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If Canadians want to know about their military history, they can visit their local library. Mine has over 1,700 books devoted to : "Canadian Military History".

I find the written history of D-Day more interesting than Hollywood entertainment . Like General Eisenhower's ultimatum of 25 March , 1944. "I am going to take drastic action and inform the combined chiefs of staff that unless the matter is settled at once I will request relief from this...

Maybe the RCAF as defenders in The Battle of Britain. Less likely as attackers .

Is the Harlem Shake still a thing?

Not an engineering SME, but with 17,000 lives at stake, I believe the bleacher builders would never go cheap when it comes to safety. After Downsview Park - 2012 - I would imagine City of Toronto Inspectors would be particularly vigilant before signing off.

My mistake for not posting the date. Sorry, man. Am sure important lessons were learned during the investigation. The bleachers look great!

It's been done. National Film Board of Canada: " Death by Moonlight- Bomber Command " Wasn't particularly respectful to the memory of the 10,855 Canadians who were killed while serving with Bomber Command during World War II. Some survivors even said it "sucked" , or, words to that effect...

Saw this on X, regarding Cost of living in Canada.

Almost bumped into this guy - the guy with a box on his head - while walking in Port Credit a couple of days ago. Not newsworthy, and not to be judgemental, but a bit of a WTF moment for me. Apparently a local "colorful character ". Looked up " box head guy port credit " and saw this photo...

Hopefully, everyone stays safe and have a good time. TORONTO — Investigators combed through the wreckage of a Toronto stage Sunday to determine what caused the structure to come crashing down

Readers may be interested in Toronto Emergency Services response to FIFA 2026.

Interesting point ... Mayor Chow's administration has pledged not to draw from our existing municipal property tax base to cover the cost of hosting . The City will be re-selling tickets to corporate sponsors, and increasing hotel taxes. Gonna be one of the best summers we've ever had.

OK. Thank-you for your reply. Hopefully, selling those extra 17,000 seats will have a positive impact on the property tax we pay the City. Toronto reselling World Cup tickets to 'avoid' spending property taxes on tournament, city says

That's nice to know . The Flyer was torn prior to the 1992 season , after it failed to meet safety standards.

12 pages on Vince, https://army.ca/forums/threads/manitoba-bus-stabbing-beheading.78542/page-12 Apparently Vince and Rohinie both suffer from schizophrenia , and both are NCR , and both received Absolute Discharge , and both live on the outside. Hopefully they both stay on their meds.

Don't expect Rohinie will generate the 12 pages of discussion Vince Li did, but might be worth a mention, as it has to do with mental health. Don't know much about our criminal justice system, or schizophrenia, but this caught my eye, because I remember reading about it...