Source: Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press, November 5, 2017 OTTAWA — Passchendaele. More than 500,000 people, including 15,000 Canadians, were killed or wounded during the prolonged fight, as weeks of rain and shell fire churned the battlefield into a sea of mud. Yet amid the horror that enveloped a small part of Belgium in the summer… Continue reading Canadian’s Passchendaele Victoria Cross to go on sale a century after it was awarded
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Medals Awarded to Kindersley Heroes
Heroes from a fiery rescue near Flaxcombe, SK are being awarded for their bravery in saving the life of a trapped victim of a vehicle fire on December 12, 2015. Yesterday, Jody and Daniel Deiana received the Royal Humane Association’s bronze medal in Regina. Jonathan Coralde, who was unable to attend the event, will be… Continue reading Medals Awarded to Kindersley Heroes
Tokyo's Olympic medals might be made from discarded smartphones
By Amar Toor, TheVerge.com, August 22, 2016 Organizers want to produce gold, silver, and bronze medals from ‘urban mine’ of e-waste Organizers of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo aim to produce gold, silver, and bronze medals from the metals found in discarded smartphones and other electronics, according to a report from the Nikkei Asian… Continue reading Tokyo's Olympic medals might be made from discarded smartphones
B.C. man hopes to track down owner of WWII medals
A B.C. man is reaching out on social media in hopes of returning missing Second World War medals to their rightful owner. Martin Bokesch, 61, put out a plea on Facebook Friday asking for help in identifying the four medals that he believes belong to a Canadian veteran. As of Sunday night, the post had… Continue reading B.C. man hopes to track down owner of WWII medals