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  1. Blackadder1916

    South Alberta Light Horse Regiment to amalgamate with larger reserve force

    Something to set Honoraries' heads spinning. https://chatnewstoday.ca/2024/03/07/south-alberta-light-horse-regiment-to-amalgamate-with-larger-reserve-force-command-set-to-move-out-of-medicine-hat/ South Alberta Light Horse Regiment to amalgamate with larger reserve force, command set to move...
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    Nathan Lehr, MWO (Ret'd)

    I came across this by happenstance this morning as I was looking for some information on the RCL Newfoundland Provincial Command website. I knew Nathan Lehr thirty years ago. We served together in 4 Fd Amb; he was the CSM Adm Coy. https://www.parsonsfuneralhome.com/obituary/nathan-lehr I...
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    U.S. gun crime, health insurance woes scare off Canadian diplomats

    I am sure there'll be inevitable opinions about whining Canadian foreign service officers. https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/u-s-gun-crime-health-insurance-woes-scare-off-canadian-diplomats-union-says-1.6735702 But I wondered if there were any similar concerns voiced by military pers posted to...
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    Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100

    The passing of time also leads to the passing of individuals who greatly influenced events in our recent history. The reactions to Secretary Kissinger's death are mixed. I lead with the BBC's because it epitomizes the measured (gentlemanly?) approach of that news outlet. Others are not so...
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    David McCallum, Actor, dead at 90

    https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/26/david-mccallum-obituary From getting rid of dirt to being a Russian heartthrob. And as a much younger man. National Service, probably before he was commissioned in the Middlesex Regiment.
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    Flood 'of a different kind' in Portugal

    Probably not the usual emergency that firefighters respond to. https://www.npr.org/2023/09/12/1198913626/red-wine-flood-city-portugal
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    Drone Delivery Canada awarded first contract for Canary drone from Department of National Defence

    https://dronedeliverycanada.com/press-releases/ddc-awarded-first-contract-for-its-canary-drone-from-the-department-of-national-defence/ Yes, typical press release hyperbole. The point that caught my attention was: "Under the terms of the Contract, the Canary will be operated and evaluated in...
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    Video shows murderer escaping jail by crab walking up wall

    They caught the first prisoner who escaped this way. Apparently they didn't notice this guy. https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/1198086420/danelo-cavalcante-pennsylvania-inmate-video-razor-wire What we know about the search for escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante A convicted murderer...
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    Entire police department in Minnesota city resigns

    What does $22 an hour get you? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/entire-minnesota-police-department-resigns-due-issues-pay-rcna100008 What is an entire depatment? https://www.cityofgoodhue.com/departments/police-department/ Or according to the story. And the mean streets of Goodhue...
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    PSHCP - Frustration abounds as public service health plan gets switched to Canada Life

    If it hadn't been for noticing this CBC article, I would probably have remained blissfully(?) ignorant until my prescription claims started to be declined. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canada-life-overwhelmed-call-volume-public-servants-1.6900064 I'll admit that I was somewhat remiss...
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    Russell Brown steps down from Supreme Court, halting probe into misconduct claim

    Matthew 7: 1-2 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/russell-brown-supreme-court-justice-resigns-1.6873402 All right, all right, the biblical reference is not strictly on point but is a bit of cheek. What else could you use in reference to a story about a judge? I contemplated necro-posting this...
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    Jim Brown, all-time NFL great running back and social activist, dies aged 87

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/may/19/jim-brown-dead-nfl-star-civil-rights-activist For those of us of a certain age who can forget this sprint
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    Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96

    https://apnews.com/article/harry-belafonte-dead-2d8cbdf0043e4383a6c4a85c862cdbe1 "Daaayy-o, Daaayy-o, Daylight come and we want go home" I met Harry Belafonte once, on a road in Rwanda (the RN4 Ruhengari - Gisenyi Road, about three miles east of the Mareru Milk Factory to be exact) in 1994...
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    Groundhog Day 2023

    February 2 is officially Groundhog Day and while Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania may be the best known of the venues where rodents are fondled in the belief that they can predict weather, it's a Canadian rat that should hold the prize for this year's best performance. Or should I say, best imitation...
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    US rock legend David Crosby dies aged 81

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64341315 At an awards ceremony in 1991 he quipped "For a guy who was supposed to be dead a couple years ago, I'm doing pretty well." He lived longer than many expected. His music will probably last a lot longer.
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    NY National Guard deploys for Christmas snow storm response

    A Toronto-esque military deployment for their neighbors just across the lake. https://www.dvidshub.net/news/435904/ny-national-guard-deploys-christmas-snow-storm-response And while over 500 Guardsmen are shuffling off to Buffalo, "the New York National Guard also has 700 personnel on state...
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    No, this KC-135’s call sign is not ‘T******,’ Air Force says

    It's not only fighter pilots who have an penchant for questionable callsigns. https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-call-sign-titties/?fbclid=IwAR2xYan1J8-cXSoMS_Qw3MrvEQsTE5cW0ljmAqogTce5vJqNnz_wQm2Zc0o
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    High seas off Haiti send 19 from USNS Comfort hospital ship overboard

    A bit of an upset for Comfort off Haiti. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/haiti-usns-comfort-us-navy-hospital-ship-19-overboard-rough-seas/ There's Canadians sailing with them at present...
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    Goodness Gracious, Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis dead at 87

    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jerry-lee-lewis-dead-obituary-1234616945/
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    Norway arrests man accused of being Russian spy (with a Canadian connection)

    There's been a number of recent arrests of suspected Russian agents by the Norwegian security services. This is the latest and with a Canadian twist. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63395323 The Canadian connection . . ...
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