Alex Decoteau
Born on the 19th of November in 1897, Alex Decoteau of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation was an accomplished Indigenous Canadian athlete who […]
Greening Canadian Defence
Sustainability and environmental stewardship are integrated in Canada’s defence policy. Through the Defence Energy and Environment Strategy (DEES), Canada aims to reduce energy waste, use cleaner energy, and decrease its environmental footprint. […]
For the Fallen Poem
English poet and scholar, Laurence Binyon, composed his most famous poem, “For the Fallen,” in September 1914. A section of the poem, entitled “Ode of Remembrance,” is recited to this day at Remembrance […]
Mewata Armoury
Calgary’s Mewata Armoury, its Officers’ Mess, and RAUSI by Rev Maj (Ret’d) Lloyd Northcott, CD, B.A., M.A. The Drill Hall at Mewata Park […]
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 [...]