Canadian Military History

• Calgary-area veteran plays ‘very exciting’ role in new salute to Canadian soldiers

  Kurtis Sanheim portrayed the commanding officer in The Liberation Men, an independent Canadian movie shot in the Ottawa area.

  Entertainment

  Apr 16
  
• Most Canadians can’t identify the Battle of Vimy Ridge monument: Ipsos poll

  On Monday April 9, Ipsos released the results of a survey revealing that only 16 per cent of Canadians could correctly identify the Vimy Monument.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2018
  
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• Ceremony held in Halifax for send-off of large monument headed for Passchendaele

  The twin arches, which stand about four metres high, will be installed near Passchendaele in the days leading up to centennial events next month marking the end of the 100-day battle.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2017
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• #OurYYC On the Road: Global News Hour at 6 at The Military Museums

  It is a one-stop destination that gives you a good sense of what it was like to be a Canadian soldier over the past 200 years.

  Sep 11, 2017
• British couple takes on personal mission to put names to graves of Canada’s war dead

  A British couple, with a Canadian connection are solving the mysteries of Canadian soldiers killed in the First World War and buried in unmarked graves.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2016
• D-Day bagpipes still heard in Halifax

  A pair of Second World War bagpipes have a special connection to one Halifax family.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2016