Heard On The Hill

Payette to travel to Italy to mark the 75th anniversary of Italian campaign

Plus, Jean Chrétien makes rare West Block appearance, and CBC's Adrienne Arsenault to speak on The New Frontline.

A Canadian solider is pictured being rescued in Ortona, Italy on Dec. 30, 1943. Photograph cpurtesy of Library and Archives Canada

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 25, 2019

Canada's commander-in-chief will be in Italy later this week to honour the service of the nearly 100,000 Canadians who served in the Italian campaign during World War II. [caption id="attachment_225769" align="alignleft" width="300"]

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