War History

• Second World War airfields in Alberta ‘bring back memories’ for 100-year-old veteran

  In 1943, there were 107 air-training fields across Canada as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2021
  
• Temporary exhibit at Lethbridge Military Museum highlights post-war social changes

  The Lethbridge Military Museum is now home to a travelling exhibit provided by the Canadian Centre for the Great War in Montreal.

  Features

  Oct 4, 2021
  
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• Plaques explaining Canada’s wartime history unveiled at Regina cenotaph

  Dignitaries gathered on Tuesday afternoon at the Regina cenotaph in Victoria Park for the unveiling of two pedestals which share pieces of Canada's wartime history.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2021
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• Medals from fallen WWII soldier given to Calgary granddaughter after being found in Goodwill donations

  War medals that were found in a pile of Goodwill donations in Calgary last week have been returned to the soldier’s family.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2019
• Fallen Second World War soldier’s medals donated to Goodwill store in Calgary

  A Goodwill store in Calgary is trying to find relatives of a fallen Second World War soldier whose medals found their way into a donation pile.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2019
• This WWII soldier liberated a whole town by himself, but most Canadians still don’t know his name

  Sgt. Léo Major liberated an entire Dutch town single-handedly in the spring of 1945, but few Canadians know his name.

  Canada

  May 6, 2018
• Alberta teens bring history of Vimy Ridge to life with artwork

  The SPIRIT of Vimy Awards, held at the Federal Building in Edmonton on Saturday, is an initiative of Alberta’s Lt.-Gov. Lois E. Mitchell. This is the first time it has been held and it is part of a larger program related to history education.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2017
• Book about south Okanagan veterans released in Penticton

  The second volume tells the stories and biographies of 52 veterans from the south Okanagan.

  Apr 23, 2016
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• Handwritten copy of ‘In Flanders Fields’ remains in Montreal archives

  There are only three handwritten copies of In Flanders Fields penned by McCrae himself. One of them is part of a collection in the archives of McGill University's medical library.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2015