D-Day 75th Anniversary
“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn, At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We shall remember them”
CBC coverage of the 75th anniversary of D-Day continues.
Bald Eagle by Steve Biro
Bank Note of the Year Award 2018
Canada / Healthiest Country in the World
The Global Wellness Index which compares 151 countries has ranked Canada number 1 as the healthiest country. Good blood pressure, life expectancy, government healthcare spending, and happiness levels are important factors considered. More on narcity.com.
Canada Ranked #1 in Quality of Life
The Best Countries Report produced by the BAV Group and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has Canada in first place for qualify of life. Overall, for women, and for education Canada comes in number 3. Some of the other factors rated are to start a business, most powerful, for comfortable retirement.
Canada Post Honours Albert Jackson
Canada Post honours the first black mail carrier. His family having fled slavery in Delaware in the 1850s – he went to to be a mail carrier for over 3 decades. Congratulations to Albert Jackson and his descendents.
New $10 bill Featuring Viola Desmond
Wanda Robson was in attendance at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg when Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz put into circulation the new $10 bill featuring her sister Viola Desmond.
Expressing how she feels: “The Queen is in Good company!”
Rememberance Day – The Edge of Peace
In commemoration of the 100 year anniversary of the armistice of World War I Veterans Affairs Canada presents The Edge of Peace in Confederation Park, Ottawa.
A slightly longer but jumpy video can be seen here.
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