Battle Of Vimy Ridge

• Edmonton student one of 20 selected for Vimy Pilgrimage Award

  "The chance to go and learn about things in person instead of a textbook or a YouTube video was really exciting,” said Surukanti.

  Education

  Apr 18, 2024
  
• Royal Legion commemorates 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

  The Battle of Vimy Ridge, which began on April 9, 1917, was the first time Canadians from coast to coast fought together against a common enemy.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2022
  
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• Steinbach woman tracks down family of WWI letter-writer

  A letter from a Canadian soldier in the First World War has finally found its way home, a century later.

  Feb 20, 2019
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• Winnipeg man finds grandfather’s name at memorial decades after his death

  After learning from a family member that his grandfather served in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Wayne Suggitt decided to attend a Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday.

  Nov 11, 2018
• Barrie residents, dignitaries, veterans celebrate grand opening of Memorial Square

  Residents, dignitaries, veterans and active service members gathered in downtown Barrie on Friday for the grand opening of Memorial Square. 

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2018
• Fewer than a third of Canadian millennials know Passchendaele was fought during WWI: poll

  Only 27 per cent of millennials identified the Battle of Passchendaele with the First World War, according to an Ipsos poll.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2017
• Guelph Storm jerseys honour Battle of Vimy Ridge

  The jerseys will be worn during Friday's game against the North Bay Battalion and auctioned off at a later date.

  Sports

  Nov 8, 2017
• 2017 poppy campaign kicks off in Saskatoon

  The 15 day poppy campaign in Saskatoon runs until Remembrance Day.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2017
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• Vimy flight tour lands in Saskatoon

  The Vimy Flight: Birth of a Nation cross-Canada tour made a stop in Saskatoon this weekend.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2017
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• Lethbridge commemorates the Battle of Vimy Ridge: ‘Lest we forget, we will remember’

  Members of the 20th Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery and Cadets marched towards City Hall Monday commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2017