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, says he became still and […]

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