Thursday night saw the Ottawa Redblacks take on the BC Lions at TD Place in Ottawa but before the game started, time was taken to say thanks to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces as it was Canadian Forces Appreciation Night at TD Place. The flag party marched out with the Central…
On Sunday, 21st August, 2016, Hylands Golf and Country Club played host to the final round of the National Capital Open to Support Our Troops golf tournament, part of the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada. It started early (0715 am) because of rain and the hopes of having an early finish to beat the possibility of…
Today marked the 99th Anniversary of the Battle for Hill 70, an important World War 1 battle that claimed over 9100 Canadian casualties and over 20,000 Germans from the 15th to the 25th of August, 1917. It was a battle every bit as important to Canada’s nationhood as Vimy Ridge. So why has no one…
This year, on August 7th, current and past serving peacekeepers gathered at the Reconciliation Monument in Ottawa to remember peacekeepers who have lost their lives, those who served, and those still serving. The Remembrance Ceremony takes place at the Monument on the Sunday (this year the 7th) closest to National Peacekeepers Day which is August…