As Canadians celebrate 100 years of Remembrance commemorations, author and director of the Indus Media Foundation, Steven Purewal, says it’s time to recognize the significant contributions of British Indian Army troops to Canada’s success in the Great War.
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Brampton’s Mubarak Mosque paid tribute to Canada’s fallen troops. The organizers say that events such as this are a great way to integrate newcomers to Canada, who might be bewildered by observances in their new homeland.
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Niagara-on-the-Lake has a Remembrance Day Ceremony for legionnaires, politicians, veterans, and townspeople to pay tribute to soldiers who gave up their lives in defence of Canadian values and freedom. Canada is a land of immigrants…
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How inclusive is Canada’s history? This Remembrance Day, as Canadians struggle to find relevance and meaning in global conflict, we might ask ourselves how our own lives have been influenced by a common history in…
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Although I have attended Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in the past, in 2009 I decided to support a smaller event whose theme was peace and reconciliation. I was one of about…
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