It is a cold and slightly snowy day across much of Canada this November 11th, as it often is on this date in this country. Regardless of the weather, Canadians are gathering at cenotaphs, war memorials and community centres across…»
Highlights / war
Storm of veteran’s protest reverses school decision on Remembrance Day prayer
Perhaps the administrators thought they were making a “modern” decision. Administrators at Jubilee Elementary School in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton said they wanted to make the annual Remembrance Day commemoration “more inclusive” by eliminating the Remembrance prayer for the November…»
Canada History: Oct 31, 1944; The vicious battle for the Walcheren causeway
By October of 1944 Canadians had fought their way from the Normandy beach to the French interior, then along the Atlantic coast through Belgium, capturing German rocket sites and all bitterly defended by hardened German troops. By the end of…»
Canada history: Sept 15, 1993, Canada’s biggest battle since the Korean war
Sadly, many of Canada’s biggest and bravest military successes go relatively unnoticed and forgotten; incredible battles like Hill 70, Canada at D-Day and beyond, Kapyong, and many others of which Canada should take great pride, are generally little known both…»
International, Politics, Society
Canada History: Aug 8, 1918: WWI- the beginning of the end
Epic battle and Canada’s 100 days. By this time in the First World War, Canadian troops had come to be feared by the Germans as the best of the Entente (Allied) forces. The Canadian reputation had begun early in the…»
International, Politics, Society
Canada history: Aug 6,1942; Battle of the Atlantic- a deadly duel in the fog
HMCS Assiniboine and U-210 It is the kind of battle that Hollywood might dream up as fantasy, but it was absolutely real. In August 1942 Canadian River class destroyer HMCS Assiniboine was escorting a convoy of 33 supply ships from…»
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Canada history: July 8, 1760 – ending French control in North America
Battle of the Restigouche: naval battle helped determine the future of North America After years of contention between France and Britain in North America and the final capture of Quebec City, French influence was waning and in desperate straights. A…»
Cottage cannon: Historic WWI howitzer finds a new home.
It’s certainly not every summer cottage in a serene setting surrounded by trees and nature that has a large artillery piece commanding the view out over the tranquil lake. For many decades a German Krupp 150mm heavy howitzer from WWI,…»
Iran-US tensions, cranked up another two notches
World oil prices climbed today on the news that Iran shot down a U.S. drone in a further incident in the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries. The U.S. has already accused Iran of attaching mines to oil…»
D-Day 75: Canadian soldiers group tours battlefields prior to commemoration ceremony (interview)
As a prelude to the major ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, a group of Canadian soldiers is touring battlefields, monuments, and cemeteries of the fallen in both World Wars. I spoke with Brigadier-General (ret’d)…»
Environment, International, Internet, Science and Technology
The study of what’s killing galaxy clusters
Economy, Environment, International, Politics, Society
Animal rights activists push ahead-relentlessly
Arts and Entertainment, Immigration & Refugees, International, Society
The sports-Remembrance Day poppy controversy continues: Don Cherry
Economy, Health, International, Internet, Science and Technology
