D-Day 75

• How young we were: 75 years after Juno Beach, Canadian D-Day veterans remember the battle

  All told, there were 1,074 Canadian casualties on D-Day, including 359 dead. Over the past few months, Global News has interviewed many who are alive today.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2019
  
• Interactive: Explore D-Day sites as they appeared 75 years ago, and today

  See how D-Day landmarks looked 75 years ago, compared to today when a Global News crew visited as part of our extensive anniversary coverage.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2019
  
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• Skydiver’s chute malfunctions during D-Day demonstration in Hamilton

  A skydiver had to rely on a backup parachute that "didn't open effectively" during a D-Day anniversary demonstration at Hamilton International Airport.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2019
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• A ‘perfect jump’: D-Day veteran, 97, parachutes into Normandy

  “I feel great. I’d go up and do it all again," Tom Rice said after the jump.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2019
• From Prairie boy to aviation legend: Second World War veteran recalls D-Day

  When he was 19 years old, James Francis "Stocky" Edwards had barely seen a plane in his life. Just a few years later, with D-Day on the horizon, he was an ace.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2019