Brian L. Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 22, 1939 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service/ | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
LGen Brian Lachlan Melville Smith CMM CD (born April 22, 1939) was a Royal Canadian Air Force officer. He served as Commander of Canadian Forces Europe from 1989 to 1992 and as Deputy Commander in Chief of NORAD from 1992 to 1994. [1] [2] [3]
Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada, by size and passengers carried. Air Canada is headquartered in the borough of Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 222 destinations worldwide. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Air Canada's major hubs are at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL), and Vancouver International Airport (YVR).
The Vancouver Sun, also known as the Sun, is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network, and is the largest newspaper in western Canada by circulation. Since 2022, it is published five days a week from Tuesday to Saturday.
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