A photography ban created to ensure flower lovers keep their distance has been reversed in Ottawa after public outcry, marking the latest retreat on physical-distancing rules from officials in the national capital. By: Marieke Walsh Photo: Justin Tang / The Canadian Press Source: The Globe and Mail Lisez l’article completRead More

A photography ban created to ensure flower lovers keep their distance has been reversed in Ottawa after public outcry, marking the latest retreat on physical-distancing rules from officials in the national capital. By: Marieke Walsh Photo: Justin Tang / The Canadian Press Source: The Globe and Mail Read Full ArticleRead More

The pandemic hasn’t stopped the spring bloom at the Canadian Tulip Festival’s usual sites, but for a while there Ottawans were being warned by the National Capital Commission against stopping to admire or even taking pictures of the flowers — a rule Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said he personally disagreed with. By: Taylor Blewett Photo:...Read More

The pandemic hasn’t stopped the spring bloom at the Canadian Tulip Festival’s usual sites, but for a while there Ottawans were being warned by the National Capital Commission against stopping to admire or even taking pictures of the flowers — a rule Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said he personally disagreed with. By: Taylor Blewett Photo:...Read More

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is telling Ottawa tulip admirers not to stop and take photos of flowers this year over fears it could cause crowds to form and put people at risk of spreading COVID-19. No stopping and no photography signs have sprouted up at the NCC’s flower beds, just in time for the start of the...Read More

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is telling Ottawa tulip admirers not to stop and take photos of flowers this year over fears it could cause crowds to form and put people at risk of spreading COVID-19. No stopping and no photography signs have sprouted up at the NCC’s flower beds, just in time for the start of the...Read More

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The latest Heritage Minute from Historica Canada commemorates Canada’s contribution to the liberation of the Netherlands 75 years later. On May 5, 1945, Canadian troops were among several Allied nations who helped to liberate the Netherlands from Nazi occupation following six months of fighting in the region. May 5 is a national holiday in the...Read More

The latest Heritage Minute from Historica Canada commemorates Canada’s contribution to the liberation of the Netherlands 75 years later. On May 5, 1945, Canadian troops were among several Allied nations who helped to liberate the Netherlands from Nazi occupation following six months of fighting in the region. May 5 is a national holiday in the...Read More

My dad, Howard, joined the navy and was a musician gunner on the HMCS Ontario. He volunteered Pacific and spent much time in the area of Hong Kong and Ceylon, Hawaii and Malacca,to name a few. His older brother Fred left London Ontario where they were growing up and joined the RCAF. He was a...Read More