Hundreds of people attended a Remembrance Day ceremony at the Hangar Flight Museum in northeast Calgary on Sunday. One of the guests was a 99-year-old WWII pilot who shared his memories of the horrors of war. Continue reading
“Secret Alberta: PoWs on the Prairies” tells the story of German PoWs housed in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat during the Second World War. Continue reading
The remnants of Lethbridge’s Second World War PoW camp were demolished in the 1950s, but it once covered a square mile just off 28 Street and 5 Avenue North. Continue reading
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As the years go on, the number of veterans who served in WWII are continuing to dwindle but that hasn’t stopped one Oshawa vet, who continues to educate the public about Canada’s past. Continue reading
The ship of Jewish refugees tried to dock in Halifax, but then-prime minister Mackenzie King didn’t allow it. Continue reading
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte paid tribute to 94-year-old Don White in a speech in Parliament Thursday. Continue reading
The Lansdowne Veterans Memorial team unveiled two plaques Saturday afternoon to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Continue reading
On Friday morning, school children in Kraków, Poland, honoured several Canadian Second World War soldiers buried in a local cemetery during their second annual No Stone Left Alone ceremony. Continue reading
Ken Sturdy became well-known after attending the Dunkirk movie premiere in 2017. Continue reading
Family and friends of Jack Commerford gathered at the Gananoque Airport Saturday afternoon to watch him take a leap — 13,000 feet up. Continue reading
