prince charles told the crowds that canada was an example to many.spondent gavin hewitt reports. prince charles was driven in a coach flanked by royal canadian mounted police through the capital, 0ttawa, as the country celebrated its 150th anniversary. he was representing the queen, who remains canadian head of state. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, introduced prince charles to his children. there was recognition that the celebrations were taking place on the ancestral lands of the algonquin people — indigenous canadians. also among the performers was bono, with his own message. when others build walls, you open doors. it was a message expanded on by prime minister trudeau. we don't care where you are from or what religion you practice or who you love, you are all welcome in canada. cheering and applause. justin trudeau defined canada as a country built on diversity, of welcoming refugees, a country where tackling climate change was an obligation, not an option. prince charles didn't mention canada's british ties but he paid tribute to c

—— particularly, prince charles ? charles? —— particularly, prince charles?they will go with the flow. if this is what william and harry want to do, they will go ahead and do it. what about in terms of the commemorations of diana's death. it is about a month now, the actual anniversary. what else is happening? if you go to kensington palace there is a wonderful exhibition of diana's dresses and how she changed image according to what she was doing. there is a lovely garden which has been done by the gardeners there in memory of diana because the new wanted to do something. a statue will be put up there in the garden in her memory and some of her belongings from buckingham palace will be in the summer buckingham palace will be in the summer exhibition there. and sure there will be more in the weeks to come. the royalfamily there will be more in the weeks to come. the royal family have come to terms a bit finally with the legacy of princess diana. there was the period from where it they formally separated when she was not quite pa rt separated when she was not

prince charles, and the duke and duchess of cambridge joined 4000 guests to remember the sacrifice madein a battle that has come to symbolise the horror of world war one. ben brown is at tyne cot cemetery in belgium. 100 years ago today, this time 100 yea rs 100 years ago today, this time 100 years ago today, the battle of passchendaele was raging. it had just begun in the early hours of the morning, 4:10am in the morning. the offensive was underway. but already by now many british and commonwealth soldiers had already fallen. half a million casualties in the end after those three months of fighting in the battle of passchendaele forjust five miles of territory gained. thousands of those who did die are buried here at tyne cot cemetery. that is where we have had this commemorative ceremony headed by the prince of wales, prince charles and also the duke and duchess of cambridge, they laid flowers at the tomb of the unknown soldier. robert hall has this report. there are few more peaceful places than the gentle slope of tyne cot. today among its white headstones families looked back acros

prince charles's wife, camilla, speaks to cnn just ahead of her 70th birthday. >> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell. >> i'm rosemary church. this is "cnn newsroom." it starts right now. >>> u.s. president trump reaches a big milestone this week marking six months in office. >> but allegations of russian meddling in last year's election continue to overshadow his administration. take a look at this new washington post abc news poll. if you listen to this, majority of americans say they believe that russia tried to inflew enthe race the president's popularis also plummeted in that poll. he has the worst approval of any u.s. president in about 70 years. 42% of americans did approve of the job. that is now at 36%. his disapproval rating, 58%. >> president trump defend himself saying it is not that bad. he also defended his son's meeting with a russian lawyer. saying hillary clinton can illegally get debate question answers leak 33,000 e-mails but his son is scorned by the fake news media. the president's attorney said sunday there wa

prince charles and camilla are celebrating canada day during a 3 day tour.na, princess of wales was killed in a car crash in paris. later today, her children, princes william and harry and their immediate family will return to althorp estate where the princess was buried. in a private service they will rededicate the princess's grave on what would have been diana's 56th birthday. we can speak now to royal historian kate williams. a significant moment for prince william and prince harry? it is a very meaningful day. it would have been her 56 birthday, 20 years since she died. an important date for the family. in this ceremonial, remembering the positive, what diana's life brought to the world. a leading light in the anti— mining campaign, anti— bullying, all those things that the printers have continued doing. —— princes. the importance of the family and the wider world. the two princes have been open about the effect that her death had on the two of them while growing up? we have seen them open up growing up? we have seen them open up over the past few month

prince charles and the prime minister and 4,000 descendants will be in attendance.ries in high risk areas should be tested for hiv. we'll speak to one of the researchers who says it could save money and lives. here'sjulian in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. thoughts of extra mental health nurses are to be recruited by the nhs in england. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, said the aim is to treat an extra one million people by 2021. the royal college of nursing questioned how so many staff can be hired and trained in such a short space of time. it's not long away, 20, 21, and those skilled nurses will need to be in training now. what we will need is lots of people coming in to train as mental health nurses this september when the programme is open, and that is not what we are seeing. the usa says president putin ‘s decision to order its diplomatic staff to leave russia is not justified. they have been told to leave by september one. this is in retaliation to new sanctions approved by the us congress relating to russia's alleged involvement in the la

theresa may and prince charles were in attendance to pay tribute.alth nurses in england over the next four years, despite criticism from the royal college of nursing that the time frame for training additional staff is unrealistic. family and friends of princess diana have urged channel 4 not to broadcast controversial tapes of her discussing her marriage with her voice coach. much of the footage has already been aired in the us, but never in britain. and footballer cristiano ronaldo has appeared before a court in madrid accused of tax fraud. the real madrid player, who is alleged to have evaded £13 million in tax since 2010, has previously denied the allegation. time for the sport. good news if you are an england cricket fan. england's cricketers have gone 2—1 up in the test series against south africa. the tourists were looking to bat out the final day at the oval for an unlikely draw. but england bowled them out after lunch for a 239 victory. moeen ali finished them off with a hat—trick including dean elgar‘s wicket. the opener made 136 and had b

the ceremony was led by prince charles, who praised the "courage and bravery" of the men who fought at passchendaele. the battle we know today as passchendaele, would last for over 100 days. we remember it not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. i'll be reporting live from tyne cot cemetery, and talking to some of the descendants about the sacrifice of their ancestors. we'll have more from belgium in a moment. the other main stories on bbc news at five... a former royal marine, ciaran maxwell, has beenjailed for 18 years for supplying bombs to dissident irish republicans. plans to recruit an extra 21,000 mental health workers in england over the next four years, have been announced by the health secretary. downing street has insisted that free movement of people will end in march 2019, when the uk leaves the european union. and real madrid superstar, cristiano ronaldo, has appeared before a court in the city accused of tax fraud. good evening from tyne cot cemetery in

theresa may and prince charles were in attendance to pay tribute.ental health nurses in england over the next four years, despite criticism from the royal college of nursing that the time frame for training additional staff is unrealistic. family and friends of princess diana have urged channel a not to broadcast controversial tapes of her discussing her marriage with her voice coach. much of the footage has already been aired in the us, but never in britain. and footballer cristiano ronaldo has appeared before a court in madrid accused of tax fraud. the real madrid player, who is alleged to have evaded £13 million in tax since 2010, has previously denied the allegation. time for the sport. good news if you are an england cricket fan. england's cricketers have thrashed south africa to win the third test at the 0val, and take a 2—1 lead in the four—match series. the tourists started the final day on 117—a, chasing an improbable a92 to victory. south africa lost three wickets in the morning session, with toby roland—jones taking the first two in two b

prince charles and the duke and duchess of cambridge will attend a ceremony here at tyne cot cemeterywhere 12,000 servicemen are buried, many who fell during the battle passchendaele. the sunday times columnist is sacked over a column labelled anti—semitic and sexist. we meet the campaign is working to reclaim our streets to enrich the lives of children. the health secretaryjeremy hunt has announced that thousands more mental health workers are to be recruited by the nhs in england. he said it was time to end the "historic imbalance" between mental and physical health services. the plans include the recruitment of 2000 more nurses, consultants and therapist posts in child and adolescent mental health services. 2900 additional therapists and health professionals supporting adult talking therapies. a800 additional posts for nurses and therapists working in crisis care settings. there will also be more mental health support for women around the time they give birth, and early intervention teams working with people at risk of psychosis. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. min

and emotional prince charles was there. it was a big, the day.20 years on, we are seeing hong kong celebrate that handover and carrie lam, as well, being sworn in as the new chief executive. you can see many people they are. let's cross now to our correspondent juliana liu, who's in hong kong. what can we expect from this ceremony? i am locatedjust a what can we expect from this ceremony? i am located just a short stroll from the convention centre where the inauguration is due to ta ke where the inauguration is due to take place. the chinese president is in town. the 20th anniversary of hong kong returning to china. carrie lam will be the first woman chief executive of hong kong and at the fourth person to hold this position since 1997. her background is as a career civil servant not she started out serving in the colonial civil service. working herself up. she was previously a popular civil servant but five years ago, when she started serving the current chief executive, as his deputy, her reputation has become much more divisive. she is 110w be

meanwhile, prince charles, air to queen elizabeth who is canada's head of state, has just received the—highest honour, to recognise service to the community. our correspondent gavin hewitt is there on a busy parliament hill ahead of the celebrations. tens of thousands of canadians have gathered here on parliament hill in ottawa. but then this is an important moment, to celebrate 150 yea rs of important moment, to celebrate 150 years of their identity, of their history, of their culture. there has been torrential rain that it has not deterred people. they come in ponchos. some of them decorated with maple leafs. there is also a question about whether indigenous canadians will be celebrating this last 150 years. many of them have spoken of mistreatment, of broken promises, and of some violence against them during that period. yesterday, prime ministerjustin trudeau went into a teepee for a0 minutes to try and reassure them that they too could enjoy reconciliation in a modern culture which emphasised multilateralism and diversity. gavin hewitt. it may come as a surprise that part of canad

do you think diana and charles were in love, ever. >> well, certainly diana was in love with prince charles that as she walk down the aisle, she had hope in her heart, it was bridge, she was bridge with love -- brimming with live for prince charles and his relationship with camilla was now over. >> wow. >> as for charles, whatever love means. >> we hear from her in this special, are these recordings, tapes, what are we hearing from princess diana herself. >> well, you will be hearing her public life, and some of her private statements about her eating disorders, about her suicide attempts, all of the controversial things of what she used to call her dark ages in the royal familiy thought i had seen every piece of footage and every picture of this woman but you say you have exclusive new footage, what could that be? >> well, wait and see. you have got to tune into look at the new revelations and new footage. >> even more than that aren't you rereleasing your book. you mentioned your book in 92 that came out that told so much, there is more? >> yes, i mean, when the book came out it was 156 p

prince charles and camilla are celebrating canada day during a three—day tour.premises in england. it hasn't been popular with everybody, but campaigners say the legislation has helped two million smokers to kick the habit, as our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. over a decade ago, lighting up in restaurants, pubs and bars, in fact, any enclosed public space was the norm but all that changed with the ban in england on this day, in 2007, bringing it in line with the rest of the uk. smoking rates are now at their lowest ever recorded in britain — there are nowjust over eight million smokers. according to cancer research uk, that means 2 million people have given up cigarettes since the ban. the proportion of 16 — 2a year olds who smoke is nowjust17%. an all—time low. what we are after is a smoke—free generation. we are part—way there. we see the smoking rate in younger people dropping more quickly than other age groups. we see them using e—cigarettes more as an aid to quit smoking than others, and that seems to be particularly helpful. as well as th

prince charles himself. there is some...it would be on british tv. nbc broadcast as the male motes in 200a. -- nbc broadcast as the male motes in 200a. —— nbc broadcast this, as the mail notes. i can understand why family members don't want this to be broadcast but there does not seem to be any legal justification for broadcast but there does not seem to be any legaljustification for it not be broadcast. the real debate is because these tapes were part of some training sessions, i believe, according to the reports. the question is, did diana ever woollies board was? obviously we will never know the answer and that's the real question here. —— did diana ever wa nt question here. —— did diana ever want these broadcast? some other papers as well, sources close to prince william and harry saying they don't really want them broadcast. but you are right, there is no legal justification. i suppose it comes back to taste grounds, public interest, and public appetite. it is incredible, 20 years since the death of diana and the public

reporter: kensington palace behind me is where princess diana lived after her separation from prince charlese william lives now. it is also a location for some of the interviews in that documentary. the public diana was a shape shifting celebrity. a glamorous princess who doubled as a humanitarian activist. in private, she was something else too. >> she was our mom. she still is our mom. you know, that of course as a son i would say she is the best mom in the world. >> she was also a mom with a sense of mischief and some very famous friends. >> just outside his room where we are now. she, organized, when i came home from school to have cindy crawford, christy turlington and naomi campbell at the top of the stairs. probably, 12, 13-year-old buy who had posters of them on his wall. and, i went bright red and didn't know what to say. and sort of fumbled. think pretty much fell down the stairs on the way up. >> they produced the documentary for the 20th anniversary of diana's death. >> a simple film. a love letter from two biz to their mum. if anything, film about love and memory. those are the

because there we re father prince charles because there were worries that prince charles might be booedim for that eulogy. seen as a criticism of the royal family, he insists it wasn't saying pointed things. everything he said was true and he was trying to celebrate diana. peter hunt our royal correspondent. let's get a weather update. it has been wet for many parts of the uk. in it is moving from west to east. we have got brighter skies following along behind it. so, mid—afternoon dribs and drabs of rain left over in the south east. some showers beginning to get going in the north and the west. only 17 celsius in glasgow, 20 or 21 celsius in the south—eastern corner. now through this evening, an area of rain will clear away from the south east. clear skies for many in the south—eastern side of the uk. a few heavier ones in the north—west. temperatures around ten celsius overnight, 13 or 14 celsius towards cardiff and london. it should be a bright, breezy start for the eastern side of the uk, but from early on, there will be showers on the western side. those will make their way some di

prince charles can be very, very formal.iana would say, i'm going to take you out into my car, drive you around. come to the football matches and give you sweets. that is great when william said she is one of naughtiest parents and she is always thinking of them. and william says i miss her everyday. i miss the hugs. i'm a grown man now but i miss them, i miss my brother's love. it showed what massive part of their lives she was. and diana was a wonderful charity ambassador, wonderful princess, great part of the public life. but to her, her greatest role was a mother. she saw being a mother as her most important role and absolutely devoted to those princes. just shows how heart breaking it is that they lost her so very young. >> the death of diane why, 20 years ago, you know, this is very important. in the united kingdom and quite frankly around the world. but what did it mean for so many people to lose her? >> it was so affecting. i remember at the time, businessmen getting off the tube in floods of tears carrying bunches o

camilla now married to prince charles opened up to us on issues important to her. >> max foster livedon with more on this exclusive interview. >> reporter: yeah, interesting she was the other woman in many people's minds, camilla was the woman who stole princess diana's husband away from her. so very contentious figure. but over the last 12 years since charles and camilla were married, i think there has been this program to rehabilitate her brand really around the world and to bring her out and bring her in touch with the public more and more. putting her in a position to one day becoming queen. she will technically become queen whether or not she uses the title is another thing. but i was given access to her for a day and a harmless process really getting to on know the future queen. and she spoke to me on camera, she's never done that before, and speaking to me in a center for victims of domestic violence. but here's what she said to me. we've heard some powerful stories today. what are you able to bring to these sorts of conversations? >> i'm not sure what i'm able to bring. it's

he wasn't the only high profile guest at the fes fif tivities i ottawa. >> prince charles and the duchessng the country, just awarded a top civilian honor. queen elizabeth celebrated canada day on instagram. the royal family posted this portrait of her wearing a maple leaf broach. >> here's a report from the canadian broadcaster. >> reporter: pomp and ceremony on parliament hill as the prime minister and his family welcomed the prince and princess. a celebration of all that is canada. >> let us be known the world over for our integrity, for our compassion and for our never-ending desire to be better so we can do better. >> happy birthday, canada. >> reporter: a moment to thank those who serve in uniform in canada's veterans. an all-star cast entertained the over 25,000 people on parliament hill. an extra special day for some. >> congratulations. you're now canadian citizens. >> reporter: sworn in as new canadians as thousands cheered them on. heavy rain made for a soggy celebration. logistical nightmare as parts of parliament hill flooded, limiting access. that didn't put a damper on peop

candid with her voice coach, where although this wasn't meant to be broadcast, she did talk about prince charles camilla being his mistress at the time, talks about a lot of private matters. quite clearly earl spencer would be hugely upset for these to be made public, and of course so would william and harry. that doesn't mean they shouldn't be made public. should they, 10? iwould say... we know there is nothing new in the clips here that we don't already know, she was desperately unhappy, three of them in the marriage. there is an insinuation that this boy coach session was before she did the explosive panorama interview, but as far as we can tell this was a private session with a voice coach. therefore it is private and like nigel lamb curious to know how they ended up at channel 4if to know how they ended up at channel 4 if the bbc bought them, but i have read here but apparently they were broadcast on the american network nbc in 2004 and described them as a ghoulish striptease and that the people involved were no better than grave—robbers. but there is an odd question about who owns them. yo

they will spend three days in canada, the throat singing really got to prince charles. thanks for inviting us at your home tonight. that's it for this "special report." i don't know, throat singing. fair, balanced, and >> it is friday, july 7th at this is a fox news alert, donald trump arriving in germany to meet with world leaders today coming face-to-face with vladimir putin for the first time as he promises to make america great again. we are live in hamburg, germany. >> a man carrying knives and wearing a bulletproof vest bursting into trump tower after brand-new threat against republican lawmakers is made. >> a new video showing a cop hating gunmen walks up to a new york city police officer and kills her in cold blood. fox and friends first starts right now. ♪ >> friday morning, coming on 5:00 am. you are watching fox and friends first. ibly20 it is the end of the week. fox news alert, today is the day

they will spend three days in canada, the throat singing really got to prince charles.viting us at your home tonight. that's it for this "special report." i don't know, throat singing. fair, balanced, and unafraid. "the story" starts right now. >> dana: breaking tonight, huddling with leaders on issues of war and peace. hours away from what is the most discussed meeting of his presidency. the first face-to-face with let me put in. i'm dana perino and for martha maccallum. the gathering of the world's richest countries, for one of the most dysfunctional dictatorships driving the agenda. north korea's surprise loss of a missile potentially capable of hitting alaska with a nuclear weapon, demanding urgent attention. here's the president earlier today. >> as far as north korea's ncn,

back in 1984, he was led down the stairs of a private jet by his dad, prince charles. getting the kids settled in, william and kate went right to work greeting crowds at the presidential palace. kate was charmed by a teething baby. next the royals move onto germany, but they will be back in britain in time to celebrate prince george's birthday. he turns 4 on saturday. well, maybe they will run into our kevin frazier in germany because that's where he is right now, however, he may be a little distracted, because he is with the stars of the "atomic blonde." kev? >> yes, nancy. i'm here in berlin. it is a great day, hanging with charlize and sofia. and here's the thing, "atomic blonde" is getting a lot of buzz because you get a james bond-esque female player, and i don't know if he is as tough as you are in this movie. >> james bond wishes he had it as good as me. come on. yeah. >> how tough was it physically? it took a toll on you. >> i feel like things could have gone a lot worse. the bruises -- it could have been bad. >> only a couple of bruises. covered in bruises in

they were on vacation in scotland with their father prince charles and anxious to hang up the phone.were in a desperate rush to say good-bye, william says. if i would have known what was going to happen i wouldn't have been so blase. >> our mother was a total kid through and through. when everybody says to me, you know, so she was fun, give us an example, all i can hear is her laugh in my head. and that sort of crazy laugh is just pure happiness shown on her face. >> reporter: revisiting the past has been both daunting and healing. >> we felt you know, incredibly loved and i'm grateful that that love still feels there. >> this was that love that even if she was on the other side of a room that you -- as a son, you could feel it. >> it is the very best legacy any mother could wish for. cbs news, london. >> coming up on cbs this morning, feel like a reese's pieces in the middle of your work day? you no longer need a credit card to buy it. you can swipe your hand. one company is microchipping its employees. how it works coming up this morning. >>> how environmental groups are suing the

prince charles will attend the second day of commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of the starthe battle of passchendaele. 500,000 allied and german soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing in action during the three months of fighting near the belgian town of ypres. jane frances—kelly reports. in flanders fields, the poppies blow between the crosses... in ypres' main square last night, dame helen mirren spoke the words of the war poetjohn mccrae, who recounted the horror he had witnessed. the larks, still bravely singing, fly. scarce heard amid the guns below. a trench at passchendaele. winston churchill wanted to keep the ruins of ypres preserved for posterity, so we would not forget. but, instead, it was agreed the city would be rebuilt exactly as it once was. the story of men now gone was retold in a place that has kept its promise and continues to remember their passing. officially known as the third battle of ypres, passchendaele lasted until november 1917, fought in the west flanders region of northern belgium. it became infamous not only for the number of deaths, bu

so the hands of a young prince charles so diana had a different attitude to her children and indeedhe 80s. the other thing she did was shake people ‘s hands without wearing gloves and of course if you see the queen, the queen will typically wear gloves and senior women into the royalfamily typically wear gloves and senior women into the royal family will typically wear gloves. that was a break with protocol as well. in the sunday times. another royal story. is this about princess charlotte and prince george? she admits that like many of us, she laps up all of this coverage and beautiful pictures, kate looking wonderful as she always does and the children looking cute but she makes the point that william is buckling down to do his duty and perhaps doesn't necessarily want to have life in the spotlight here bringing his very small children on a tour, an official tour, with them. i think he is probably a web of that. yes, they were in hamburg the other day and the cameras were wrong, helicopters, et cetera. but he but he knows he was getting spectral treatment. they know as they get ol

tomorrow prince charles will be here, too, from what members of events. —— more commemorative events.more commemorative events. theresa may also in attendance. and virginia crompton, we have just been talking all day about the importance of events like this to remember notjust for this generation but future generations. it is incredibly hard to remember. so many countries were here. let's bring you the latest headlines. president trump says china are not doing enough to halt the weapons programme of its ally north korea. police in australia believe an alleged plot to burgle a plane was inspired by islamist extremism. four arrests have been made. the international trade secretary liam fox is free movement of labour after brexit would not be keeping faith with the eu referendum result. in sport, the england lionesses are in action this evening in the women's euro 2017 quarterfinals. catch that and all the rest of the day's sports events in sport stay in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he is very disappointed with china for not doing more to stop

today prince charles was in the small town of wellington beside lake ontario. if anyone they need schools no. this one day. his remain as they are he'll be canadian head of state. many in the crowd here want to retain their british ties but elsewhere somewhat less sure. at this anniversary canadians are celebrating at his. but these are uncertain times receive on a different path to that friend and neighbor to the south the united states. it may get prompt canada to be more assertive in promoting its own identity. gavin hewitt bbc news canad. now you may not have realized this but today is wait for it. troy day marking the anniversary of the biggest recorded impacts on earth in nineteen oh eight and asteroid exploded over siberia flattening a forest the size of a large city. neither hasn't been anything like it since but many scientists say it's only a matter of time. well earlier i spoke to doctor carrie corrigan a geologist at the national museum of natural history here in washington. carrie thanks for coming in wire asteroid so important what do they tell us

shay were on vacation in scotland with their father, prince charles, and anxious to hang up the phonearry and i were in a desperate rush to say good-bye, william says. if i had known what was going to happen, i wouldn't have been so blase. harry said how differently the conversation would have panned out if he had had the slightest inkling it was to be their last. >> our mother was a total kid through and through. when everybody says to me, you know, so she was fun, give us an example, all i can hear is her laugh in my head. and that sort of crazy laugh of where there was just pure happiness shown on her face. >> reporter: revisiting the past said the princes has been both daunting and healing. >> reporter: refelt incredibly loved, both her and i. and i'm very grateful that love still feels there. it was that love that even if she was on the other side of the room that as a son, you could feel it. >> reporter: it is the very best legacy any mother could wish for. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> mason: the documentary film "diana, a mother, a life, her legacy" debuts tonight on

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this afternoon prince charles, the duke and duchess of cambridge havejoined 4000 guests to remember the sacrifice made by so many in a battle that has come to symbolise the horror of world war one. robert hall reports. there are few more peaceful places than the gentle slope of tyne cot and today among the white headstones, families look back gci’oss headstones, families look back across the years, to another big push. at ten to four in the morning, less than five miles from here, thousands of men drawn from across britain, france and the commonwealth attacked german lines. the battle we know today as passchendaele would la st know today as passchendaele would last for over 100 days. we remember it is not only for the rain that fell, the mud that weighed down the living and swallowed the dead, but also for the courage and bravery of the men who fought here. tyne cot overlooks the rolling farmland, streams and woods that were once no man's land. a scar of liquid mud and stagnant, stinking craters. this rare film, held by the australian national archive, gives a sense of the struggle to g

prince charles is to attend a commemoration at tyne cot commonwealth cemetery, where thousands of soldierslly reports. in flanders fields of poppies blow between the crosses. in ypres main square last night, dame helen mirren spoke the words of the war poetjohn mccrae who recounted the horror he had witnessed. the likes still bravely singing fly. scarce heard amid the guns below. winston churchill wanted to keep the ruins of ypres preserved for prosperity that we would not forget. but instead, it was agreed the city would be rebuilt exactly as it once was. the story of men now gone was retold in a place that has kept its promise and continues to remember their passing. officially known as their passing. officially known as the third battle of ypres, passchendaele lasted until november 1917. fought in the west flanders region of northern belgium. it became infamous not only for the number of deaths but also the mud. co nsta nt number of deaths but also the mud. constant shelling and the heaviest rainfor30 constant shelling and the heaviest rain for 30 years created a muddy wasteland it beca

today, prince charles was in the small town of wellington, beside lake ontario.ny in the crowd here want to retain their british ties. but elsewhere, some are less sure. at this anniversary, canadians are celebrating their history, but these are uncertain times. they seem on a different path to their friend and neighbour to the south, the united states. it may yet prompt canada to be more assertive in promoting its own identity. gavin hewitt, bbc news, canada. as we've just heard not everyone will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of canada. indigenous writer and community organiser erica violet lee from saskatchewan told me more. so canada is propagating this myth that it is only 150 years old. and while that may be true for canada as a colony, our nation, those indigenous nations, have been here for much, much longer. and the 150 years, that marker is a marker meant to erase and further subjugate indigenous peoples on our own lands. so what should canada be doing, then? should they not be celebrating the 150—year mark, or celebrate in a different way? i thin