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Gunman kills 10 people at Texas high school
Saturday, May 19, 2018
CBC News/The Associated Press/Reuters/AA
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A 17-year-old boy carrying a shotgun and a revolver opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the deadliest such attack in the U.S. since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun...
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Somebody put a live WWI-era artillery shell out with the trash in London, Ont.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Colin Butler · CBC News /London Police Service/AA
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Police in London, Ont., say someone put a live First World War-era artillery shell out with the trash on Tuesday.
The shell contained more than 10 kilograms of live explosives and had to be destroyed by bomb experts at Canadian Forces Base Borden.
The vintage piece of ordnance was found...
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Tuesday's Dinner & Karaoke
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Alf Ash
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Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30 Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Music by Carl & June host this Karaoke Event,
Donations are appreciated!
The kitchen committee will feature a special dinner menu every Tuesday.
See posters for full details.
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Hall can be rented on Saturday Nights from 8pm to 1am.for up to 100 people
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Alf Ash/ Corey McFaddin
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Hall can be rented on Saturday Nights from 8pm to 1am.for up to 100 people.
Members/Non-Members may rent all or part of our facility for parties, weddings, meetings etc. Non-members will pay a higher fee for the hall rental.
1. The period of rental shall be from 8 PM to 1 AM. Access to...
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Google Branch 50 Website?Note Branch Hours.
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Alf Ash
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A few people who use the computer are going onto 'Google' to check out the Branch Hours, they go onto this site: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 50,which shows them that the Branch 50 is Closed on Saturday and Sunday, it also shows pictures of the old Legion which had upstairs and downstairs, it...
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Passenger 'humiliated' after guide dog barred from Edmonton airport restaurant
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Nola Keeler · CBC News /Twitter/AA
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A Calgary man who is legally blind said he was "humiliated" after being told to leave a restaurant at Edmonton International Airport because he had his guide dog with him.
Phil Bobawsky was at the airport about 6 p.m. Friday.
He was flying back to Calgary with his guide dog, Finnegan, who...
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Retesting of error-ridden national alert system could take months
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
CBC News/The Canadian Press /AA
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It could be this time next year before Canada's new mobile emergency alert system is tested again on a wide scale as the players involved in last week's failed tests try to figure out what went wrong.
As an Amber Alert sounded for a missing boy in Ontario on Monday, who has since been found,...
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OLDER NEWS
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Tories grill government about self-confessed ISIS killer living in Toronto
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Canadian Press/570 News/AP/AA
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Conservative MPs say the government should be going after a Canadian who told a New York Times...
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Report blames lax maintenance for growth of hazardous mould on warships
Friday, May 11, 2018
Murray Brewster · CBC News /Canadian Press/AA
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A newly released report blames a build-up of potentially hazardous mould aboard Canada's...
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Feds to boost G7 security by flying in 3,000 officers, German shepherds
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press/AA
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OTTAWA — The federal government plans to spend more than $2.2 million to fly roughly 3,000...
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Veterans
Battle of Atlantic veterans remembered
Monday, May 07, 2018
By Neil Bowen, Sarnia Observer /AA
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A bell rang for each ship lost in the epic sea battle of the Second World War during a Sunday...
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US 'provocation' threatens peace, says North Korea
Sunday, May 06, 2018
BBC News/AA
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North Korea has warned the US about using "pressure and military threats" against it as the two...
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Veterans
Job placement program for veterans was a flop, audit finds
Thursday, May 03, 2018
Murray Brewster · CBC News /The Canadian Press/AA
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Only a little more than three dozen ex-soldiers were reimbursed over a two-year period by the...
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IBM awarded a further $36.5M to 'stabilize' failed Phoenix pay system
Wednesday, May 02, 2018
Julie Ireton · CBC News/The Canadian Press/AA
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The federal government continues to give new responsibilities and tens of millions of dollars to...
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Trump tax reform resulting in massive bills for thousands of Canadian residents
Tuesday, May 01, 2018
Elizabeth Thompson · CBC News/Reuters/AA
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Thousands of Canadian residents are facing massive tax bills because of U.S. President Donald...
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Customer takes Bell to court and wins, as judge agrees telecom giant can't promise a price, then change it
Monday, April 30, 2018
Erica Johnson · CBC News/AA
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A Toronto man is elated after a deputy judge ruled that a verbal contract he made with a Bell...
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Flair Airlines' expansion called 'shot across the bow of WestJet'
Sunday, April 29, 2018
CBC News/The Canadian Press/AA
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A Canadian aviation analyst says a move by Kelowna-based Flair Airlines to expand westward could...
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Branch News
Branch #50 Nominated Names for Elections in May 27th, 2018
Friday, April 27, 2018
Alf Ash
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President: Chris Pickering, Al Hohner, Mike McKeever, Pam Barrager, Larry
Leiskau and Dan...
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'Anyone with a pulse' can pass: Semi-trailer driving tests in Canada too easy, instructors agree
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Jason Warick · CBC News/AA
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Reg Lewis says it's time to expose the "dirty secret" of the trucking industry.
Lewis says he...
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Defence officials wonder whether it still makes sense to move counterterrorism unit out of Ottawa
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen/The Canadian Press /AA
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The future of the Canadian Forces counterterrorism base in Ottawa could be decided in the next...
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Upcoming Events
Legion
Branch Hours
Mon, May 21
1pm - 7pm
May 21st is Victoria Day -Open 1-7pm
Sports
Shuffleboard
Tue, May 22
1pm
Tuesday Shuffleboard.
Details...
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, May 22
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Seniors
Bid Euchre
Wed, May 23
1pm
Bid Euchre is Wednesday at 1:00pm.
Seniors
Euchre
Thu, May 24
1pm
Thursday is Euchre at 1:00pm
Sports
9 Ball Pool
Thu, May 24
7pm
7pm - 9 Ball Pool
Seniors
Solo
Fri, May 25
1pm
1pm - Solo
Sports
Rummoli
Fri, May 25
7pm
Also, could you add into March/April/May on Friday nights there is Rummoli here from 7-9:30pm
Details...
Sports
Horse Collar
Fri, May 25
7pm
Horse Collar is starting on Friday May 25th at 7:00 pm.
Sports
Ladies Darts-Last One
Fri, May 25
8pm
Ladies Darts starts September 8th at 8:00pm
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, May 26
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Entertainment
Gord & Laurie
Sat, May 26
7pm
May 26th is an Gord & Laurie from 7-11 pm
Legion
General Meeting-Elections
Sun, May 27
2pm
Seniors
Bid Euchre
Mon, May 28
1pm
Monday is Bid Euchre at 1:00pm
Sports
Pool
Mon, May 28
6:30pm
6:30pm - Pool
Sports
Shuffleboard
Tue, May 29
1pm
Tuesday Shuffleboard.
Details...
Seniors
Senior Darts
Tue, May 29
1pm
Seniors Darts will be every other Tuesday at 1:00pm with the starting date being September 19th
Details...
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, May 29
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Seniors
Bid Euchre
Wed, May 30
1pm
Bid Euchre is Wednesday at 1:00pm.
Seniors
Euchre
Thu, May 31
1pm
Thursday is Euchre at 1:00pm
Hall Rental
Police Dinner
Thu, May 31
6:30pm
Sports
9 Ball Pool
Thu, May 31
7pm
7pm - 9 Ball Pool
Seniors
Solo
Fri, Jun 01
1pm
1pm - Solo
Sports
Horse Collar
Fri, Jun 01
7pm
Horse Collar at 7:00 pm.
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Jun 02
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Hall Rental
Hall Rented-“Bourque”
Sat, Jun 02
8pm
I have a hall rental on June 2nd for “Bourque”
Seniors
Euchre/Bid Euchre
Sun, Jun 03
1pm
1pm - Euchre/Bid Euchre
Entertainment
PBnJ Unplugged
Sun, Jun 03
1pm
Starting November 5th,2017
Details...
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Jun 05
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Jun 09
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Jun 12
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Jun 16
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Jun 19
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Jun 23
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Legion
General Meeting
Sun, Jun 24
2pm
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Jun 26
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Jun 30
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Legion
Branch Hours
Sun, Jul 01
1pm - 7pm
July 1st we will be opened from 1-7pm
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Jul 03
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Jul 07
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Jul 10
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Jul 14
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Legion
Branch Closed-Veterans Picnic
Sun, Jul 15
Veterans picnic is July 15th, we will be Closed.
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Jul 17
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Jul 21
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Jul 24
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Jul 28
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Jul 31
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Aug 04
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Aug 07
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Ways and Means
Meat Spin
Sat, Aug 11
4pm
4pm - Meat Spin
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Aug 14
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Aug 21
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Aug 28
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Sep 04
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Sep 11
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Sep 18
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
Details...
Entertainment
Dinner and Karaoke
Tue, Sep 25
5:30pm
Dinners will continue from 5:30 till 6:30, Karaoke still follows from 6:30 till 11:00
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