A look at news events in August 2024 1 - The Israeli military confirms the death of Hamas' military leader, Mohammed Deif.

1 - Nova Scotia marks its first Acadian Heritage Month with a flag-raising ceremony. The month of August will celebrate over four centuries of Acadian culture and language in the province ...

"We saw so many Canadian flags," said Gallant. "But particularly for that week, the city and all the villages around were plastered in Acadian flags." While 2024 marked the 80th anniversary of ...

where Acadian culture is nurtured and Acadian recipes are renewed and revered. Everywhere flies the flag of Acadia, a yellow star (the stella maris, or “star of the sea,” signifying the Virgin ...