Aug. 11, 2022
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British pop giants Duran Duran headlined a glitzy Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday as more than 5,000 athletes braced for battle.
June 1, 2022
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Who is the Queen? – “The oldest person on earth” Hemera, aged 5 On Thursday June 2nd, a hundred toddlers will toddle, ride and splash their way through a Toddler Triathlon to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Greenhead Park in Huddersfield.
Sept. 10, 2021
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Robert (Bob) Lansdale was a press photographer in the 1950s and 60s documenting a mid-century era in black and white. His coverage included the Springhill mining disasters in Nova Scotia, the riotous Newfoundland loggers’ strike and Queen Elizabeth’s official visits. The most famous photo Mr. Lansdale captured was of Canadian marathon swimmer Marilyn Bell after crossing the English Channel from Calais, France. Mr. Lansdale died of a heart attack on July 13 at Trillium Health Partners hospital in Mississauga, Ont.