AI EnhancedJoseph B. Keeper
Joseph Benjamin Keeper of the Norway House Cree Nation was born at Walker Lake, Manitoba in 1886. He would go…
AI EnhancedThe Louie Brothers
It is estimated that nearly 300 Chinese Canadians served in World War I (WWI). Brothers Wee Tan Louie and Wee…
AI EnhancedBluebirds
Affectionately referred to as “Bluebirds” for their blue and white uniforms, the Nursing Sisters of Canada have a long and…
AI EnhancedReverend William Andrew White
Courtesy of Mathias Joost, CD In the Canadian Militia prior to the First World War, there was little opportunity…
AI EnhancedInuk L/CPL John Shiwak
Referred to as the best sniper in the British Army by those who served beside him, Lance Corporal John Shiwak…
AI EnhancedConn Smythe
As the NHL 2016-17 season closed, Pittsburgh Penguin Sydney Crosby added another chapter to his storied hockey career when he…
AI EnhancedMatron Margaret Fraser
Matron Margaret Marjory Fraser, from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, was a nursing sister working aboard the Canadian hospital ship HMHS Llandovery…
AI EnhancedThomas Riley
Thomas Riley was born in 1898 to proud mother Harriet Waterhouse and father Ezra Riley. The well-off family lived on…
AI EnhancedJohn G. Pattison, V.C.
John George Pattison was one of four soldiers to earn the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in…
AI EnhancedTalbot Papineau
Passchendaele, Bellevue Spur, October 30th, 1917: The 800 soldiers of the PPCLI went over the top, initiating the 2nd phase…
AI EnhancedBilly Bishop, V.C.
June 2, 1917: Billy Bishop earns a Victoria Cross after destroying four German aircraft as they scrambled to engage the…
AI EnhancedLast Hundred Days
September 1st, 1918 marks the beginning of the Last Hundred Days of the First World War. Up until this point…