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Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II Statues Toppled in Winnipeg, Canada During Protests

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2nd July 2021
Two royal statues in Winnipeg, Manitoba have been torn down by protestors. Protestors participating in a march to raise awareness for atrocities committed against First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples toppled the statues on 1 July. With the discovery of more and more unmarked graves at residential school sites, 1 July was quite different this year. Normally marked by Canada Day celebrations…
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Prince Philip

A Canadian perspective of Prince Philip's funeral

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17th April 2021
Every country in the Commonwealth believes that they have a special relationship with the Royal Family. And I believe that to a large extent, each nation does have its own unique and special relationship with the royals. Prince Philip visited Canada over 70 times and greatly admired the Canadian Armed Forces. And as a Canadian, it was lovely to see that relationship acknowledged at the…
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King George VI's Winnipeg Speech

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24th May 2020
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth undertook a month-long tour of Canada in May and June of 1939, visiting every province, the Dominion of Newfoundland, and they also spent a few days in the United States. The tour was more ambitious than any of the previous Canadian tours. But the King’s speech on May 24th, 1939 from Government House in Winnipeg was a historic occasion. The King and…
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The Sussexes

Canada to donate $100,000 to the Breakfast Club of Canada in honour of Archie Harrison's birth

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1st June 2019
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday that to celebrate the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first child, Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, Canada would be donated $100,000 to the Breakfast Club of Canada. The Prime Minister congratulated the couple in his statement and said he was looking forward to a future Sussex family visit to the Great White…
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