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The Royal Canadian Legion hosts Canada’s 2022 National Remembrance Day Ceremony

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Friday, November 11, 2022

OTTAWA, Nov. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Royal Canadian Legion hosted Canadas National Remembrance Day Ceremony in full once again this year, with pandemic restrictions having previously altered the format over the past two years.

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  • OTTAWA, Nov. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Royal Canadian Legion hosted Canadas National Remembrance Day Ceremony in full once again this year, with pandemic restrictions having previously altered the format over the past two years.
  • A fly-past by CF-18 Hornet aircraft, and a second fly-past of aHawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire, highlighted the ceremony.
  • God Save the King was sung this year at the annual gathering organized by The Royal Canadian Legion.
  • Mr. Bruce Julian, the Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion also joined the Vice Regal Party to lay a wreath.

Statement by the Prime Minister on the eighth anniversary of the attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 22, 2022 /CNW/ -The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the eighth anniversary of the attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill:

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 22, 2022 /CNW/ -The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the eighth anniversary of the attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill:
    "Eight years ago today, Canadians were shocked by a tragic terrorist attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill in Ottawa that took one life and injured several others.
  • Our thoughts are with their families, friends, and former colleagues, as well as all those affected by these attacks.
  • "The National War Memorial was built to commemorate the response of Canadians in times of war.
  • Parliament Hill symbolizes the values that define us as Canadians: freedom, peace, and inclusion.

Pronto Welcomes Former JSOC Commander Lieutenant General Scott Howell as a Senior Advisor

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Friday, May 20, 2022

San Francisco, CA, May 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pronto, a world leader in autonomous driving technology, is proud to announce Lieutenant General Scott Howell has joined the company as a Senior Advisor.

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  • San Francisco, CA, May 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pronto, a world leader in autonomous driving technology, is proud to announce Lieutenant General Scott Howell has joined the company as a Senior Advisor.
  • Before JSOC, he served as the Vice Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command with a focus on organizing, training, and equipping more than 70,000 U.S. Special Operations personnel operating in more than 85 countries.
  • We are truly honored to have General Howell joining the Pronto team, said Anthony Levandowski, Co-Founder and CEO of Pronto.
  • Throughout his decorated career, General Howellsmultiple commands included a squadron, group, joint special operations air component, special operations wing and special operations task force.

Canada Post stamp honours editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon

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Friday, October 8, 2021

One of five cartoonists being recognized with a stamp, his vast body of work displays wide range from impish cheek to deep empathy

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  • One of five cartoonists being recognized with a stamp, his vast body of work displays wide range from impish cheek to deep empathy
    HALIFAX, NS, Oct. 8, 2021 /CNW/ - Canada Post today unveiled a stamp paying tribute to Bruce MacKinnon of The Chronicle Herald (Halifax), one of the country's most thoughtful, talented and respected editorial cartoonists.
  • MacKinnon had his first editorial cartoon published in his hometown weekly paper in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, when he was just 14.
  • The Editorial Cartoonists stamps and collectibles are available at canadapost.ca and post offices across Canada as of today.
  • Canada Post's newest stamp issue celebrates five of Canada's greatest editorial cartoonists, whose thought-provoking and seminal work has helped shape our national fabric over the last half-century.