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Nothing beats history books like actually being there. Travel Lady Lesley Keyter takes history buffs on a special tour of some of the key historical sites of the Second World War, including tours of Juno Beach, Flanders Field and Ypres. But it’s Remembrance Day in style with a 10-night stay at four-star hotels, wine tasting...

A Winnipeg couple who met after the Second World War are celebrating their diamond anniversary, one day after Remembrance Day. Iris Dyck reports.

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “fully reverse his radical liberalization of drugs” in Canada on Tuesday, adding that drug overdoses have claimed the lives of approximately 47,000 residents — which he said was higher than the number of Canadian veterans lost in the Second World War.

Inspired by her grandmother who served in the Second World War, A B.C. woman is helping a younger generation understand the sacrifices made by so many. Here’s Jay Durant with This is BC.

With most war veterans from the First and Second World Wars now gone, remembering their sacrifice on Remembrance Day becomes more difficult. Jasmine King has more on one group who hopes a more personal quest will help young Canadians better understand the past.

An Edmonton man is working to make the meaning of Remembrance Day more personal by launching a tribute project dedicated to the fallen soldiers from the First and Second World Wars who once lived in our city. This initiative aims to honour their sacrifices and ensure their stories are remembered. Jaclyn Kucey reports.

For the second night in a row, there have been large protests on the streets of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. Opposition supporters clashed with police, after the country’s government said it would suspend its talks to join the European Union (EU) until 2028. The ruling Georgian Dream party won last month’s election, which the EU claims...

There are World War II battles which claimed the lives of thousands of Montrealers and that many people in the city know little about. One group from France trying to change that. With that in mind, members arrived in Montreal for a special ceremony. Global’s Phil Carpenter explains.

The AfD became the first far-right party to win a state legislature election since World War II after weekend voting in Thuringia. In Saxony, the party came in a close second behind the mainstream Conservative Christian Democratic Union, according to projections.

Ukrainian troops have made a surprise push into Russia’s Kursk region, becoming the first foreign army to seize Russian territory since the Second World War. Redmond Shannon reports on the risks and rewards of this bold operation.

New information is emerging about how CSIS found out about a father and son’s alleged plan to commit a terror attack, inspired by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), in Toronto. What Global News has learned, and the lingering questions about how the accused, Fouad Mostafa Eldidi and Mostafa Eldidi, were able to enter Canada. Ukrainian...

Canadian Blood Services is working to figure out how to safely dry plasma for use in regions where it isn’t currently available. Dried serum was a life-saving battlefield measure that helped injured soldiers during the Second World War and the Korean War, but plasma is more complex. Katherine Ward has this story and more in...

Percival James Smith joined the merchant navy at the age of 17 in the early years of the Second World War. More than 80 years later, he reflects on his service and why commemorating the sacrafices of so many remains an important duty.

A Vancouver Island man is going to great lengths to complete a childhood dream.  Ian Slater is painstakingly building a reconstruction of a Second World War fighter bomber. When it takes flight, Slater hopes it will honour the Canadian crews who risked their lives when they flew missions over occupied Europe. Jay Durant has his...

Proof that love is eternal: just days after surviving veterans of the Second World War marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day, one them made some new and happier memories near the beaches in Normandy. Neetu Garcha has more.

In Peterborough, a small ceremony was held in Confederation Park on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the military invasion that helped put an end to the Second World War. Germain Ma has the story.

The commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day will likely go down as one of the most poignant and powerful ever to take place at Juno Beach, as it will likely be the last major milestone aging veterans will be alive for. Crystal Goomansingh looks at how Canada marked one of the most important days...

80 years ago today, allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in a war-altering move known as D-Day, changing the course of the Second World War. John Maker, Historian and Former Curator at the Canadian War Museum joins Candace Daniel with more about the significance of this day in history.

While D-Day stories are usually about men who stormed the beaches of Normandy to fight Nazi Germany, 1.1 million women also had critical roles in defeating the enemy. They served with the Western Allies as codebreakers, ship plotters, radar operators and cartographers. Dawna Friesen speaks with Lucille Lane, a Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS)...

The commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day will likely go down as one of the most poignant and powerful ever to take place at Juno Beach, as it will likely be the last major milestone aging veterans will be alive for. How Canada marked one of the most important days in the history of...