World War I

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Lady Byng and Sportsmanship

As the NHL season reaches the all-star break, we are again reminded of some of the awards presented at the…

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Harcus Strachan, V.C. M.C.

The First World War is often thought of as a bridge to modern warfare. It is here that we are…

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Longest Confirmed Snipe

Much has been said about the new longest confirmed kill set by a Canadian soldier in the early part of…

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Election of 1917: Military Service Act

When Canadians went to the polls on December 17, 1917, they realized that their votes could potentially affect the outcome…

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The Halifax Explosion

On the morning of December 6, 1917, the SS Imo, a Belgian relief ship, collided with the SS Mont Blanc…

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Masumi Mitsui, M.M.

Many people have risked their lives to protect our country over the years, but not all of them have been…

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Shiwak the Sniper

Just after dusk on the evening of November 20, 1917 a company of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment was moving into…

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HMHS Llandovery Castle and Nursing Sister Dussault

On June 27, 1918, the Canadian hospital ship HMHS Llandovery Castle was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland. The ship…

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No. 2 Construction Battalion

   Courtesy of Mathias Joost, CD At the start of the First World War tens of thousands of men rushed…

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The Siberian Expeditionary Force

August 12, 1918: The Canadian government authorized the creation of the Siberian Expeditionary Force to intervene in the Russian Civil…

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Henry Louis Norwest

The National Aboriginal Veterans Monument stands in our nation's capital, Ottawa, as a reminder of all the brave Métis and…

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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Between 1900 and 1915, forty political assassinations took place around the world. The most significant was the one referred to…