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07 May 2008
War Brides, a new book about Canadian War Brides of World War Two by Melynda Jarratt. Available in June 2007 from Tempus Publishing in Britain or on line at Amazon.com Featuring a chapter on Canadian War Brides of World War One by Annette Fulford. Click here to read the introduction to Chapter 8, Children of War Brides.

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Globe and Mail: Exhibit celebrates war brides' adventures of 60 years ago
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02 May 2008
Parksville-Qualicum News: Royal BC Museum hosts war brides exhibition
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14 February 2008
Daily Gleaner: Local war brides eligible for U.K. honour
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25 January 2008
Vancouver Sun: It's official: Joe Taylor is finally a Canadian citizen
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24 January 2008
Vancouver Sun: He fought canada to become a canadian
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07 December 2007
The Record: MP wants citizenship restored for 'lost Canadians'
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07 December 2007
Vancouver Sun: Bring Lost Canadians back into the fold
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06 December 2007
Vancouver Sun: Cabinet grants 'lost Canadian' his long-sought citizenship
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05 December 2007
The Province: BC soldier's 'lost' son wins citizenship at last
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05 December 2007
CBC News: Committee report urges citizenship for 'Lost Canadians'
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02 December 2007
Canada.com: 'Lost Canadian' hopes new bill will solve citizenship woes
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17 November 2007
Windsor Star: He just wants to be Canadian
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13 November 2007
Daily Gleaner Fredericton: Government has moral obligation to War Brides and children
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13 November 2007
Daily Gleaner Fredericton: Canadian-born man fights for citizenship
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09 November 2007
Vancouver Sun: Lest we forget the stateless war brides and their kids
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07 November 2007
Windsor Star: A war story, The fight for citizenship
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06 November 2007
Toronto Sun: War brides' status iffy, Ruling casts doubt on citizenship of thousands of World...
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03 November 2007
Victoria Times Colonist: Court ruling means children of war brides may not be Canadians
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02 October 2007
The Province: Ottawa labels a man 'illegitimate' in order to deny him citizenship
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15 September 2007
Vancouver Sun: Canadians who aren't
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12 September 2007
The Suburban: Happily ever after?
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21 August 2007
Abbotsford Times: 'I'd do another 61 years'
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15 August 2007
The Telegram: All those years ago
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07 August 2007
Ottawa Citizen: Accident puts 64-year-old off the buses
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03 August 2007
Timmins Daily Press: 'War Brides' book documents intriguing part of our history
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03 August 2007
The Gananoque Reporter: 'War Brides' book documents intriguing part of our history
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02 August 2007
Times and Transcript: War brides left their homes for a new life
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30 July 2007
Brantford Expositor: War brides book brings back memories
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25 July 2007
Daily Gleaner Fredericton: Author brings war bride stories to life
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13 July 2007
The Western Star: Website will provide information on Newfoundland's war brides
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01 July 2007
Halifax Chronicle Herald: 'Lost Canadians' seek redress, Many thousands stripped of citizenship
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30 June 2007
570 News.com: Hundreds of thousands of Lost Canadians look to Australia on Canada Day
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27 June 2007
Ottawa Sun: The majesty of hope
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27 June 2007
Kirkland Lake Northern News: TPR resident a war bride and
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18 June 2007
The Record: Liberation child
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17 June 2007
Edmonton Journal: The Lost Canadians
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13 June 2007
Halifax Daily News: Former 'lost Canadian' gets her citizenship card, after 60 years
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09 June 2007
Times and Transcript: Act won't help 'lost' Canadians
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08 June 2007
Vancouver Sun: Plight of the Lost Canadians
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06 June 2007
The Province: Citizenship minister goes a long way to right old wrongs
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06 June 2007
Osoyoos Times: Osoyoos 'lost Canadians' hope law change will fix citizenship
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05 June 2007
Daily Gleaner: Same old, same old
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04 June 2007
Halifax Daily News: Second-class citizens
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02 June 2007
Halifax Daily News: Think you're Canadian? Think again
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02 June 2007
Epoch Times: War brides and Their Children in Canada...
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31 May 2007
Daily Gleaner: Citizenship Act changes will shut out hundreds - historian
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30 May 2007
NDP Press Release: No more half measures on 'lost Canadians'
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30 May 2007
Toronto Star: Citizenship 'limbo' to end
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29 May 2007
CTV News: Citizenship limbo to end for war bride children
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29 May 2007
Canada.com: Government announces changes to outdated, confusing citizenship law
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24 May 2007
Epoch Times: Canadian Eh? Thousands of War-timers might not be Citizens
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18 May 2007
Epoch Times: Exhibit Depicts Trumphs and Trials of 1940s Women
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16 May 2007
Osoyoos Times: Osoyoos 'lost Canadian' says war brides & their children also need citizenship help
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15 May 2007
Legion Magazine: Trouble Proving Citizenship Hitting Military Families
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14 May 2007
Ottawa Sun: War brides get their day
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13 May 2007
CKNX News: 40 War Brides Honoured in Stratford
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13 May 2007
Ottawa Citizen: Portraits in courage and sacrifice
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12 May 2007
Ottawa Citizen: Wartime 'sweethearts' come to relive good old times
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12 May 2007
Victoria Times Colonist: War brides in two countries inspired art exhibit
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12 May 2007
Calgary Herald: Love, war and remembrance
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12 May 2007
Calgary Herald: Calgarian's war brides colour war museum
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11 May 2007
Halifax Chronicle Herald: 70 Maritime war brides hop train to Ottawa
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11 May 2007
Halifax Daily News: War brides board Via train
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11 May 2007
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder: War brides exhibit opens in Ottawa
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11 May 2007
Ottawa Sun: Here comes the brides
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10 May 2007
Halifax Daily News: War brides set off on a nostalgic journey
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10 May 2007
Ottawa Citizen: Exhibit lifts veil on Canada's war bride story
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10 May 2007
St. Catherine's Standard: She followed her heart to Canada
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09 May 2007
CNW Group Media Advisory: More than 150 war brides will board Via....
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02 May 2007
The Essex Free Press: Spring tea honours war brides
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01 May 2007
Canadian War Museum: Welcomes War Brides on Mother's Day
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24 April 2007
Windsor Star: 'We fell in love'
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27 March 2007
Montreal Gazette: 'Lost citizens' many number in tens of thousands
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27 March 2007
Telegraph-Journal: N.B. war bride, kids among 'lost Canadians'
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26 March 2007
Canadian War Museum: Two new exhibitions explore...
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14 February 2007
News Release: Citizenship and Immigration Committee Schedules Special Hearings to get Answers...
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02 February 2007
CBC News: No fast-tracking of citizenship for children of WWII troops
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01 February 2007
The Province: Change citizenship law to stop shameful abuse of proud Canadians
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24 January 2007
Toronto Sun: The shameful citizenship debacle
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03 January 2007
The Mitchell Advocate: Local war brides recognized for their impact
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13 December 2006
The Essex Free Press: Woodslee Friendship Club honours war brides
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20 November 2006
Wynyard Advance Gazette: War Brides honoured during 2006 Remembrance Day Ceremony
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14 November 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton: Like so many war brides, her strong will helped her through
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14 November 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton: Doaktown honours its war brides
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11 November 2006
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder: War brides treated like royalty
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11 November 2006
Cowichan Valley News: A bond forged by wartime
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11 November 2006
Ottawa Citizen: Romance to reality, The darker side to Canada's war brides
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10 November 2006
Saskatoon StarPhoenix: Calvert honours war brides
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10 November 2006
Lethbridge Herald: Bond between war brides
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09 November 2006
The Advertiser: Couple reflects on six decades of love
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08 November 2006
Chronicle-Herald Nova Scotia: A happy return by rail
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08 November 2006
Ottawa Citizen: 'I can't believe this is all for us'
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08 November 2006
Winnipeg Free Press Live: War brides, husbands renew wedding vows some 60 years after first meeting
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08 November 2006
Mid-North Monitor: 2006 Year of the War Bride
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08 November 2006
Ottawa Citizen: A special reunion
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07 November 2006
BBC News: Canada war brides retrace steps
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07 November 2006
Brockville Recorder & Times: A trip down memory lane Merrickville's Vernie Foy boards train
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07 November 2006
Cape Breton Post: War bride, Sydney husband to renew vows
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07 November 2006
Halifax Daily News: 'We're a big family, we're all like sisters': 84-year-old
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07 November 2006
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder: City Woman aboard war-bride train
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06 November 2006
Daily News Halifax: Burnt food and outhouses
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05 November 2006
Canadian Press Newswire: More than 200 war brides bound for Halifax...
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04 November 2006
Sarnia Observer: Bittersweet memories;war bride recalls 60 years in canada
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03 November 2006
Daily News Truro: Gathering of War Brides always 'a big, happy time'
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03 November 2006
CBC News: War Brides - Share you stories and pictures
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03 November 2006
CBC News: Canada's war brides - Love and war overseas
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02 November 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton: War bride exhibit opens at York Sunbury Museum
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01 November 2006
Lindsay Daily Post: Fundraiser features big band music
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31 October 2006
Durham Region News: An Oshawa war bride remembers
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23 October 2006
Times Colonist: 'Third generation Canadian' can't get citizenship
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21 October 2006
Times & Transcript NB: Group of N.B. war brides tour great ship in Saint John port
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13 October 2006
Northern Life.ca: 2006 marks 60th anniversary of the War Bride
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12 October 2006
Sudbury Star: War brides reminisce about their early years after moving to Canada
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10 October 2006
Toronto Sun: A foolish appeal - Joe Taylor should remain a Canadian
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06 October 2006
London Free Press: War brides mark their 60th anniversary
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06 October 2006
Vancouver Sun: Tories unfairly shutting the door on war brides' children
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05 October 2006
Canada.com: MPs critical of Tory opposition to war-bride children citizenship
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03 October 2006
Globe and Mail: War bride son fights for citizenship
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23 September 2006
Times & Transcript NB: War brides can relive historic 1946 journey
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16 September 2006
Vancouver Sun: A Pen's Stroke Creates Thousands of Canadians
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14 September 2006
London Free Press: War brides had special battles to fight and win
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12 September 2006
Cold Lake Sun: Legion, Ladies Auxiliary celebrating 60th anniversary
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08 September 2006
Times Colonist: Love and War-British brides honoured for their contributions to Canada
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08 September 2006
Toronto Sun: Judge: War child's a Canuck
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06 September 2006
The Sault Star: Sault's own helping to honour war brides
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06 September 2006
Durham Region News: Auxiliary hunts for war brides
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04 September 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton: War brides CD selling like hotcakes before release
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03 September 2006
Toronto Sun: Documentary tells story of 'Lost Canadians'
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02 September 2006
Vancouver Sun: Child of Canadian soldier wins right to citizenship: 65,000 brides and children....
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02 September 2006
Halifax Chronicle-Herald: Hundreds of war brides Halifax-bound
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31 August 2006
Halifax Chronicle-Herald: War brides about to take ride down memory lane
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29 August 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton: Postive attitude keeps her young
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25 August 2006
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder: Stormont Fair Organizers Searching for War Brides
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19 August 2006
Telegraph-Journal: Songs of awaiting brides
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09 August 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton: War brides to preserve memories on CD
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05 August 2006
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder: Local youths pay homage to Canadian war brides who live here
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27 July 2006
Goya Theatre Productions Inc: War Brides Musical
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26 July 2006
Telegraph-Journal: Their hearts led them to Canada, for many it was a One-Way Passage
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15 July 2006
Sudbury Star: A reunion 60 years in the making
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14 July 2006
Stirling Community Press - Honouring Canadian war brides
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13 July 2006
Chronicle-Herald Nova Scotia: A story of love and war
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12 July 2006
Esquimalt News: History recognized
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07 July 2006
St. Thomas Times-Journal: Local war brides among those honoured at Queen's Park
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04 July 2006
Times & Transcript NB: Metro war brides share memories
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04 July 2006
CBC News: Children of WW II troops still fighting for Canadian citizenship
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01 July 2006
Chronicle Herald: One Way Passage to Pier 21
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30 June 2006
North Shore News: Remember the war brides
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27 June 2006
Daily Herald Tribune: War brides gather to swap stories at special tea
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27 June 2006
Journal-Pioneer PEI: Quilt honours war brides
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24 June 2006
Belleville Intellingencer: Met our boys over 'ome and came
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19 June 2006
Times & Transcript NB: War brides share memories of new lives
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16 June 2006
Durham Region News: Calling All War Brides
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14 June 2006
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder: War brides honoured by province...
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14 June 2006
Toronto Sun: War Brides Lured By Love
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07 June 2006
Pembroke Daily Observer: Ontario paying tribute to war brides
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06 June 2006
Times & Transcript NB: War brides celebrated with tea in Dorcester
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02 June 2006
The Vancouver Sun: Loss of citizenship a mystery for son of war bride
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31 May 2006
The Vancouver Sun: Judge asked to rule on status of war brides, kids
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31 May 2006
Globe and Mail BC: Wartime child fights to regain his citizenship
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30 May 2006
Peace Arch News: Of war and marriage
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28 May 2006
London Free Press: War brides honoured
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18 May 2006
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder: Legacy of war brides will live forever on canvas
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16 May 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton : Optimism has kept her going strong...
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12 May 2006
The Telegram: Brides on a shelf
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10 May 2006
Global National: Canadian War Bride Honoured
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09 May 2006
StarPhoenix: Jean charms Regina crowd
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08 May 2006
Canadian Press: Governor General begins three-day visit to Saskatchewan with legislature stop
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06 May 2006
Prince Albert Daily Herald: War brides brave unknown for new life with soldier husbands
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06 May 2006
StarPhoenix: War brides gather in city
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05 May 2006
CBC News Saskatchewan: 60-year-old radio interview brings back memories for war bride
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02 May 2006
Winnipeg Free Press: Salute to love born in a world gone mad
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01 May 2006
Legion Magazine: War Brides Celebrate Major Anniversary
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01 May 2006
City News Winnipeg: War Brides Honoured
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25 April 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton : Taking care of others...
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09 April 2006
Penticton Herald: Valley war brides look back
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30 March 2006
Northern Life Sudbury: War brides celebrate 60 years in Canada
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21 March 2006
Saint Croix Courier: War brides Highway?
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13 March 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton : War bride recalls her move to Canada
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07 March 2006
Times & Transcript NB: Death always a possibility during war
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07 March 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton : Indomitable spirit, War bride Ivy Clark's life has been marked...
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06 March 2006
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix: Art exhibit tells war brides' stories
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06 March 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton : After 60 years, war bride still loves her home country
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06 March 2006
CBC Arts: Art exhibit gathers war brides' stories
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04 March 2006
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder: Women Entrepreneurs
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03 March 2006
Saskatoon Homepage: War Brides Exhibit Opens at Diefenbaker Centre
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03 March 2006
Seaway News: Women Entrepreneurs
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03 March 2006
Saint Croix Courier: A pen pal war bride
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02 March 2006
The Diefenbaker Canada Centre: One-Way Passage - Canada's War Brides
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01 March 2006
Wyatt Heritage Properties: Mayor's Heritage Tea
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28 February 2006
New Brunswick Museum: Hosts afternoon tea for war brides
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28 February 2006
New Brunswick Museum: Ordinary People in Extraordinary Conflict: New Brunswickers at War 1914-1946
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28 February 2006
Greater Vernon Museum & Archives BC: The Year of the Warbride
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25 February 2006
Chronicle Journal: War brides reminisce
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24 February 2006
Summerside PEI City Council Invites War Brides
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24 February 2006
Interlake Spectator MB: Bring on the brides...
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24 February 2006
Stonewall Argus and Teluron Times MB: Bring on the brides
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24 February 2006
Saint Croix Courier: Eleanor Roosevelt's dress
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23 February 2006
Wheat City Journal: Manitoba War Brides Association winding down
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22 February 2006
Calgary Herald: Artists ascend podium for centennial medals
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21 February 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton : Her glass is always half full
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20 February 2006
Calgary Herald: War Brides Changed Our Way of Life
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19 February 2006
Calgary Herald: Second World War tore families apart, but created new ones in Canada
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17 February 2006
Daily Gleaner Fredericton: Music, memories for war brides
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17 February 2006
Guardian Charlottetown: Martell looking for war brides
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17 February 2006
Winnipeg Real Estate News: Year of the War Bride
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17 February 2006
Saint Croix Courier: High-heeled problems for Grand Manan war bride
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16 February 2006
Peterborough Examiner: Baby picture causes chaos
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16 February 2006
Daily News Halifax: Poses, pouts and passion
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15 February 2006
Trident: Pier 21 marks 60th anniversary of first war bride ship
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14 February 2006
Toronto Star: True love amid the ruins
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13 February 2006
Chronicle-Herald Nova Scotia: Government House
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11 February 2006
Red Deer Advocate: War brides commemorate 60-year anniversary of sailing to Canada
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11 February 2006
Guardian Charlottetown: Thanks for the trip, Mom
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11 February 2006
Calgary Herald: Artist of war brides relates stories
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11 February 2006
Global National: War brides not considered Canadian
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10 February 2006
The Western Star Corner Brook: War bride's teen love sparked move across Atlantic
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10 February 2006
Telegram St. John's: Through love and war and Newfoundland
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10 February 2006
Daily News Halifax: Welcome to Canada
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10 February 2006
Flamborough Review Ontario: Together...61 years and counting
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10 February 2006
National Post: The brides of the Atlantic
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10 February 2006
Calgary Herald: War brides followed their hearts to strange, wintry Canada
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10 February 2006
Daily News Halifax: War brides remember
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10 February 2006
Chronicle-Herald Nova Scotia: They followed their hearts
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10 February 2006
Saint Croix Courier: From rations to Moores Mills
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