Monthly Archives: January 2026

Veterans Affairs Canada learning resources update – January 2026 / Mise Ă  jour des ressources d’apprentissage d’Anciens Combattants Canada – janvier 2026

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A Major Airshow Announcement

An update from the folks at the California Capital Airshow that may be of interest to members.


Greetings!

Last month, we dropped an Airshow performer (hint, hint) in the Insider email.

So, without further ado, here’s the reveal …

Your 20th Anniversary California Capital Airshow will feature not one but TWO national military demonstration teams! The loud and proud United States Air Force Thunderbirds, celebrating America’s 250th, will be joined by the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds.

That means you get six jets of American ‘rock and roll’ (the Thunderbirds) with the jaw-dropping nine ships of precision and grace (the Snowbirds). And the only place to see this stunning aviation spectacle is Sacramento County’s Mather Airport on October 10 & 11, 2026.

Buckle up, Sacramento, because it gets even better. Keep an eye on your inbox for more top-notch performer announcements and a surprise or two.

Have a wonderful day,

“Az”

Your California Capital Air Show Insider

P.S. – Hmmm. Sparkles anyone?

2026 California Capital Airshow

Celebrating 20 Years & America’s 250th Birthday with the

United States Air Force Thunderbirds and the
Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds!
October 10-11, 2026

Sacramento Mather Airport – KMHR

Presented by Sacramento County in partnership with the City of Rancho Cordova

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California Capital Airshow | (916) 876-7568 insider@californiacapitalairshow.com | https://CaliforniaCapitalAirshow.com/

California Capital Airshow | 10425 Norden Avenue | Mather, CA 95655 US

The Hunters become the hunted, Part 1: The 1838 U.S. invasion of Canada

An item from the Legion Magazine.


Weekly Feature
Weekly Feature

The Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site near Prescott, Ont., where some 250 Americans attempted to invade and “liberate” Canada from the British. [Dennis G. Jarvis/Wikimedia]

The Hunters become the hunted,
Part 1: The 1838 U.S. invasion of Canada

STORY BY RUSSELL HILLIER

It’s not that I doubted whether visiting the battlefield at Windmill Point was a good idea, but more a case of if it was a good idea on this day. An iron-grey sky had produced a drizzling rain that the forecast assured would get worse. So, I packed hastily, hoping to outrun a darkening sky.

The Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site is located only an hour’s drive from Ottawa. It’s where, in 1838, some 250 armed American invaders rode the momentum force of manifest destiny northward, only to meet a violent end at the hands of British regulars and Canadian militia. The battle itself gets overshadowed figuratively by the War of 1812 and geographically by nearby Fort Wellington. Yet, I’ve always been intrigued by it and the question: Why would hundreds of people pick up their rifles, cross an international border and invade a country that they were not at war with?

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2026 Wall Calendar—Sacred Canadian sites of the world wars
The Briefing
The Briefing

A crew of 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force, that undertook five mine-laying, or gardening, operations in early 1944. [Courtesy Jane Gulliford Lowes]

Historian Jane Gulliford Lowes on Bomber Command’s unsung mine layers

STORY BY ALEX BOWERS

Forget-me-nots and nectarines; broccoli and sweet pea; daffodil and quince. These aren’t words typically associated with the Royal Air Force’s Bomber Command, including its Canadian formations, during the Second World War.

The Ruhr, perhaps; Berlin and Hamburg, certainly—and Dresden. Such names, controversial though some might be, resonate.

Nevertheless, argues British historian Jane Gulliford Lowes, there’s an untold air war story in the likes of geraniums and jasmines.

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