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Landmark Spitfire will soar again, but not above Kitchener
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (729+ words) Replica airplane is on its way to Tillsonburg where it is expected to anchor a memorial garden." A replica Spitfire that soared above Kitchener for three decades has found a new home and purpose, 87 kilometres away." In 1997 the local landmark…...
Cambridge lets veterans take lead on commemorative crosswalks
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (592+ words) A separate veterans-led working group is being formed with its first meeting'expected in February. A veterans" crosswalk has been placed across East Avenue at Borden Avenue North in front of the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. In Cambridge, veterans will now guide…...
Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (949+ words) With the number of survivors rapidly declining and their average age now exceeding 86, the anniversary is considered the last milestone event for many of them. "There will be nobody left to pass on this sad and painful experience in 10 years…...
A postage stamp honours quiet University of Waterloo professor who cracked Hitler's "Tunny' code
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) Former University of Waterloo professor William Tutte helped crack Nazi codes at Bletchley Park in England during the Second World War. The U. K. s Royal Mail will issue a stamp in honour of William Tutte, a legendary codebreaker at Bletchley Park…...