(public comments open on all RCI stories- comments will be posted after moderating) It’s just a tiny bit of low-quality bronze, almost worthless, but what it represents makes it almost priceless. It is the Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth’s highest honour…»
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International, Politics, Society
Canadians to recreate Armistice parade in Mons, Belgium, 100 years later
In November 1918 the horrific toll of the First World War was coming to an end. The Armistice to end hostilities was being negotiated. On the morning of the 11th, official word came to the Canadians to hold their place…»
Arts and Entertainment, International, Society
The Battle of Hill 70: Graphic novel for students
Canadians unfortunately really know very little of their own history. To help bring some of that history to young Canadians, a graphic novel was made about a major battle and victory by Canadian troops in the First World War. Matthew…»
International, Politics, Society
101 years: A great victory, a monument at last, a burial ceremony
WW-I: Hill-70: Another great Canadian victory 101 years ago Four soldiers buried today In a terrible war, it was another tremendous victory for the Canadians, with six Victoria Crosses awarded, the highest Commonwealth medal for valour. As always tragically, the…»
Remains of Canadian WWI soldier found in France and identified
The remains of a Canadian First World War soldier found at the site of a construction project in Lens, in northern France have been identified as those of Pte. John (Jack) Henry Thomas, officials with the Department of National Defence…»
100 years later, finally a memorial to a forgotten battle
One hundred years ago this week, a geographic mound outside the French city of Lens was the site of a major strategic battle of the First World War. Known as the Battle of Hill 70, it was a 10-day struggle…»
International, Politics, Society
100 years since Canada became a world nation at Vimy Ridge
About 25,000 people are in northern France this weekend to commemorate the centennial of a major event in Canadian and world history. They are gathering at a high ground about half way between the French cities of Arras and Lens.…»
Update: Hill 70 – Outstanding Canadian victory, forgotten no longer
In just a few short days, on April 9, a massive crowd will gather at the spectacular Canadian Vimy memorial in France for the 100th anniversary of that incredible victory which marked a turning point for the Allies in that…»
Arts and Entertainment, Society
(book) Capturing Hill 70-Major First World War victory forgotten.
In 1917, a normally unimpressive bump in the landscape in northern France near the then coal mining centre of Lens was known to the Allies as Hill 70. It became however a vicious battle for the Canadian troops assigned to…»
International, Politics, Society
A major WWI battle: decades forgotten, but no longer
It was the middle of summer 1917 and for the first time a Canadian was entirely in charge of Canadian troops in the First World War. A few months earlier, Canadian Gen. Arthur Currie, had been the successful planner of…»
RCI journalist Carmel Kilkenny dies after short illness
