Nichola Goddard
On May 17th, 2006, in the Panjwa’i district of Afghanistan, Canadian Army Captain Nichola Goddard made many “firsts”: the first female Canadian combat […]
McGee Assassination
One of the Fathers of Confederation, Thomas D’Arcy McGee’s unexpected assassination shocked a nation and inspired the reformation of Canada’s military training and […]
HMCS Haida
Of the 27 tribal-class destroyers that were built for the American, Canadian, and Australian navies during the Second World War, HMCS Haida boasts [...]
The Kosovo War
The Kosovo War (1998-99) was the culmination of an almost decade long conflict between ethnic Albanians and ethnic Serbians backed by the government [...]
Michelle Douglas
Born in 1963 in Ottawa, ON, Michelle Douglas earned a Bachelor of Arts in Law in 1985 and later joined the Canadian Armed [...]
Dieppe Raid
In 1942, the Nazis were at the height of their wide-reaching hold over continental Europe during the Second World War. The Allies faced [...]
Fenian Raids
The Fenian Raids of 1866 – 1871 were an attempt by Irish American immigrants to gain the upper hand in a fight for […]
The Bomarc Missile Controversy
The Cold War initiated a tense nuclear arms race between the United States of America (U.S.) and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) and their […]
