Canadians name top heroes ahead of 150th birthday
The Canadian Heritage briefing notes reveal a Top 10 list of heroes chosen by about 12,000 online participants. Pierre Trudeau tops the list, followed by Terry Fox, Tommy Douglas, Lester B. Pearson, Chris Hadfield, David Suzuki, Jack Layton, Sir John A. Macdonald, Wayne Gretzky, and Romeo Dallaire. The exercise ran from December 11 to January.
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Memo reveals DND ignored two year backlog fix on military suicides
Canadian Press reports that two years ago DND rejected a memo proposing to move boards of inquiry from casualty support to review services to speed investigations into deaths by suicide. Officials deemed the change unnecessary despite rising unresolved cases and affected families.
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Father’s Day Celebrations Highlight Gas City Traditions
In Gas City families marked Father’s Day with activities across the city. Landon Hillman and son Brayden watched a Mavericks Regina Red Sox double header at Athletic Park while Ray Hoger joined the YMCA River Run. Scott Richter, awaiting a daughter in two weeks, looks forward to fatherhood.
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Medicine Hat News adopts early deadline after press failure
The Medicine Hat News reports a mechanical failure in its press room and will print at the Lethbridge Herald starting June 11. The newspaper will operate on a 9 p.m. deadline with sports coverage most affected and guidance to check the website and social feeds for late scores and stories from local and broader contexts.
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