Veterans
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Bill Wilson, one of Canada’s last Second World War veterans, dies at 101The obituary for William (Bill) Wilson, who partook in the bloody D-Day landings, said "Captain Bill" helped create the Naval Museum of Alberta and The Military Museums in Calgary.CanadaJul 31
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‘Everybody’s gone’: Canadians mark Remembrance Day as number of veterans dwindle'Events of the Second World War are very rapidly moving from the realm of lived history of people you can talk to … into history where you can't talk to the people who remember.'CanadaNov 11, 2025
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Canadians honour Indigenous veterans with ceremonies across the countryCanadians marked Indigenous Veterans Day with ceremonies countrywide, honouring First Nations, Inuit and Métis service members and calling for continued reconciliation.CanadaNov 8, 2025
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Canadian man finds father’s wartime signature in Dutch church: ‘Amazing’Don Drissell recently travelled to the village of Groesbeek after learning an inscription signed by his father, a Canadian soldier in the Second World War, had been found.CanadaMay 9, 2025
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Ontario soldier shocked to find her name included on monument to the fallenThe monument was unveiled two years ago to celebrate the completion of an initiative to plant two-million-plus trees along the Highway of Heroes.CanadaDec 7, 2024
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B.C. veterans honoured with a ‘glow-up’ so they know they aren’t forgottenWhole Way House brings veterans together with barbers, hairstylists, and clothing stylists and honours them with a glow-up. Global News spoke to one veteran.CanadaNov 11, 2024
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Nationwide photography series honours Canadian veterans through portraitsThe series, 'Honour Country Sacrifice,' aims to give veterans the appreciation they deserve, according to photographer Trevor Godinho.CanadaNov 11, 2024
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‘I tear up’: Winnipeg couple married 75 years reflects on Second World War experienceJack and Yvonne Sellers, a Winnipeg couple who met after the Second World War, are celebrating their diamond anniversary, one day after Remembrance Day.CanadaNov 11, 2024
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Remembrance Day: Canada honours veterans’ ‘legacy of courage’Canadians are marking Remembrance Day with events taking place across the country honouring veterans who served in war and those who sacrificed their lives serving the nation.CanadaNov 11, 2024
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Canada should be ‘world leader’ on alternative PTSD therapies, veteran saysRet. MCpl. Gordon Hurley, who served in Afghanistan, says psychedelic treatments such as ketamine and psilocybin can give veterans 'a breath of relief' from their trauma.CanadaNov 10, 2024
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