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Paul Preston
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In a time of AI, a wordsmithy is nostalgic for the written word... #history #politics #Canada #Alberta ...I digress!
🇨🇦 AS CANADIAN AS… The Bluenose - the undefeated icon on your dime. The Queen of the North Atlantic is the story of the legend of twin Canadian schooners.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
RANSOMING THE #GREYCUP
It was February 16, 1970 - the Grey Cup was missing - and Canadians were . . . um . . . well, not really concerned.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🥧 As Canadian As Butter Tarts! 🇨🇦
Did you know the butter tart is so Canadian it once got its own Canada Post stamp? (Sadly, it didn’t taste like one. 😋)
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November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
𝐑 𝐄 𝐌 𝐄 𝐌 𝐁 𝐑 𝐀 𝐍 𝐂 𝐄 𝐃 𝐀 𝐘
CLICK link for a 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 in which 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 since 1899
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November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Remembrance Day wouldn't be the same if someone didn't share this iconic image, titled: ‘Wait for me, Daddy’...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆⁣
𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐳-𝐓𝐲𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐢⁣
"𝘕𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵." said 𝐉𝐨𝐞 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧, a veteran of the 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 who Fought at 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞, France.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 “𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬” 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝘙𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘺

It was a small fib in the big scheme of things. Everyone was doing it, especially those with brothers, uncles or parents.
You simply had to join your buddies or you'd never be able to live with the shame.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
𝐑 𝐄 𝐌 𝐄 𝐌 𝐁 𝐄 𝐑 𝐈 𝐍 𝐆 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥
...one of the original 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 who sailed for the United Kingdom on S.S. Pasteur in 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟎.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
𝐑 𝐄 𝐌 𝐄 𝐌 𝐁 𝐄 𝐑 𝐈 𝐍 𝐆
𝐏𝐯𝐭. 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐎. 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥 (B 111396)
of 'Dog Company', Perth Regiment, RCIC (attached to the 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐝𝐞, 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧) North of Arnhem, Netherlands, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟓, 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟓
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November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞
Originating with a Montreal comedy troupe in 1970, Air Farce debuted on CBC Radio in December 1973 and made the jump to CBC Television in 1980. For the next 46 years, they remained Canada’s favourite comedy crew.

READ THEIR STORY
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November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦.
- Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Robin, Canadian Army Sergeant Major
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 company has taken the next step toward unlimited clean energy. 🇨🇦
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November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Now open in Londonderry Mall, Edmonton.
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
𝐇𝐨𝐛𝐨, a gentle, intelligent German Shepherd, wandered from town to town, finding people in trouble and somehow knowing just how to help. By the time he moved on, their lives — and sometimes their hearts — were forever changed.⁣
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October 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
𝐏𝐒𝐂 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡.⁣
#𝐏𝐒𝐂 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐄 & 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐗 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫.⁣
#primarysclerosingcholangitis
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October 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Congratulations Forever Canadian from a #ProudCanadian living in #Alberta
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Mitchell reminds you that October 27th is National Black Cat Day somewhere on earth.
October 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
October is Mental Health Month, but remember that your mental health and that of family, friends and others, remains all year.
#MentalHealthMatters #StopTheStigma
October 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you’ve ever shouted “Trick or treat!” on a chilly October night, or dressed to scare, you can thank Canada!
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October 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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