The 80th anniversary this week of D-Day brings mixed emotions for French survivors of the Battle of Normandy. They remain grateful for their liberation from Nazi occupation in World War II but cannot forget its steep cost in French lives.
Shortly after D-Day in 1944, the American soldiers heading out to more fighting against Adolf Hitler s forces couldn t help but notice the hungry French boy by the side of the road, hoping for handouts.
Deemed a public safety hazard, a Norway maple featured in a Hallmark Channel movie had to come down as part of the renovation of the cenotaph in Almonte.
LE MONT-SAINT-MICHEL (AFP) – Tourists travelling to visit historic French landmarks the Eiffel Tower and Normandy’s Mont Saint Michel have found their doors closed for part of the past two weeks, as striking workers complain of underinvestment and too many visitors. Investment in Mont Saint Michel, a fortified tidal island topped by an abbey, is […]