AI EnhancedAttack on Regina Trench
Article courtesy of Sheldon Maerz. By September of 1916, the Canadian 1st Division had moved to the Somme to prepare…
AI EnhancedHenry’s Sword & The Fenian Raids
Written by Donald V. Macdougall. Don Macdougall is a retired lawyer who enjoys researching the social and employment circumstances of…
AI EnhancedCanada’s FWW Internment Exhibit (Virtual Tour)
When the First World War began in 1914, there was widespread suspicion that immigrants from enemy countries – Germany, Austria-Hungary,…
Presentations for Classrooms | Video Series
These Canadian military history presentations are targeted at youth from Gr.4/5 and up, scouts, girl guides, cadets, etc. Activities that…
AI Enhanced“If” Day
At 0700 hours the siren cried into the early morning sky of February 19, 1942, and before long the city…
AI EnhancedThe Battle of the St. Lawrence
In March of 1942, Prime Minister William Mackenzie King declared that “Officers of the Canadian naval service have expressed the…
AI EnhancedJack Hilton
In the mind of World War Two veteran Jack Hilton, the true heroes were not him, but the ones who…
AI EnhancedThe Nile Voyageurs
A 2,000-kilometer trip upstream, 6 long rapids, and a grueling and punishing sun; these were just some of the near…
AI EnhancedThe Canadian National Vimy Memorial
At the heart of a 91-hectare [1] park lies the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, tranquilly sitting atop Hill 145, a topographically high…
AI EnhancedTecumseh
Tecumseh is one of the most prominent Indigenous figures in Canadian history. He was a Shawnee chief known for his…
AI EnhancedCalgary Soldiers’ Memorial (Virtual Tour)
The Calgary Soldiers' Memorial is a war monument that recognizes the efforts of soldiers from Calgary who have made the…
AI EnhancedRosella Henry
Rosella Bernice Henry was born on July 31, 1924, in Swan River, a town in rural Manitoba. After her father…