Source: Town of Kindersley, Kindersley.ca, November 20, 2017 The Town of Kindersley joins the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan in recognizing Saskatchewan Multicultural Week from November 18 to 26, 2017. This year’s campaign, “Who’s Your Multicultural Superhero?,” encourages you to consider the individual or group, real or fictitious, who inspires you with their super powers for… Continue reading Town of Kindersley joins Saskatchewan Multicultural Week
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Military dog wins British prize for valour under fire
Source: The Associated Press, November 17, 2017 LONDON — A British military dog that saved the lives of troops in Afghanistan is being decorated for bravery. Mali, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois, on Friday received the Dickin medal — a prize awarded by the PDSA veterinary charity and billed as the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross,… Continue reading Military dog wins British prize for valour under fire
While others tried to forget, this soldier told his story
Private Desmond Doss walked into the bloodiest battle of World War II. He had enlisted as a medic and after the war was over, he was awarded a medal of honor and branded a hero. But when Doss arrived for basic training, he was not treated as a hero, but as an outcast. He was… Continue reading While others tried to forget, this soldier told his story
Bravery medals go to 4 who rescued Sask. farmer from shooter
By CBC News, October 28, 2016 Gov.-Gen. David Johnston presented medals in Ottawa on Friday After a farmer was shot near Rama, Sask., on July 27, 2010, four people came to his rescue, even though there was a risk of being shot themselves. Now Dianne and Lorne Matsalla and Geraldine and Phillip Shewchuk have been recognized for… Continue reading Bravery medals go to 4 who rescued Sask. farmer from shooter
Winnipeg man shot 10 times protecting students gets Star of Courage
By CTV News, October 29, 2016 ‘I grabbed a baseball bat’ Gov. Gen. David Johnston awarded Winnipeg native Lester Lehmann a Star of Courage on Friday, for his selfless actions in protecting 26 students from armed gunmen. The students, all teenagers from Ste. Anne, Man., were visiting the Dominican Republic. Lehmann was looking after the… Continue reading Winnipeg man shot 10 times protecting students gets Star of Courage
Labrador man to be honoured at Rideau Hall for saving snowmobilers
By The Canadian Press, October 28, 2016 NAIN, N.L. – A Labrador man will accept the Medal of Bravery in Ottawa today for his rescue of two people whose snowmobile plunged through the ice last year. Ronald James Andersen was snowmobiling near Nain Bay in May 2015 when he saw the machine ahead of him… Continue reading Labrador man to be honoured at Rideau Hall for saving snowmobilers
German shepherd helps firefighters rescue young children from burning home
By The Associated Press, April 27, 2016 LONGWOOD, Fla. — Authorities in central Florida say a German shepherd helped firefighters locate the two young children of his owners in heavy smoke as a blaze destroyed their home. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the dog named Maxx helped firefighters find… Continue reading German shepherd helps firefighters rescue young children from burning home
THE MAN WHO SAVED 34 LIVES FROM THE RUBBLE OF RANA PLAZA
Source: Lateet.com September 19, 2015 There are heroes and then there is Didar Hossain. On the 24th of April 2013, Hossain was busy working the line at a factory in Dhaka, Bangledesh where he makes just $70 a month. Above the din of the machinery he heard a massive sound. He and others ran to… Continue reading THE MAN WHO SAVED 34 LIVES FROM THE RUBBLE OF RANA PLAZA
Crash victim who crawled up snowbank to save daughter may not walk again: friend
WINNIPEG — A friend says an injured Manitoba woman who crawled up a snowbank to seek help after spending overnight in a frigid ditch trying to keep her young daughter warm may never walk again. Kristen Hiebert and four-year-old Avery were going home on Sunday night when their car slid off a rural highway near… Continue reading Crash victim who crawled up snowbank to save daughter may not walk again: friend