Nursing Sister Lowe
Nursing Sisters were an integral part of the First World War. Caregivers and healers, they helped with surgeries and comforted the wounded, both […]
Thanksgiving 1918 (Denain)
For most of us, Thanksgiving is a time to gather with our family and to give thanks for all that we have. In […]
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 […]
Internement de Canadiens allemands pendant la Première Guerre mondiale
Le 4 août 1914, la Grande-Bretagne déclare la guerre à l'Allemagne ; Le Canada, en tant que membre de l'Empire britannique, était automatiquement en guerre. Par […]
Cheval de montagne d'Albert
On pense qu'Albert Mountain Horse a été le premier Autochtone de l'Ouest canadien à s'enrôler dans le Corps expéditionnaire canadien […]