World War 2
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Local soldier and educator honoured at Lethbridge Military MuseumWilliam Frame, who served in both world wars, is being honoured as part of the Citizen Soldier exhibit at the Lethbridge Military Museum.CanadaFeb 20
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Veteran and retired CN employee celebrates 100th birthday touring Canada by trainBill Hamill's birthday wish was to take one more train ride across the country to see his younger brother Bob.CanadaAug 22, 2023
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Family store marks 75 years of doing business in southern AlbertaNakagama's Japanese Food and Giftware began as a delivery service in 1946 and is celebrating 75 years in business today.FeaturesSep 13, 2022
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Montreal man on mission to honour heroes who saved his father on D-DayA Montreal man whose father served in the Royal Canadian Air Force on D-Day in 1944 is on a mission to pay tribute to those he feels he owes his life to.CanadaJun 7, 2022
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Military parade, vintage aircraft flyover planned for Holy Roller rededicationThe weekend events in London's downtown core come days after the historic WWII tank was returned to its longtime home in Victoria Park after a year of restorative work.EconomyJun 3, 2022
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Netherlands couple searching for family of Second World War soldier born in Penticton, B.C.Berry Swarthoff and his wife Yvonne Swarthoff have adopted the grave of a Penticton born Second World War veteran who died in October 1944 and was buriedCanadaJun 1, 2022
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‘A real hero’: City of Surrey honours Japanese-Canadian veteran Zennosuke Inouye'The Canadian government agreed with him and said this was unjust:' A Japanese Canadian veteran fought a fierce battle to win back his B.C. farm after it was seized during WWII.CanadaMay 29, 2022
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B.C.’s ‘Stocky’ Edwards, top Canadian ace of WWII’s Western Desert campaign, diesJames 'Stocky' Edwards had 19 confirmed aerial victories during the war and was Canada's highest-scoring ace in the Western Desert campaign in North Africa.CanadaMay 15, 2022
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Defending BC’s Coast: How Yorke Island played a big role in the Second World WarEighty years ago, Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor sparked the transition of a remote B.C. island from wilderness to a military outpost.FeaturesDec 3, 2021
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B.C. veteran among the last from unit that fought for Canada before they were allowed to voteOn Remembrance Day 95-year-old Gordon Quan, one of the last living members of the Chinese-Canadian Force 136, says he is always reminded of how fortunate he was to make it home.NewsNov 11, 2021
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