First World War

• Museum to honour Chinese Canadian troops who fought in war and for citizenship rights

  According to Veterans Affairs Canada, more than 200 Chinese Canadians volunteered to fight in the First World War, while more than 600 served in the Second World War.

  Canada

  Nov 9
  
• ‘Historical sleuthing’ helps identify grave of Manitoba soldier killed in 1917

  Cpl. William Benjamin Cunningham, born near Hayfield, Man., was killed in the Battle of Passchendaele on Oct. 27, 1917, at 21 years old.

  Canada

  Oct 3
  
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• An unknown Newfoundland soldier killed in the First World War laid to rest

  The remains of a soldier from Newfoundland killed in the battlefields of France during the First World War will be laid to rest in St. John's on Monday.

  Canada

  Jun 30
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• Guelph teacher receives Governor General’s History Teaching Award

  Erin Doupe was one of six recipients recognized by Governor General Mary Simon. The winners received an individual prize of $2,500, along with a $1,000 prize for their school.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2023
• First World War postcard project encourages reflection ahead of Remembrance Day

  In bringing those messages back into the light, the project will see more than 400 replicas of the postcards be mailed back to the original Canadian addresses that received them.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2023
• Ceremony rededicates resting site of Winnipeg soldier killed in First World War

  A rededication of a headstone for a fallen Canadian soldier took place Thursday. Cpl. Frederick Percival Bousfield was killed in the First World War near Ypres, Belgium.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2023
• Minister says changes in progress after apology for racism faced by Black soldiers

  Anand says the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have been working "unceasingly" on implementing the recommendations provided after last year's apology.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2023
• ‘Shameful point in history’: New Calgary monument tells story of WWI internment camps

  Calgary's Ukrainian community unveils an exhibit marking Canada’s First World War internment operations

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2023
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• A new study lays out the ‘horrendous’ treatment of Canadian queer WWI soldiers

  The painful, often bleak, stories of these men were uncovered by Sarah Worthman while doing research at Veterans Affairs Canada.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2023
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• Indigenous veterans commemorated with headstones: ‘Canadians need to honour them’

  A Canada-wide project to identify Indigenous veterans lying in unmarked graves continues its commemoration efforts, now in the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2022