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Two Lethbridge students are getting the opportunity to visit the battlefields of northern France to learn about Canada’s role in the first and second world wars. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
The 99-year-old is part of a Canadian delegation of veterans commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day at Juno Beach. Continue reading
Seventy-five years after Canadian soldiers stormed the beaches at Normandy, a Canadian filmmaker was tasked with recreating the battle in a south Calgary neighbourhood. Continue reading
Here’s what you, the readers, had to say about your ancestors’ roles in D-Day. Continue reading
Of the thousands of troops who landed in France 75 years ago, hundreds were from Regina. This is the story of one of the most successful regiments to land on D-Day – the Regina Rifles. Continue reading
More than 350 Canadian and French teenagers and young people gathered on June 6 to commemorate those who fought and died on Juno Beach on D-Day. Continue reading
“It makes you incredibly proud to be from northern New Brunswick, to be from New Brunswick, to be a Canadian.” Continue reading
It was on June 6, 1944, that 14,000 Canadian soldiers stormed ashore under withering German fire to begin the long-awaited liberation of Europe from the Nazis. Continue reading
Allied forces used code words and decoys to successfully hide the largest invasion in history, which turned the tide of the Second World War. Continue reading