AI EnhancedMouse Holes in Italy
After the liberation of Sicily and the downfall of Mussolini’s fascist government in the autumn of 1943 the Canadian troops…
AI EnhancedPeacekeeping in Cyprus
When the first Canadian peacekeeping contingent was posted to Cyprus in 1964 they expected that their mission would only last…
AI EnhancedCall of Duty WWII Video Game
During the week of November 3rd, 2017, Activision released another much-anticipated instalment in their Call of Duty franchise. This WWII…
AI EnhancedThe RCAF at Dieppe
Operation JUBILEE, the Allied raid on Dieppe, was primarily a Canadian operation. As such the sixty RCAF bombers and fighters…
AI EnhancedKiska Air Battle and the H.W.E.
When thinking about the Second World War, Canadians often understand it as a conflict that did not occur in North…
AI EnhancedOperation Husky (Italy 1943)
Operation Husky, the allied invasion of Sicily, began shortly after midnight on the morning of July 10, 1943, when the…
AI EnhancedCanada in Burma: Fred Kagawa
In 1996, the Canadian National Defence Recovery Team traveled deep into the jungle of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) to…
AI EnhancedVietnam Ceasefire Enforcement
On January 27, 1973, the first Canadian troops serving on the International Commission for Control and Supervision (ICCS) set foot…
AI EnhancedTo Our Peacekeepers: Thank You
As of 2008, Canada has begun recognizing August 9th as National Peacekeepers Day. This honorary holiday is used to acknowledge…
AI EnhancedIce Storm 1998
During the early of January in 1998, three consecutive ice-storms devastated eastern Canada. Trees and power lines were knocked down,…
AI EnhancedThe 1942 Grey Cup
Late November/early December marks the annual Grey Cup game and warrants a look back on the history of the event…
AI Enhanced1960: Canada in the Congo
Following the Second World War, the global landscape continued to shift as new nations emerged and some broke free of…