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BBC Magazine has a new (25 Nov 2016) article on Walts. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38085998

http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/canadian-army-interested-in-old-nuke-that-may-have-been-found-off-haida-gwaii

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/04/canada-lost-nuke-found-cold-war-bomb Diver may have found 'lost nuke' missing since cold war off Canada coast 04 Nov 2016 .............. Continues at the link above. - mod edit to thread title to reflect results of probe -

An interesting find on Reunion Island off Madagascar. http://globalnews.ca/news/2137778/plane-debris-found-on-reunion-island-investigated-for-mh370-link/...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/franck-gervais-charged-with-impersonating-soldier-in-court-jan-6-1.2865528 continues at link.

"Halton Regional police have called a press conference about the shooting at 3 p.m. The Spectator will Live Stream this conference. " Source: http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4927568-hamilton-argylls-soldier-fatally-shot-at-national-war-memorial/

CBC is already chomping at the bit: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/canadian-soldier-shot-in-ottawa-a-reservist-from-hamilton-1.2808960

Floored.

No idea why, but one I like and not mentioned yet is the beaufighter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auHYZrNK9wk

Medical plans are pretty common documents, but to follow/carry out the plan, you certainly need to be able to read and understand it. Feel free to PM and ask about terms your not familiar with.  I'm sure the senior medics or doctors here will aim you in the right direction. A better...

As it is already suspected to be the result of the blood donation, what may happen is your asked to go back and get a second lab result to confirm.

Here are links that may help out. Perhaps something will look familiar. http://thebrodiehelmet.weebly.com/canada.html http://edmontoncivildefencemuseum.com/?page_id=1713 http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/militaria-arms/288546-m1917-helmet.html

Brodie Helmet.  Mark 1 or 2? Are there any stamping marks inside it? what colour is the exterior? The red F leads me to guess Fire Warden. 

Has a few photos in his photostream. http://www.flickr.com/photos/36702396@N00/3606888370/in/photostream/

Anytime, I love these types of hunts. Here are some photos, the first a corner of an air nav map from 1943 with the field marked.  Looks to be inland from the lake, between Highway 33 and what I'm guessing is still number 8. I will hazard a guess, (I've never been there) and say that the...