Calgary Remembers

• Motion pursuing historic designation for Battalion Park numbers endorsed by city committee

  The stone numbers represent four Alberta battalions who fought in the Great War and trained at the site, known as Camp Sarcee at the time.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2020
  
• Alberta WWII veteran Jack Hilton dies at 99

  As a Typhoon fighter pilot, Hilton completed more than 100 operations across Europe during the Second World War and later went on to train hundreds of other young men to fly.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2019
  
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• ‘I’ve seen things that humans shouldn’t see’: 99-year-old Calgary veteran shares WWII memories flying over Europe

  Hundreds of people attended a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Hangar Flight Museum in northeast Calgary on Sunday. One of the guests was a 99-year-old WWII pilot who shared his memories of the horrors of war.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2018
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• Calgary grandson of Victoria Cross recipient remembers grandfather 100 years after WWI

  During the Great War, Calgary soldiers left their families behind and bravely went into battle — thousands were killed and many more were wounded.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2018
• Calgarians remember sacrifices a century after WWI ended

  Global News coverage began at 10:30 a.m. MT with news anchor Linda Olsen hosting our live broadcast of #CalgaryRemembers.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2018
• Canada Remembers: National Remembrance Day ceremony underway in Ottawa

  Global News is commemorating Nov. 11 with social media silence at 11 a.m. local time and at 11 a.m. ET to coincide with ceremonies taking place in Ottawa and across the country. Four services will air on television and on globalnews.ca and its social platforms.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2017