Hill 70
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Canada’s forgotten battle: Honouring the legacy of Hill 70, more than a century laterAn impressive five-hectare memorial to the Battle of Hill 70 is finally open in northern France, 102 years after the events of August 1917.CanadaOct 2, 2019
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#OurYYC On the Road: Global News Hour at 6 at The Military MuseumsIt is a one-stop destination that gives you a good sense of what it was like to be a Canadian soldier over the past 200 years.Sep 11, 2017
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DNA evidence unravels mystery of missing Manitoba soldier from WW1More than 100 years ago, Private Reginald Joseph Winfield Johnston went missing after leaving his Manitoba town to go serve in the First World War. He never returned and his family presumed he went missing in action and died.CanadaMay 8, 2017
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The Battle of Hill 70: Canada’s forgotten Vimy RidgeThe Battle of Hill 70 was an important victory for Canadian soldiers in the First World War. So why has Canada largely forgotten about it?CanadaApr 8, 2017
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Gord Steinke shares family connection to the Battle of Vimy RidgeWith the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge coming up, Global Edmonton's Gord Steinke shares his grandfather's story. Thomas H. Ford fought at most of the big battles, including The Battle of Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Hill 70 and the Somme.CanadaApr 3, 2017
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