Anti-Submarine Warfare
During the Cold War, Canada earned a world-wide reputation for excellence in Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). By investing in technological advancements and upgrading World […]
Welsford Daniels
Welsford Daniels was one of the thousands of Black Canadians who honourably served in the military during the Second World War. Little did […]
Winnie Roach-Leuszler
Winnie Roach-Leuszler was born in Port Credit, Ontario, in 1926. One of eleven children in her family, Winnie demonstrated great talent and skill […]
WO Herbert Peterson
April 27 and 28, 1942: Warrant Officer Herbert Victor Peterson of Calgary piloted a Halifax four-engine bomber on mining missions against the German […]
Commander Charles “Chuck” Mawer
Charles “Chuck” Mawer was born in 1917 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A year after graduating high school he joined the Naval Reserve as a […]
Weapons in Star Wars
Did you know that many of the weapons found in the original Star Wars trilogy were influenced by British, German, and Swiss made […]
The Great Escape: Floody + The Fox
On the evening of March 24, 1944, nine Canadians tensely waited in Hut 104 for their numbers to be called. They had been […]
Star Trek’s “Scotty” on D-Day
Nowadays when many of us hear the name Montgomery Scott, in the back of our minds we hear his pleading for understanding from […]
Isabel May McDonald: Teacher, Typographer, and Telegrapher
Isabel May McDonald is known for her service in the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (W.R.C.N.S.) from 1942 to 1945. The W.R.C.N.S., modeled […]