Normandy

• Normandy reflects on D-Day, 79 years since ‘pivotal’ 2nd World War battle

  This year’s tribute to the young soldiers who died in Normandy also reminds veterans, officials and visitors what Ukraine faces today.

  World

  Jun 6, 2023
  
• Ukrainian-Canadian war effort recognized in new documentary

  A new documentary tells the story of Ukrainian Canadians who enlisted to fight for a country that wasn't always kind to them.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2020
  
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• 100-year-old Saskatoon WWII veteran reflects on time serving alongside ‘Saskatchewan boys’

  Nick Kazuska, 100, still remembers his time serving among "Saskatchewan boys" during WWII. For him, he says, every day is Remembrance Day.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2020
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• London’s 1st Hussars launch fundraising campaign to preserve historic Holy Roller tank

  The 1st Hussars estimate that without much-needed rehabilitation, the rusting Holy Roller tank could fall apart within the decade.

  Oct 27, 2020
• 1 man lays wreaths in Normandy on D-Day amid coronavirus pandemic

  For years, Steven Oldrid, 66, had helping out with D-Day events around the beaches where British soldiers had landed -- and often left their lives behind -- be it organizing parking, getting pipers to show or getting sponsors for veterans' dinners.

  World

  Jun 6, 2020
• Century-old tradition brought back to honour war veterans in Saskatchewan

  The Provincial Capital Commission brought back a century-old tradition from the First and Second World War by handing out care-kits to veterans in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2019
• Trump suggests he abandoned Kurds because they ‘didn’t help us with Normandy’

  "With all of that being said, we like the Kurds," Trump said.

  World

  Oct 10, 2019
• 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
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• Calgary D-Day veteran shares her story of keeping ‘the biggest secret ever’

  A 93-year-old veteran from Calgary shared her amazing story of what it was like to be part of the secrecy and sacrifice of D-Day 75 years ago.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2019
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• Normandy school renamed after New Brunswick D-Day hero

  Pte. Louis Valmont Roy was killed on the night of June 6, 1944 in the village of Anguerny, France. On June 7, 2019, a school in the village was renamed in his honour.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2019