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152-503: Before the establishment of the aircraft plant and airfield the site was farmland that emerged after John Perkins Bull settled nearby in 1842. The area was first used in 1929 by de Havilland Canada , where it housed the company's Canadian operations. The manufacturing plant was used to make aircraft during World War II . After the war, the Department of National Defence (Canada) needed space to station Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons in

304-481: A Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop, yielding a lower empty weight and a higher maximum speed, and a number of other aftermarket PT6A conversions have been offered. The Otter found a significant niche as a STOL bush aircraft and many remain in service. The DHC-4 Caribou was a rugged STOL design like the Beaver and Otter, but it had two engines and was conceived primarily as a military transport, designed in response to

456-558: A US Army requirement for a tactical airlifter to supply the battlefront with troops and supplies and evacuate casualties on the return journey. The DHC-4 first flew on 30 July 1958. The US Army ordered five for evaluation and went on to become the largest Caribou operator, taking delivery of 159, initially as the AC-1 and later as the CV-2. These aircraft were transferred to the USAF in 1967 and redesignated as

608-592: A concert tour, which started in October 2010. Other singles from the album include, " Waiting for the End ", " Burning in the Skies ", and " Iridescent ". Furthermore, a documentary about the album's production, titled Meeting of A Thousand Suns , was available. On August 31, 2010, it was announced that the band would perform "The Catalyst" live for the first time at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. The venue of

760-499: A considerable time searching for Wakefield's replacement, Xero recruited Arizona vocalist Chester Bennington , who was recommended by Jeff Blue in March 1999. Bennington, formerly of alternative rock band Grey Daze , became a standout among applicants because of the dynamic in his singing style. The band then agreed on changing their name from Xero to Hybrid Theory; the newborn vocal chemistry between Shinoda and Bennington helped revive

912-520: A fusion of heavy metal and hip hop , while their later music features more electronica and pop elements. Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory (2000), which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Released during the peak of the nu metal scene, the album's singles' heavy airplay on MTV led to

1064-410: A game called 8-Bit Rebellion! It featured the band as playable characters, and a new song called "Blackbirds" which was unlockable by beating the game. The song was also later released as an iTunes bonus track on A Thousand Suns . A Thousand Suns was released on September 14. The album's first single, " The Catalyst ", was released on August 2. The band promoted their new album by launching

1216-559: A global audience. The band would later be reunited with Jay-Z at the Grammy Award Ceremony 2006 , during which they performed " Numb/Encore ", en route to winning a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration . They were joined on stage by Paul McCartney who added verses from the song " Yesterday ". They would later go on to play at the 2006 Summer Sonic music festival, which was hosted by Metallica in Japan. Linkin Park returned to

1368-670: A live CD/DVD titled Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes , which is a live video recording from the Projekt Revolution gig at the Milton Keynes Bowl on June 29, 2008, which was officially released on November 24, 2008. In May 2009, Linkin Park announced they were working on a fourth studio album, which was planned to be released in 2010. Shinoda told IGN that the new album would be ' genre-busting ,' while building off of elements in Minutes to Midnight . He also mentioned that

1520-404: A live show in 1998 but believed the band needed a different vocalist. Tensions and frustration within the band grew after they failed to land a record deal. The lack of success and stalemate in progress prompted Wakefield, at that time the band's vocalist, to leave the band in search of other projects. Farrell also left to tour with Tasty Snax, a Christian punk and ska band. After spending

1672-564: A modern, moulded plexiglas sliding cockpit hood was attached to what was essentially a 1932 aircraft. Communication between the passenger cabin in the fuselage and the cockpit to the rear was through a hole in the instrument panel. Before the end of the Second World War, de Havilland Canada built 1,134 Mosquitos, of which 444 were on strength with the RCAF in models Bomber Mk VII through Trainer Mk 29 from 1 June 1943 to 28 September 1951. In 1954,

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1824-544: A new album did not come out in 2012. He later revealed in another interview in September 2011 that the band was still in the beginning phases of the next album, saying "We just kind of began. We like to keep the creative juices flowing, so we try to keep that going all the time ... we like the direction that we're going in". On March 28, 2012, Shinoda confirmed that the band is filming a music video for " Burn It Down ", directed by Joe Hahn. Shinoda spoke to Co.Create about

1976-580: A new assembly line in Calgary , Alberta, as the DHC-515 Firefighter. The de Havilland Canada company produced a large number of aircraft under licence, mostly versions of designs from its original parent company, British de Havilland Aircraft . Fox Moths were produced in Canada after the Second World War mainly to keep the plant in production, but also to satisfy the increasing need for new bush aircraft. All

2128-574: A performance at Live Earth Japan on July 7, 2007. and headlining Download Festival in Donington Park, England and Edgefest in Downsview Park , Toronto , Ontario , Canada . The band completed touring on their fourth Projekt Revolution tour before taking up an Arena tour around the United Kingdom, visiting Nottingham , Sheffield and Manchester , before finishing on a double night at

2280-411: A potential reunion tour and headlining festival dates to take place in 2025, with the lineup featuring Shinoda, Delson, Farrell, and a female vocalist in place of Bennington. At a livestreamed event on September 5, Linkin Park announced the band's comeback, including Armstrong and Brittain's entry into the band. In addition, the band performed and released " The Emptiness Machine ", the lead single of

2432-487: A record and we definitely didn't take the easy way out this time." The first single from the new album was revealed to be titled " Heavy "; it features pop singer Kiiara , marking the first time the band featured a female vocalist on an original song for a studio album. The lyrics for the song were cowritten by Linkin Park with Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter . The single was released on February 16. As they have done in

2584-490: A result, it was one of the fastest aircraft in the war, reaching 425 mph at 30,000 ft. The original design was intended as a light bomber, but soon proved itself in high-level photography and every phase of intruder operations. Of the more than 7,000 Mosquitoes produced overall by de Havilland, de Havilland Canada produced 1,134. Some 500 were delivered to the UK by the end of the war, although several were lost en route across

2736-535: A revenue stream to finance the construction, development and management of Downsview Park as an integrated, sustainable community. The park features a large man-made pond on the Keele Street side. Although it is an artificial body of water, the water from it flows out to the Downsview Dells ravines and eventually into Black Creek . From 1996 to 2017, the closest Toronto subway station to Downsview Park

2888-453: A similar size. This product line was expanded to four models, and the largest is labelled Q400 . On 24 February 2006, Viking Air of Victoria purchased the type certificates from Bombardier Aerospace for all the original de Havilland designs, including: The ownership of the certificates gives Viking the exclusive right to manufacture new aircraft; previously, Viking had purchased in May 2005

3040-542: A single for the movie, titled " New Divide ". Joe Hahn created a music video for the song, which featured clips from the film. On June 22, Linkin Park played a short set in Westwood Village after the premier of the movie. After completing work for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , the band returned to the studio to finalize their album. On April 26, the band released an app for the iPhone , iPod Touch , and iPad ,

3192-509: A sliver of their free time in their tour bus's studio. The band officially announced the production of a new studio album in December 2002, revealing their new work was inspired by the rocky region of Meteora in Greece, where numerous monasteries have been built on top of the rocks. Meteora features a mixture of the band's nu metal and rap metal style with newer innovative effects, including

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3344-494: A stadium with 1000 seats. Volleyball Canada made the Downsview Park Sports Centre their new headquarters and training facility in 2011. A new four-pad ice complex will be another welcome amenity scheduled to open in 2013. Operations at the Downsview Park Sports Centre generate funds to help build Downsview Park. TMU Bold soccer teams have been using the outdoor soccer field as their home field. Downsview Park

3496-891: A studio, and so to not do that would be like, I don't know, almost like unhealthy." When asked about the band's future minus Bennington, Shinoda stated, "It's not my goal to look for a new singer. If it does happen, it has to happen naturally. If we find someone that is a great person and good stylistic fit, I could see trying to do some stuff with somebody. I would never want to feel like we are replacing Chester." Shinoda, Farrell and Hahn began working on new music together, without any public announcement, by 2019, and were later rejoined by Delson, although Bourdon chose not to participate. The band met Dead Sara vocalist Emily Armstrong in 2019, and began working on music with her shortly after, along with various other musicians, including drummer Colin Brittain . On April 28, 2020, bassist Dave Farrell revealed

3648-562: A suburb of Los Angeles. After graduating from high school, the three began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn , Dave "Phoenix" Farrell , and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band, then called Xero. Though limited in resources, the band began recording and producing songs within Shinoda's makeshift bedroom studio in 1996, resulting in a four-track demo album, entitled Xero , released in November 1997. That same month,

3800-527: A tribute to Bennington (who was the godfather to her younger brother, Christopher) and her father. Bennington had previously performed the song at the funeral for Cornell, who had also died from a suicide by hanging two months earlier. On August 22, Linkin Park announced plans to hold a tribute concert in Los Angeles to honor Bennington. The band thanked fans for their support, stating, "The five of us are so grateful for all of your support as we heal and build

3952-499: A twin turboprop variant of the DHC-3 Otter as a STOL commuter airliner and utility transport. The wings were lengthened, the rear fuselage, tail, and nose were redesigned, and seating capacity was increased to 18. Design features included double-slotted trailing-edge flaps and flaperons (ailerons that act in unison with the flaps) to boost STOL performance. The type's first flight on 20 May 1965. After receiving certification in mid-1966,

4104-505: A year, Linkin Park had performed at over 320 concerts. The experiences and performances of the precocious band were documented in their first DVD , Frat Party at the Pankake Festival , which debuted in November 2001. Now reunited with former bassist Phoenix, the band began work on a remix album, dubbed Reanimation , which would include works from Hybrid Theory and non-album tracks. Reanimation debuted on July 30, 2002, featuring

4256-506: Is a Canadian aircraft manufacturer that has produced numerous aircraft models since its inception including the popular Dash 8 . The company's primary facilities were located in the Downsview area of Toronto, Ontario for many years; in 2022, it was announced that it would relocate primary manufacturing to De Havilland Field, under development near Calgary, Alberta . The aircraft types currently in production or planned for production include

4408-648: Is a recent addition to the Sports Centre. In October 2013 an ice hockey arena was opened, and was renamed in February 2015 to Scotiabank Pond. BMO Training Ground , the practice facility of Toronto FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and its minor league reserve team Toronto FC II of MLS Next Pro , and the home of the TFC Academy of MLS Next , is located in Downsview Park. The facility, which opened in 2012, features

4560-626: Is also home to the Toronto Wildlife Centre, the Downsview Park Film and Television Studios and the Downsview Park Arts Alliance, all of which not only pay rent to assist PDP in meeting its self-financing requirements, but also help to animate the site with a variety of programs and activities, many of which are run in partnership with PDP. De Havilland Canada De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited ( DHC )

4712-453: Is expected to begin in Autumn of 2012. In 2013, Mattamy Homes , Canada's largest homebuilder, entered into a joint partnership with Urbancorp, a real estate developer to begin construction on the first residential community in the park. Local councillor Maria Augimeri said that the development was unlikely to appease angry residents who had expected a park to be developed on the land. In 2014,

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4864-552: Is scheduled to conclude in São Paulo , Brazil , on November 16, 2024. According to Shinoda, Linkin Park will be "touring heavily" in 2025. The album's second single, " Heavy Is the Crown ", was released on September 24, 2024, and was used as the main theme for Riot Games ' 2024 League of Legends World Championship . The album's third single, " Over Each Other ", was released on October 24, 2024. The album's fourth single, " Two Faced ",

5016-441: The 20th anniversary of Meteora . On February 6, they revealed a previously unreleased demo, " Lost ", that was formally released on February 10, as the lead single from the reissue of the album, released on April 7. The second single, " Fighting Myself " was released on March 24. Unbeknownst to the public, in 2023, the band approached Armstrong and Brittain to reform as Linkin Park to record and release new music and perform

5168-578: The Billboard Top 200 albums and "The Catalyst" reaching No.40 in the Year-End Rock Songs chart. The band was nominated for six Billboard Awards in 2011 for Top Duo or Group, Best Rock Album for A Thousand Suns , Top Rock Artist, Top Alternative Artist, Top Alternative Song for "Waiting for the End" and Top Alternative Album for A Thousand Suns , but did not win any award. The band charted in numerous Billboard Year-End charts in 2011. The band

5320-511: The DHC-6 Twin Otter , DHC-8 Dash 8 , and DHC-515 Firefighter . DHC was created in 1928 by the British de Havilland Aircraft Company to build Moth aircraft for the training of Canadian airmen , and subsequently after the Second World War, designed and produced indigenous designs. In the 1980s, the government of Canada under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney privatized DHC and in 1986 sold

5472-687: The Greenfield Festival in July. On June 22, Linkin Park made an unscheduled headline appearance at the Vans Warped Tour , where they played with members of Issues , the Devil Wears Prada , A Day To Remember , Yellowcard , Breathe Carolina , Finch , and Machine Gun Kelly . In January 2015, the band embarked on a tour to promote the release of The Hunting Party , consisting of 17 concerts across

5624-497: The Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto concert in 2003 featuring The Rolling Stones , AC/DC , and many others. The Canadian music festival Edgefest has also called Downsview Park home for the last two years with Linkin Park , Stone Temple Pilots , The Sam Roberts Band , Billy Talent , AFI , Alexisonfire and Metric performing. Edgefest returned to the park in 2011 and will be a featured event again in 2012. Since 2012

5776-607: The Royal Canadian Navy decided to replace its fleet of obsolescent Grumman TBM Avenger antisubmarine warfare (ASW) aircraft with domestically produced, licence-built versions of the new Grumman S2F Tracker . The contract for the CS2F was worth CA$ 100 million, at the time, the largest post-Second World War Canadian defence contract. Subassemblies of the aircraft would be produced by various Canadian companies and shipped to de Havilland Canada facilities, where de Havilland would build

5928-566: The Special Operations Warrior Foundation in March 2004. They also helped relief efforts for the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami victims by staging several charity concerts and setting up an additional fund called Music for Relief . The band participated at Live 8 , a series of charitable benefit concerts set up to raise global awareness. Alongside Jay-Z, the band performed on Live 8's stage in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, to

6080-672: The Styles of Beyond song "Second to None", which was also included in the film. Later in the year, the band won the "Favorite Alternative Artist" in the American Music Awards . The band also saw success with the rest of the album's singles, " Bleed It Out ", " Shadow of the Day ", " Given Up ", and " Leave Out All the Rest ", which were released throughout 2007 and early 2008. The band also collaborated with Busta Rhymes on his single " We Made It ", which

6232-702: The Atlantic. After the war, de Havilland Canada began to build its own designs uniquely suited to the harsh Canadian operating environment. The company also continued production of several British de Havilland aircraft and later produced a licence-built version of the American-designed Grumman S2F Tracker . In 1962, the Avro Canada aircraft production facility was transferred to de Havilland Canada by their then-merged parent company, UK-based Hawker Siddeley . The first true postwar aviation project

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6384-597: The Beaver—originally conceived in 1951 as the King Beaver—the DHC-3 Otter was designed for the same basic roles and is similar in layout, but is a substantially larger and heavier aircraft, a veritable "one-ton truck" that can seat up to eleven. The Otter was originally produced with a 450-kW (600-hp) Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial engine, and like the Beaver, the Otter can be fitted with skis and floats;

6536-535: The C-7, seeing extensive service during the Vietnam War , where some were captured by North Vietnamese forces and operated until the late 1970s. Other notable military operators included Canada, Australia, Malaysia, India, and Spain. The type's ruggedness and STOL capabilities also appealed to some commercial users and US certification was awarded on 23 December 1960. Other Caribou entered commercial service after being retired by

6688-626: The Canadian government allowed the launch of the DHC-7 program in the early 1970s, resulting in the maiden flight on 27 March 1975. The type was certificated on 2 May 1977 and entered service with Rocky Mountain Airways on 3 February 1978. Offered in passenger, freighter, and combi aircraft configurations, production of the Dash 7 ended in 1988 following Boeing's takeover of DHC. De Havilland Canada began development of

6840-503: The Canadian modifications made to the Tiger Moth were also applied to the Fox Moth. de Havilland designed a special stretcher for the Fox Moth, so it could operate as an air ambulance. Of the 53 produced, 39 remained in Canada, most of which were operated in float/ski configuration and gave years of satisfactory service. The Fox Moth, though efficient, was a bit of an anachronism. For example,

6992-600: The City of Toronto once again attempted to acquire control of the park. The federal government rejected the proposal, saying it would not consider transferring responsibility over the park to the city. The Toronto Star obtained a memo that indicating that the government did not want to consider transferring the park because of its immense value. The property has been the site of several high-profile events, including two Papal visits by Pope John Paul II , in 1984 (while still an active military base) and 2002 ( World Youth Day ), as well as

7144-503: The DHC-2 Beaver was designed with input from Canada's bush pilots, who desired a rugged and highly versatile "aerial truck" that would reliably deliver short takeoff and landing (STOL) performance from unimproved airstrips with a half-ton load. An all-metal, high wing monoplane, the Beaver could be equipped with wheels, skis, or floats, and was originally powered by a single Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior piston engine. The Beaver

7296-489: The Dash 8 in the late 1970s in response to high anticipated demand for regional airliners. Like the Dash 7, the Dash 8 features a high-mounted wing and T-tail, an advanced flight control system, and large full-length trailing-edge flaps, but power is supplied by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 turboprops, emphasizing operating economy over STOL performance—a major departure for DHC that proved very successful. The first flight took place on 20 June 1983, Canadian certification

7448-412: The Downsview Park Sports Centre, which accommodates approximately 600,000 visitors per year to its soccer, ball hockey and beach volleyball facilities alone. Winter 2011 saw the welcome addition of a domed field, expanding winter field availability. During the summer of 2009, Toronto Roller Derby started playing their home games at Downsview, using a space in the Downsview Park Sports Centre's west end. In

7600-746: The Habit ", " Faint ", and " Numb ", received significant radio attention. By October 2003, Meteora sold nearly three million copies. The album's success allowed Linkin Park to form another Projekt Revolution , which featured other bands and artists including Mudvayne , Blindside , and Xzibit . Additionally, Metallica invited Linkin Park to play at the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, which included well-known acts such as Limp Bizkit , Mudvayne and Deftones . The band released an album and DVD, titled Live in Texas , which featured some audio and video tracks from

7752-618: The Habit". Linkin Park also received significant recognition during the 2004 Radio Music Awards , winning the Artist of the Year and Song of the Year ("Numb") awards. Although Meteora was not nearly as successful as Hybrid Theory , it was the third best selling album in the United States during 2003. The band spent the first few months of 2004 touring around the world, first with the third Projekt Revolution tour, and later several European concerts. At

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7904-702: The Machine , and Daron Malakian of System of a Down . The songs " Until It's Gone ", " Wastelands ", " Rebellion " (featuring Daron Malakian), and " Final Masquerade " were released as singles from the album. The Hunting Party was released on June 13, 2014, in most countries, and later released in the United States on June 17. Linkin Park performed at Download Festival on June 14, 2014, where they played their debut album, Hybrid Theory , in its entirety. Linkin Park headlined Rock am Ring and Rock im Park in 2014, along with Metallica , Kings of Leon , and Iron Maiden . They also headlined with Iron Maiden again at

8056-636: The North American 50-seater market. In February 2022, Longview consolidated its activities, with Viking Air, Longview Aviation, Pacific Sky Training and De Havilland Canada all being rebranded as De Havilland Aircraft of Canada. In June 2022, after a celebration with 10 DHC types present, from a 1942 Tiger Moth to a 2019 DHC-8-400, the last DHC aircraft left the Downsview site and the offices were relocated to nearby Mississauga . In September 2022, De Havilland Canada announced that Wheatland County, Alberta ,

8208-695: The North American leg of their One More Light World Tour . On the morning of July 24, Linkin Park released an official statement on their website as a tribute to Bennington. On July 28, Shinoda announced that donations made to the band's Music for Relief charity would be redirected to the One More Light Fund, which had been set up in Bennington's memory. On August 4, when the band was initially scheduled to play on Good Morning America , Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell 's twelve-year-old daughter Toni appeared with OneRepublic to perform " Hallelujah " as

8360-600: The O2 arena in London. Bennington stated that Linkin Park plans to release a follow-up album to Minutes to Midnight . However, he stated the band will first embark on a United States tour to gather inspiration for the album. Linkin Park embarked on another Projekt Revolution tour in 2008. The United States Projekt Revolution tour featured Chris Cornell , the Bravery , Ashes Divide , Street Drum Corps and many others. Mike Shinoda announced

8512-420: The Otter amphibian features a four-unit retractable undercarriage, with the wheels retracting into the floats. The type's first flight was undertaken on 12 December 1951 and Canadian certification was awarded in November 1952. The US Army became the largest user of the Otter, and other military users included Australia, Canada, and India. Some Otters have been converted to turboprop power by Cox Air Services using

8664-492: The Q400 model and support the Dash 8 range. The deal closed on 3 June 2019; the newly formed company inherited an order book of 51 Q400s. Longview did not intend to merge Viking Air and De Havilland. Some 1200 Bombardier staff transferred to the new De Havilland company, which intended to continue Dash 8-400 production at Downsview until a lease expires in 2023 and hopes to negotiate an extension to that date. Other Dash 8 variants are also under consideration, in particular to target

8816-419: The Turbo Beaver first flew in December 1963, featuring a Pratt & Whitney PT6A engine. The Turbo Beaver offered improved operating weights and STOL performance, along with a longer cabin, allowing maximum accommodation for 11 including the pilot. DHC offered turboprop conversion kits to upgrade piston-powered Beavers, and similar conversions have been performed by aftermarket companies. A follow-on design to

8968-444: The UK, which produced 1,000, and by OGMA in Portugal, which built an additional 66. The Chipmunk served with the RCAF, the Royal Air Force (RAF), and at least twelve other air forces. After being largely phased out by the RAF and RCAF in the 1950s and 1960s, surplus Chipmunks achieved widespread popularity for civil sport flying, competition aerobatics , aerial application , and glider towing . Developed in 1947 for bush flying ,

9120-426: The US Albums Charts. Linkin Park's single "Castle of Glass" was nominated for 'Best Song in a Game' at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards . The band also performed at the award ceremony on December 7, but lost the award to "Cities" by Beck . Linkin Park also played at the Soundwave music festival in Australia, where they shared the stage with Metallica , Paramore , Blink-182 , and Sum 41 . On August 10, 2013,

9272-409: The USAF, which had little interest in the Buffalo; only four evaluation aircraft were delivered to the US military, two of which were later transferred to NASA for research. The improved DHC-5A transport was acquired by Canadian Armed Forces (as the CC-115), the Brazilian Air Force and the Peruvian Air Force , and the production line was then shut down, but it was reopened after the enhanced DHC-5D

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9424-490: The United States and Canada. The tour was canceled after only three concerts when Bennington injured his ankle. On May 9, Linkin Park performed at the first edition of Rock in Rio USA, in direct support for Metallica. On November 9, 2014, MTV Europe named Linkin Park the "Best Rock" act of 2014 at their annual music awards ceremony . The band won the 'Best Rock Band' and 'Best Live Act' titles of 2014 on Loudwire 's Music Awards. Revolver ranked The Hunting Party as

9576-422: The Veld Music Festival has been held at the park. The Tragically Hip performed to a crowd of approximately 30,000 on Canada Day 2011. On 16 June 2012, a temporary stage collapsed an hour before gates opened for a scheduled Radiohead concert , killing one person and injuring three others. In 2012, the Junior Caribana festival was moved to the park. Downsview Park consists of 231.5 hectares (572 acres) of land in

9728-406: The acquisition of the Dash 8 and Q400 program, the last DHC designs still held by Bombardier, along with the rights to the DHC name and trademark. The deal, which closed on 3 June 2019 following regulatory approval, brought the entire Canadian de Havilland product line under the same banner for the first time in decades, under a new holding company named De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited. In

9880-465: The aircraft company to then Seattle -based Boeing . DHC was eventually acquired by Montreal -based Bombardier Aerospace in 1992 after cumulative losses of US$ 636 million over five years under Boeing. In 2006, Viking Air of Victoria, British Columbia , purchased the type certificates for all the original out-of-production de Havilland designs (DHC-1 to DHC-7). In November 2018, Viking Air's holding company, Longview Aviation Capital , announced

10032-424: The album features remixes of ten of the songs from Living Things , with contributions from other artists, such as Pusha T , Datsik, KillSonik, Bun B , Money Mark , and Rick Rubin. The band also worked on the soundtrack for the film Mall , which was directed by Joe Hahn. In an interview with Fuse , Shinoda confirmed that Linkin Park had begun recording their sixth studio album in May 2013. The band released

10184-431: The album would be more experimental and "hopefully more cutting-edge". Bennington also addressed the media to confirm that Rick Rubin would return to produce the new album. The band later revealed the album would be called A Thousand Suns . While working on the new album, Linkin Park worked with successful film composer Hans Zimmer to produce the score for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen . The band released

10336-445: The album's art, saying that it will "blow them [the fans] away ... the average person is not going to be able to look at it and go, I understand that that's completely new, like not just the image but the way they made the image is totally new. So there's going to be that". In April 2012, the band announced that Living Things would be the title of their fifth album and called it a "return to form". Shinoda stated that they chose

10488-488: The album's direction by stating, "We've got a lot of great material that I hope challenges our fanbase as well as inspires them as much as it has us." In February 2017, Linkin Park released promotional videos on their social network accounts, which featured Shinoda and Bennington preparing new material for the album. Mike Shinoda stated the band was following a new process when producing the album. Brad Delson elaborated: "We've made so many records and we clearly know how to make

10640-413: The album's release. Bennington died on July 20, 2017; his death was ruled a suicide by hanging . Shinoda confirmed Bennington's death on Twitter , writing, "Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one". The band had released a music video for their single " Talking to Myself " earlier that day. One day after Bennington's death, the band canceled

10792-443: The area. In 1947, the federal government acquired and consolidated 270 properties in Downsview surrounding the manufacturing plant. In April 1997, North York mayor Mel Lastman proposed developing the area into a large entertainment complex. Plans included three hockey arenas, a movie studio, year-round skiing, a whitewater rafting venue, an Olympic-size swimming pool, and a multiplex cinema. Often compared to Canada's Wonderland , it

10944-402: The award to Bennington. Linkin Park went on hiatus following Bennington's death. During an Instagram live chat on December 17, 2017, Shinoda was asked whether Linkin Park would perform with a hologram version of Bennington in the future. He replied, "Can we not do a holographic Chester? I can't even wrap my head around the idea of a holographic Chester. I've actually heard other people outside

11096-495: The band collaborated with American musician Steve Aoki to record the song " A Light That Never Comes " for Linkin Park's online puzzle-action game LP Recharge (short for Linkin Park Recharge ), which was launched on Facebook and the official LP Recharge website on September 12, 2013. The song would later be included on a remix album, entitled Recharged , which was released on October 29, 2013. Similar to Reanimation ,

11248-524: The band performed their first show, opening for SX-10 and System of a Down at the Whisky a Go Go , a nightclub in West Hollywood . Delson introduced the band to Jeff Blue , the vice president of A&R for Zomba Music , whom he had interned for in college. Blue offered the band constructive criticism to catch the attention of record labels. Blue himself was impressed with Xero after watching them play

11400-440: The band playing live shows again, Shinoda stated, "Now is not the time [for the band's return]. We don't have the focus on it. We don't have the math worked out. And I don't mean that by financially math, I mean that like emotional and creative math." In April 2022, Shinoda reiterated that the band was not working on a new album, new music, or touring. In February 2023, the band started an interactive game on their website teasing

11552-410: The band released the music video for "Burn It Down" and debuted " Lies Greed Misery ", another song from Living Things . "Powerless", the twelfth and closing track of the album, was featured in the closing credits of the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter . Living Things was released on June 26 in the United States. The album sold over 223,000 copies during its debut week, ranking No. 1 on

11704-543: The band released their breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory , that same year. Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory on October 24, 2000. The album, which represented half a decade's worth of the band's work, was edited by Don Gilmore. Hybrid Theory was a massive commercial success; it sold more than 4.8 million copies during its debut year, earning it the status of best-selling album of 2001. Singles such as " Crawling " and " One Step Closer " established themselves as staples among alternative rock radio play lists during

11856-500: The band suggest that, and there's absolutely no way. I cannot fuck with that." On January 28, 2018, Shinoda replied to a tweet from a fan inquiring about his future with Linkin Park, writing, "I have every intention on continuing with LP, and the guys feel the same. We have a lot of rebuilding to do, and questions to answer, so it'll take time." On March 29, however, Shinoda stated that he was uncertain of Linkin Park's future when being interviewed by Vulture . On April 17, Linkin Park

12008-595: The band their Best Rock Video award for " In the End ". During this time, Linkin Park received many invitations to perform on many high-profile tours and concerts including Ozzfest , Family Values Tour , and KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas . The band worked with Jessica Sklar to found their official fan club and street team , "Linkin Park Underground", in November 2001. Linkin Park also formed their own tour, Projekt Revolution , which featured other artists such as Cypress Hill , Adema , and Snoop Dogg . Within

12160-481: The band was working on new music. On August 13, the band released " She Couldn't ", a track that was originally recorded in 1999, and it was included on a 20th anniversary edition of their debut album Hybrid Theory , released on October 9. On January 8, 2021, Linkin Park released a remix of " One Step Closer " by American electronic duo 100 gecs . The band revealed it was the first of many new remixes inspired by Reanimation to come. On October 29, when asked about

12312-588: The band's back catalogue. A previously unreleased song from the One More Light sessions, " Friendly Fire ", was released on February 23, 2024. This was followed up by the band's first greatest hits album , Papercuts , which was released on April 12. The collection also includes "Friendly Fire", as well as the first official release of the song " Qwerty ", which first appeared on LP Underground 6.0 in 2006. On April 30, 2024, Billboard reported that Linkin Park's booking agency WME had taken offers for both

12464-414: The band's first seven studio albums included lead vocalist Chester Bennington and drummer Rob Bourdon until Bennington's death by suicide in July 2017, which caused the band to enter an indefinite hiatus. In September 2024, Linkin Park's reformation was announced along with the addition of Armstrong and Brittain. Categorized mainly as alternative rock and nu metal , Linkin Park's earlier music spanned

12616-554: The band's performances in Texas during the tour. In early 2004, Linkin Park started a world tour titled the Meteora World Tour . Supporting bands on the tour included Hoobastank , P.O.D. , and Story of the Year . Meteora earned the band multiple awards and honors. The band won the MTV awards for Best Rock Video for "Somewhere I Belong" and the Viewer's Choice Award for "Breaking

12768-410: The band's recordings. The band still struggled to sign a record deal. They turned to Jeff Blue for additional help after facing numerous rejections from several major record labels. After failing to catch Warner Bros. Records on three previous reviews, Blue, who was now the vice president of Warner Bros. Records, helped the band sign a deal with the company as a developing artist in 1999. However,

12920-518: The band's third studio album, titled Minutes to Midnight , would be released on May 15, 2007, in the United States. After spending fourteen months working on the album, the band members opted to further refine their album by removing five of the original seventeen tracks. The album's title, a reference to the Doomsday Clock , foreshadowed the band's new lyrical themes. Minutes to Midnight sold over 623,000 copies in its first week, making it one of

13072-419: The band, inciting them to work on new material. Additionally, the band recruited bassist Kyle Christner on a temporary basis. In May 1999, the band released a self-titled extended play , which they circulated across internet chat-rooms and forums with the help of an online " street team ". In October 1999, Christner was replaced by Scott Koziol and Ian Hornbeck, whom along with Delson, provided bass tracks for

13224-464: The contract in 1988, amid claims of bribery , Boeing immediately put DHC up for sale, placing the company in jeopardy. DHC was eventually acquired by Montreal -based Bombardier Aerospace in 1992. DHC was eventually incorporated into the Bombardier group of companies and the Dash 8 remained in production, with a particular emphasis being placed on its quiet operation in comparison to other aircraft of

13376-569: The debut live performance of the single was Griffith Observatory , a location used in Hollywood movies. Linkin Park reached No.9 in the Billboard Social 50, a chart of the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites. In other Billboard Year-End charts, the band reached No.92 in the "Top Artists" chart, as well as A Thousand Suns reaching No.53 in the Year-End chart of

13528-481: The developer announced they would also walk way from their plans in Montreal. In 1999, the federal government announced, to great fanfare, that the park would become "Canada's first urban national park." Downsview Park announced an International Design Competition. In 2000, Bruce Mau and Rem Koolhaas submitted the winning design scheme, known as "Tree City." In the years that followed, little development took place, and

13680-547: The discontinuation of the shorter and less powerful variants, leaving the Q400 as the only Dash 8 still in production. As of February 2023, De Havilland Canada has four DHC-8s registered with Transport Canada and operate as ICAO airline designator DHC, and telephony DEHAVILLAND. In 2022, de Havilland Canada announced that an improved version of the Canadair CL-415 amphibious aerial firefighting aircraft will be produced at

13832-526: The enjoyment of future generations." The mandate to create the urban recreational green space was given to Parc Downsview Park Inc. (PDP) in 1996 and the title to 231.5 hectares (572 acres) of the Downsview Lands was transferred to PDP in 2006 in order to facilitate the development of Downsview Park. The Department of National Defence (DND) retained 29 hectares (72 acres) of the land to accommodate ongoing military needs. Approximately 150 hectares (370 acres) of

13984-701: The first Twin Otter variant, the Series 100, entered service with the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. The Series 200, introduced in April 1968, had an extended nose and reconfigured rear cabin storage compartment, greatly increasing cargo space. The Series 300, introduced in 1969, had more powerful engines, allowing a 450-kg (1,000-lb) increase in takeoff weight and a 20-seat interior. All models can be fitted with skis or floats. DHC production ceased in late 1988, but in 2010, Viking Air restarted Twin Otter production with

14136-642: The first single from their upcoming album, titled, " Guilty All the Same " (featuring Rakim ) on March 6, 2014, through Shazam . The single was later released on the following day by Warner Bros. Records and debut at No. 27 on the US Billboard Rock Airplay charts before peaking at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock charts in the following weeks. Shortly after the single's release, the band revealed their sixth album would be titled The Hunting Party . The album

14288-643: The first time on 26 October 1931, the DH.82 Tiger Moth was derived from the DH.60 Moth . The DH 82 was powered by a 120-hp Gipsy II engine, but the 1939 DH.82a received the 145-hp Gipsy Major . More than 1,000 Tiger Moths were delivered before the Second World War , and subsequently 4,005 were built in the UK and shipped all over the world; 1,747 were built in Canada (the majority being the DH.82c model with enclosed cockpits, brakes, tail wheels, etc.). The follow-up DH.83 Fox Moth

14440-579: The forward fuselage and crew compartment, assemble the aircraft, oversee installation of the ASW electronics, and prepare the aircraft for delivery. The first Canadian-built Tracker flew on 31 May 1956. A total of 99 Trackers was produced for RCN service starting in the same year. A few of these aircraft would serve with the Canadian military until the 1990s. A few ex-CF Trackers were sold to Ministry of Natural Resources (Ontario) (and later resold to Conair) for forest firefighting duties. HMCS Bras d'Or (FHE 400)

14592-440: The fourth best album of 2014. In an interview with AltWire on May 4, Shinoda reflected on The Hunting Party and commented on Linkin Park's future, stating; "I'm really happy with the reaction from The Hunting Party , and I think we're ready to move somewhere new on the next album, which will be coming [in 2016]". Linkin Park collaborated with Steve Aoki on the song " Darker Than Blood " for Aoki's album Neon Future II , which

14744-518: The future of Linkin Park". The title track of One More Light was released as a single on October 3. The band later confirmed that the concert, titled Linkin Park and Friends: Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington , would take place on October 27 at the Hollywood Bowl . The event featured multiple guests performing Linkin Park songs along with the band. The event was over three hours long and

14896-530: The grounds of Downsview Park directly. Downsview Park station opened on December 17, 2017 as part of the Line 1 subway extension into Vaughan . This station is located at the park's north end and serves as an intermodal interchange with the Barrie line , part of GO Transit 's commuter rail services . The 101 Downsview Park operates daily between Downsview Park station and the new Stanley Greene community located south of

15048-475: The group's eighth album From Zero , which was released on November 15, 2024. The band's decision to add Armstrong was met with some criticism due to her connections with the Church of Scientology and perceived support of convicted rapist Danny Masterson . The Mars Volta frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala , who had first directed the aforementioned accusations towards Armstrong back in 2023, stated that Linkin Park

15200-555: The induction of a shakuhachi (a Japanese flute made of bamboo) and other instruments. Linkin Park's second album debuted on March 25, 2003, and instantly earned worldwide recognition, peaking at No. 1 on the Rock & Metal Albums Chart. Meteora sold more than 800,000 copies during its first week, and it ranked as the best-selling album on the Billboard charts at the time. The album's singles, including " Somewhere I Belong ", " Breaking

15352-504: The introduction of the Series 400. Production was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic ; in July 2022, the company announced that it was reviewing the programme and supply chain, with a decision on when to resume production expected "in the near future". The four-engined DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, was designed as a STOL 50-seat regional airliner capable of operating from strips as short as 915 metres (3,000 ft) in length. It

15504-494: The label advised the band to change their name to avoid confusion with Hybrid . The band considered the names "Plear" and "Platinum Lotus Foundation" before deciding on "Linkin Park", a play on and homage to Santa Monica's Lincoln Park, now called Christine Emerson Reed Park . They initially wanted to use the name "Lincoln Park"; however, they changed it to "Linkin" to acquire the internet domain "linkinpark.com". Bennington and Shinoda both reported that Warner Bros. Records

15656-402: The land adjacent to the Downsview Lands (including Toronto's oldest operational airport) is under the jurisdiction of Bombardier Aerospace. A rail line that is used mostly by GO Transit trains runs through the centre of the park. As the mandate for the park requires that it be developed on a self-financing basis, approximately 102 hectares (250 acres) are dedicated to opportunities that provide

15808-586: The likes of Black Thought , Jonathan Davis , Aaron Lewis , and many others. Reanimation claimed the second spot on the Billboard 200 , and sold nearly 270,000 copies during its debut week. Hybrid Theory is also in the RIAA 's Top 100 Albums . Following the success of Hybrid Theory and Reanimation , Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the United States. The band members began to work on new material amidst their saturated schedule, spending

15960-516: The lyrical content she wrote for Dead Sara suggests Armstrong's rejection of their teachings. Linkin Park embarked on a nine-date arena tour across four continents on September 11 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood . After Alex Feder performed in his place at the comeback event, Delson announced his decision to withdraw from touring to concentrate on the "behind the scenes" aspects of the band. The tour

16112-657: The military, and some civil Caribou have been fitted with turboprop engines. Known originally as the Caribou II, the DHC-5 Buffalo was basically an enlarged DHC-4 with turboprop engines and a T-tail , developed to meet a US Army requirement for a STOL tactical airlifter with greater load-carrying ability than the DHC-4. The Buffalo made its maiden flight on 9 April 1964, but the US Army soon transferred heavy fixed-wing aircraft operations to

16264-529: The most successful debut week albums in recent years. The album also took the top spot on the Billboard Charts. The album's first single, " What I've Done ", was released on April 2, and premiered on MTV and Fuse within the same week. The single peaked at no. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song is also used in soundtrack for the 2007 action film, Transformers . Mike Shinoda was also featured on

16416-526: The new DHC-515 firefighting aircraft. First production at the new site is planned to begin in 2025. Founded in 1928 as a subsidiary of de Havilland Aircraft (UK), de Havilland Canada was first located at De Lesseps Field in Toronto, before moving to Downsview Airport in 1929. The original home of De Havilland Canada was the Canadian Air and Space Museum located in what is now Downsview Park . Flown for

16568-543: The northwest portion of the City of Toronto and the geographic centre of the Greater Toronto Area. These lands were originally home to de Havilland Aircraft of Canada (1929–1947) and then as the RCAF Station/air force base CFB Downsview from 1947 until April 1, 1996, when the base closed. It was also announced that the lands were to be held in perpetuity and in trust as a "unique urban recreational green space for

16720-574: The ownership change, with the facility maintaining thousands of employees. In November 2018, Viking Air parent Longview Aviation Capital Corporation acquired the Bombardier Dash 8 programme and the de Havilland brand from Bombardier, in a deal that was expected to close by the second half of 2019. In January 2019, Longview announced that it would establish a new company in Ontario, to be called de Havilland Aircraft Co. of Canada , to continue production of

16872-428: The past, Linkin Park had cryptic messages online in relation to the new album. The album cover was revealed through digital puzzles across social media; the cover features six kids playing in the ocean. The band's seventh album, One More Light , was released on May 19, 2017. The promotional singles, " Battle Symphony ", " Good Goodbye " (featuring Pusha T and Stormzy ), and " Invisible " were also released prior to

17024-418: The plans fell into dormancy. Instead of creating a park made up of almost entirely green space as called for in the "Tree City" plan, Parc Downsview Park Inc., the crown corporation then in control of the park, approved constructing commercial and residential developments across the north, east and southwest ends of the park. The initial phase of the construction of Downsview Park began in 2005. The first step

17176-589: The prime contractor. Retired by the navy, the hydrofoil now is displayed at the Musée maritime du Québec in L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec . In the 1980s, the government of Canada privatized DHC and in 1986 sold the aircraft company to then Seattle-based Boeing. Boeing said it intended to make substantial investments for product development and modernization of the de Havilland plant. The Canadian government claimed to have guarantees from Boeing not to discontinue any product lines, but shortly thereafter, Boeing discontinued both

17328-619: The proceeds would go to Save the Children . The band released the song titled as "Issho Ni", meaning "we're in this together", on March 22, 2011, via Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief Japan . In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, Linkin Park played at Club Nokia during the "Music for Relief: Concert for the Philippines" in Los Angeles, and raised donations for victims. The show was broadcast on AXS TV on February 15. Other artists during

17480-517: The recording studios in 2006 to work on new material. To produce the album, the band chose producer Rick Rubin . Despite initially stating the album would debut sometime in 2006, it was delayed until 2007. The band had recorded thirty to fifty songs in August 2006, when Shinoda stated the album was halfway completed. Bennington later added that the new album would stray away from their previous nu metal sound. Warner Bros. Records officially announced that

17632-693: The remix song " Enjoy the Silence 04 ". In 2004, the band began to work with Jay-Z to produce another remix album, titled Collision Course . The album, which featured intermixed lyrics and background tracks from both artists' previous albums, debuted in November 2004. Shinoda also formed Fort Minor as a side project. With the aid of Jay-Z, Fort Minor released their debut album, The Rising Tied , to critical acclaim. Linkin Park also participated in numerous charitable events, which included raising money to benefit victims of Hurricane Charley in 2004 and later Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The band donated $ 75,000 to

17784-533: The right to manufacture spares and distribute the de Havilland heritage aircraft product line. Despite the transfer of its light aircraft certificates to a new owner, de Havilland Canada left a legacy of innovative and unique aerospace designs and its products are still flying in considerable numbers worldwide, and it became a productive member of the Bombardier Aerospace stable. The Downsview plant still continued to turn out civilian propeller aircraft after

17936-489: The same time, the band's relationship with Warner Bros. Records was deteriorating rapidly on account of several trust and financial issues. After months of feuding, the band finally negotiated a deal in December 2005. Following Meteora' s success, the band worked on many side projects. Bennington appeared on DJ Lethal 's "State of the Art" and other work with Dead by Sunrise , while Shinoda did work with Depeche Mode , creating

18088-523: The show included the Offspring , Bad Religion , Heart , and the Filharmonic. Linkin Park combines elements of metal , industrial , punk , pop , electronic and hip hop . More specifically, the band has been categorized as alternative rock , nu metal , rap rock , rap metal , alternative metal , electronic rock , pop rock , hard rock , and industrial rock . Despite being considered nu metal,

18240-483: The singles " One Step Closer ", " Crawling ", and " In the End " all charting highly on the US Mainstream Rock chart. The lattermost also crossed over to the number two spot on the nation's Billboard Hot 100 . Their second album, Meteora (2003), continued the band's success. The band explored experimental sounds on their third album, Minutes to Midnight (2007). By the end of the decade, Linkin Park

18392-867: The sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium. Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade list. In 2012, the band was voted as the greatest artist of the 2000s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1 . In 2014, the band was declared "the Biggest Rock Band in the World Right Now" by Kerrang! . Linkin Park was founded by three high school friends: Mike Shinoda , Rob Bourdon , and Brad Delson . The three attended Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California ,

18544-499: The successful Twin Otter and the Dash 7. The jigs and specialised equipment for their manufacture were destroyed. Boeing was in heavy competition with Airbus Industrie for a series of new airliners for Air Canada , at that time a Canadian crown corporation . Boeing used the DHC purchase to further strengthen its commitment to shared production contracts. The contract was particularly contentious. When Air Canada announced that Airbus had won

18696-613: The summer of 2011, Toronto Roller Derby moved to another space in the park known as The Bunker, and hosted the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup in that space in early December 2011. The Downsview Park Sports Centre also accommodates K1 Speed indoor electric go-karting (aka green go-karting), the HoopDome basketball facility, The Rail Skatepark skateboard destination, True North Climbing indoor rock climbing gym and Blyth Academy Downsview Park School for Elite Athletes . The National Squash Academy, operated by former World #1 player Jonathon Power

18848-516: The summer of 2021, DHC stopped production at its Downsview site and officially closed it in the summer of 2022 at the end of its lease. In September 2022, DHC announced its plans to construct a new manufacturing facility, De Havilland Field, in Wheatland County, Alberta . The new facility is intended to merge its two manufacturing facilities and produce the Twin Otter and Dash 8 planes, as well as

19000-608: The title Living Things because the album is more about people, personal interactions, and it is far more personal than their previous albums. The album's lead single, "Burn It Down", was released on April 16. The band promoted the album on the 2012 edition of the Honda Civic Tour , with co-headliners Incubus . Other singles from the album include " Lost in the Echo ", " Powerless ", and Castle of Glass ". The band performed "Burn It Down" at 2012 Billboard Music Awards . On May 25,

19152-547: The urban park, while also serving the Centennial College Downsview Campus and Aerospace Hub on Carl Hall Road. The Downsview Park Sports Centre is a 45,000 square metres (480,000 square feet) multi-purpose facility, formerly an aircraft hangar for the de Havilland Aircraft Company and later the Canadian Forces. Downsview Park's most regular attraction is The Hangar, an indoor recreational facility within

19304-492: The year, and " In the End " peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , the band's highest to date. Additionally, other singles from the album were featured in films such as Dracula 2000 , Little Nicky , and Valentine . Hybrid Theory won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for the song "Crawling" and was nominated for two other Grammy Awards : Best New Artist and Best Rock Album . MTV awarded

19456-476: Was Downsview station , which served as a terminal station of Line 1 Yonge–University . Situated near the eastern edge of the park across from Downsview Airport, the station was renamed Sheppard West in advance of a northern extension of Line 1, which opened on December 17, 2017. Since 2008, route 101 Downsview Park operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (which also operates the subway) serves

19608-444: Was "not doing their due diligence before hiring her"; one of Bennington's sons said that Linkin Park "betrayed the trust" of the fanbase with the change. Armstrong responded to the criticism via an Instagram story, stating that she had not been in contact with Masterson since attending his 2020 court appearance and that she condemned his crimes; however, she did not clarify her status with Scientology. Though, BBC noted that

19760-882: Was No.39 in the Top Artists Chart, No.87 in the Billboard 200 Artists chart, No.11 in the Social 50 Chart, No.6 in the Top Rock Artists Chart, No.9 in the Rock Songs Artists Chart, No.16 in the Rock Albums Chart, No.4 in the Hard Rock Albums Chart, and No.7 in the Alternative Songs Chart. In July 2011, Bennington told Rolling Stone that Linkin Park aims to produce a new album every eighteen months, and that he would be shocked if

19912-488: Was a hydrofoil built from 1960 to 1967 for the Royal Canadian Navy. It served from 1968 to 1971 as a testing platform for antisubmarine warfare technology on an ocean-going hydrofoil. During sea trials in 1969, the vessel exceeded 63 knots (117 km/h; 72 mph), making her possibly the fastest warship in the world. The vessel was constructed at Marine Industries Limited of Sorel, Quebec, with de Havilland Canada

20064-505: Was a substantially more pop-oriented record. The band's eighth album, From Zero , was released in November 2024. Linkin Park is among both the best-selling bands of the 21st century and the world's best-selling music artists , having sold over 100 million records worldwide. They have won two Grammy Awards , six American Music Awards , two Billboard Music Awards , four MTV Video Music Awards , 10 MTV Europe Music Awards , and three World Music Awards . In 2003, MTV2 named Linkin Park

20216-472: Was among the most successful and popular rock acts. The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types on their fourth album, A Thousand Suns (2010), layering their music with more electronic sounds. The band's fifth album, Living Things (2012), combined musical elements from all of their previous records. Their sixth album, The Hunting Party (2014), returned to a heavier rock sound, while their seventh album, One More Light (2017),

20368-467: Was awarded on 28 September 1984, and the first customer delivery was to NorOntair on 23 October 1984. When the Dash 8 was introduced, many older regional airliners were becoming obsolescent and expensive to operate but few modern aircraft were immediately available to replace them, leading to substantial Dash 8 sales; to date, over 1,000 have been delivered. The Dash 8 has been offered in several lengths and operating weights, but in 2008, Bombardier announced

20520-554: Was chosen as the first residential developer by Parc Downsview Park after an extensive due diligence process. The first residential development phase at Downsview Park will comprise over 1000 homes. Urbancorp is the largest landowner and developer of residential communities in King West Village and the Queen Street West Triangle area in downtown Toronto. Construction of the new community "Neighbourhood of Downsview Park"

20672-612: Was designed in England in 1932 as a light, economical transport and was built using as many Tiger Moth components as possible. The de Havilland Tiger Moth was a basic trainer of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during the Second World War, whereby air crews from all over the British Commonwealth trained in Canada. DHC was the Canadian unit of the parent British de Havilland and during World War II

20824-615: Was introduced in response to interest by other military users. In the early 1980s, de Havilland Canada attempted to market the Buffalo for civil use as the "Transporter", but the demonstration aircraft crashed at the 1984 Farnborough Airshow and the project was abandoned. One of Canada's most successful commercial aircraft designs with more than 990 built, the Twin Otter remains popular for its rugged construction and STOL capabilities. Development dates back to January 1964, when DHC commenced work on

20976-496: Was launched, called Download to Donate for Haiti V2.0 , with more songs to download. For the updated compilation, the band released Keaton Hashimoto's remix of "The Catalyst" from the "Linkin Park featuring YOU" contest. Shinoda designed two T-shirts, in which the proceeds would go to Music for Relief to help the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disasters. Music for Relief released Download to Donate: Tsunami Relief Japan , another compilation of songs, in which

21128-453: Was made into a crown corporation of the government of Canada . Production of the Mosquito , nicknamed the "Mossie", was the company's greatest contribution to the war effort. It was one of the few front-line aircraft of the era constructed almost entirely of wood and was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder". The Mosquito was designed to use speed instead of defensive armament to evade attack, and as

21280-467: Was meant to serve small city airports, where noise abatement requirements were particularly strict, and featured four slow-turning propellers to cut noise. To enhance its STOL performance, the Dash 7 employs many aerodynamic devices, such as double-slotted wing flaps that span about 75% of the trailing edge of the wing and four spoilers per wing; on landing, the flaps partially retract and the spoilers fully deploy to maximize braking. Financial backing from

21432-497: Was nominated for three awards at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards but did not win any of them. The band was presented with The George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement at UCLA on May 18. On February 18, 2019, Shinoda said in an interview that the band is open to the idea of continuing though what form that takes has yet to be decided. Shinoda stated "I know the other guys, they love to be onstage, they love to be in

21584-519: Was planned to contribute to Toronto's bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics . The developer selected was the Reichmann family 's Heathmount Arts and Entertainment, and its plan was approved by North York council in December 1998. Discussions broke down with the federal government, and their unwillingness to sell the land. In April 1999 the Reichmanns announced they would move the plan to Montreal. In June 2000,

21736-479: Was produced by Shinoda and Delson, who wanted to explore musical elements from Hybrid Theory and the band's earlier material. Shinoda commented the album is a "90s style of rock record". He elaborated, "It's a rock record. It's loud and it's rock, but not in the sense of what you've heard before, which is more like '90s hardcore - punk - thrash .' The album includes musical contributions from rapper Rakim , Page Hamilton of Helmet , Tom Morello of Rage Against

21888-563: Was released in May 2015. The first preview of the song came during Aoki's performance on February 28, 2015, at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois . The song was debuted on Twitch on April 13 and released on April 14. Linkin Park performed at the closing ceremony of BlizzCon 2015, Blizzard's video game convention. Linkin Park began working on new material for a seventh studio album in November 2015. Chester Bennington commented on

22040-467: Was released on April 29. Linkin Park embarked on a large world tour titled " Minutes to Midnight World Tour ". The band promoted the album's release by forming their fourth Projekt Revolution tour in the United States which included many musical acts like My Chemical Romance , Taking Back Sunday , HIM , Placebo , and many others. They also played numerous shows in Europe, Asia, and Australia which included

22192-476: Was released on November 13, 2024. On January 19, 2010, Linkin Park released a new song titled " Not Alone " as part of a compilation from Music for Relief called Download to Donate for Haiti in support of the Haiti Earthquake crisis . On February 10, 2010, Linkin Park released the official music video for the song on their homepage. The single itself was released on October 21, 2011. On January 11, 2011, an updated version of Download to Donate for Haiti

22344-400: Was skeptical of Linkin Park's initial recordings. The label's A&R was not pleased with the band's hip-hop and rock-style approach. An A&R representative suggested that Bennington should demote or fire Shinoda and exclusively focus on making a rock record. Bennington supported Shinoda and refused to compromise Linkin Park's vision for the album. Farrell returned in late 2000, and

22496-399: Was soon adopted by the US Air Force (USAF) and US Army as a liaison aircraft , remaining in service well into the 1970s, and was also used by the militaries of numerous other nations, including Britain, Chile, and Colombia. With almost 1,700 built in a production run lasting two decades, civil Beavers continue plying their trade in many countries around the world. A turboprop conversion,

22648-497: Was streamed live via YouTube . As of September 2024, it has 25 million views. The band considered fulfilling their planned Japanese tour dates after the tribute concert, but cancelled the shows on October 3. In November 2017, Linkin Park announced that a live album compiled from their final tour with Bennington, titled One More Light Live , would be released on December 15. On November 19, Linkin Park received an American Music Award for Favorite Alternative Artist and dedicated

22800-413: Was the DHC-1 Chipmunk, designed as a primary trainer , a replacement for the venerable Tiger Moth. The Chipmunk was an all-metal, low-wing, tandem two-place, single-engined airplane with a conventional landing gear , powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major engine. The Chipmunk prototype first flew on 22 May 1946 in Toronto. DHC built 217 in Canada, and it was also produced under licence by de Havilland in

22952-696: Was to be the location of its new production site, to be known as De Havilland Field. The new facility is to be built just East of Cheadle . The facility will initially manufacture the DHC-515 fire-fighting aircraft; the DHC-6 Twin Otter and the Dash 8-400 will also be assembled at De Havilland Field once production resumes. Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band formed in Agoura Hills, California , in 1996. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist/rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Mike Shinoda , lead guitarist Brad Delson , DJ/turntablist Joe Hahn , bassist Dave Farrell , co-lead vocalist Emily Armstrong , and drummer Colin Brittain . The lineup for

23104-470: Was to regenerate the soil, which had been compacted by more than 50 years of military base use, so that it will again support the lush vegetation that is planned for a very significant portion of the site. A major feature of this initial work was the development of the Canada Forest, which was started with a partnership with Natural Resources Canada and its 2020 Fast Forest initiative. Several residential developers expressed interest in Stanley Greene. Urbancorp

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