Ypres: Gas Attack
When the newly formed Canadian Corps moved into the Ypres Salient in the spring of 1915 they were unaware that the German army […]
Winnipeg Falcons: Champions
February 9th, 2018, marked the beginning of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. As many of us already know, NHL players did […]
Cecil J. Kinross, V.C.
October 30, 1917, Battle of Passchendaele: Private Cecil John Kinross single-handedly charged a German machine gun position in broad daylight over open ground […]
The Battle of Jutland
June 1, 1916: The Battle of Jutland. The largest naval battle faced by Britain’s Royal Navy (RN) during the 20th century, it was […]
Hill 70: Currie’s Plan
Prior to the British assault on Passchendaele being bogged down by heavy rainfall during the latter half of the summer of 1917, the […]
Internment of German Canadians in WWI
On August 4, 1914, Great Britain declared war on Germany; Canada, as a member of the British Empire, was automatically at war. By […]
Albert Mountain Horse
Albert Mountain Horse is believed to have been the first Aboriginal person from Western Canada to enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during […]
Lady Byng and Sportsmanship
As the NHL season reaches the all-star break, we are again reminded of some of the awards presented at the end of the […]
Harcus Strachan, V.C. M.C.
The First World War is often thought of as a bridge to modern warfare. It is here that we are able to witness […]