Part Of Canada's Past You Almost Certainly Don't Know.

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Part Of Canada's Past You Almost Certainly Don't Know.

FromThe Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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Nov 8, 2021

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By accident, I discover a small yet important part of Canada's military past. In a little cemetery behind an abandoned old church alongside Scotland's northeast coast. A story worth telling and I'm honoured to tell it along with the help of one of Canada's most respected war historians.

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