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Aug 19 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
On the morning of August 19, 1942, Allied troops took part in Operation Jubilee, an amphibious assault on the French port of Dieppe. In nine hours, enemy fighters killed 907 Canadians, wounded 2,460, and captured 1,946. [1/4]
The Allied force included 582 soldiers from the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry — close to 300 were wounded or captured, and 197 died. Today, #HamOnt's Dieppe Veterans Memorial Park is holding a memorial service to commemorate the 80th anniversary. [2/4]
I spoke with speaks with Alex Fitzgerald-Black (@JunoBeachCentre) about Dieppe’s legacy, some of its lesser-known ripple effects, and what his team is doing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the battle. [3/4]
We discussed:
- How Canadians reacted to the raid
- The difficulties faced by prisoners of war captured at Dieppe
- The local impact in #HamOnt
- The narrative that losses at Dieppe led to success at D-Day
Read it all here: tvo.org/article/so-man… [4/4] Text reading: I think the legacy of Dieppe is that there are

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🦠👀⛱️With mask mandates largely lifted and many Ontarians with multiple doses, I asked health officials, including @mustafahirji and @twpiggott, what kind of summer the province has in store — and how public-health units will be spending it.
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I'll be live-tweeting updates on the #OnElxn in #HamOnt and #Niagara tonight for @TheAgenda. Check out TVO (on TV), go to TVO.org, or cruise our social media for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET.
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