War, hunger, locusts, fire and pestilence: World Press Photo returns

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War, hunger, locusts, fire and pestilence:
World Press Photo returns

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

War in the Caucasus. Hunger in Yemen. Locusts in Kenya. Fire in Brazil. Pestilence everywhere.

The World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition has returned to Canada, showing at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa after a one-year, pandemic-imposed hiatus.

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Canada and the Battle of Sicily

Story by Sharon Adams

The Allied invasion of Sicily began on July 9, 1943. The Canadians had their first day of fighting the next day.

It started with a “terrific bombardment by our heavy guns,” wrote Captain Basil G. Parker of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. “Not much firing seen on shore…. Surprise achieved.”