Newfoundland Patriotic Association
August 12, 1914: The Newfoundland Patriotic Association (NPA) is formed. Eventually becoming the colony’s Department of Militia, the NPA was responsible for coordinating […]
SGT. Andrew Doiron
March 10, 2015: Sgt Andrew Joseph Doiron is repatriated, arriving in Trenton on board a C-17 transport. As always, it is absolutely inspiring […]
Christmas in Ortona
For the Canadian troops fighting their way through the Italian Front in December 1943, Christmas would prove to be a challenging time. Leading […]
George Price
Canadian George Lawrence Price has the unfortunate distinction of being the last Commonwealth soldier killed on the Western Front during the First World […]
HMCS Sackville
September 28-29, 2003 – The Flower class corvette HMCS Sackville earns the dubious distinction of becoming the last Second World War vessel to […]
Peck and Metcalfe (V.C.’s)
September 2nd, 1918: During the final 100 Days campaign of the First World War, one of the toughest battles fought by the Canadians […]
Sea Kings
August 1, 1963: The first two CH-124 Sea King maritime helicopters arrive at Canadian Forces Base Shearwater, Halifax. For over 50 years, the […]
Wehrmacht-planned Great Escape
May 1943: the tide turned in the Atlantic and more U-boats were sunk than cargo ships. But just before the reversal of fortunes, […]
HMCS Chebogue
Oct. 4, 1944: The River-class frigate HMCS Chebogue (K317) is struck by a German homing torpedo of the G7es type, launched from the […]