World War Two

• Historic cable marking WW2 Victory in Europe Day found at B.C. thrift shop

  "This is history, donated to a thrift store." The Union Gospel Mission is sharing the items on the 76th anniversary of VE day in hopes of finding the family it may belong to.

  Canada

  May 8
• 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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• Lethbridge remembers 75th anniversary of WWII’s end

  Royal Canadian Legion members held a wreath ceremony Friday to remember the end of the Second World War.

  Canada

  May 8, 2020
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• 99-year-old British WWII vet walks laps to raise astounding $33M for coronavirus relief

  More than 550,000 people have signed a petition to have the veteran knighted.

  Trending

  Apr 17, 2020
• Second World War veteran drops ceremonial puck at great-granddaughter’s hockey game

  On the evening of Nov. 11, a hockey game at Clareview Recreation Centre began with a very touching tribute.

  Features

  Nov 12, 2019
• Thousands gather in Vancouver to honour Canada’s veterans for Remembrance Day

  Large crowds also turned in communities across B.C., including Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, Vernon and Kamloops.

  Nov 11, 2019
• Cambridge, Ont. veteran recalls time spent in WWII prisoner of war camp

  "As long as you could walk, they were happy to have you," Mervin Fisher said.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2019
• Holocaust survivor Nathan Leipciger to speak at the University of Guelph

  Leipciger was born in Poland in 1928 and found himself inside the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1943, when he was just 15-years-old.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2019
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• Ottawa issues multi-million-dollar apology to Métis veterans of Second World War

  Canada apologizes for the lack of benefits given to Métis veterans after the Second World War.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2019
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• 2 Hamilton men arrested after allegedly stealing plaque from Dieppe Veterans’ Memorial

  Police say they searched a vehicle during a routine traffic stop and found a large bronze plaque that had been removed from the Dieppe Veterans' Memorial on Beach Boulevard.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2019