Today is Canada Day but Newfoundlanders tend to be more subdued because we lost a lot of men on July 1, 1916.

In Newfoundland, today is akin to Remembrance Day (but we also celebrate11/11/11).

My province lost 820 men that day. God bless France & Belgium for their respect for that day.

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/su...m/beaumonthamel