William Lore
Chinese people have faced a long history of intense discrimination, racism, and hatred in Canada. Despite this, Chinese Canadians played a vital role […]
Ernest Glover
Over 26,000 Canadians served during the Korean War. Often called the “Forgotten War,” Korea still represents a vital part of Canadian military history. […]
Frank Wong
Chinese people have faced significant discrimination, prejudice, and racism for much of Canada’s history. The Second World War presented the Chinese community with […]
Sydney Radley-Walters: Tank Ace
The Western Allies’ premier Tank Ace during the Second World War was a Canadian man named Sydney “Rad” Radley-Walters. He was credited with […]
Douglas Aitken
Born September 3, 1920, in Lethbridge, AB, Douglas Aitken moved to Calgary to attended Mount Royal College (now Mount Royal University) for the […]
Force 136
Chinese people have faced a long history of intense discrimination, racism, and hatred in Canada. Many early Chinese immigrants were recruited in the […]
Douglas Jung
“We were prepared to lay ourselves down for nothing. There was no guarantee that the Canadian government was going to give us the […]
Robert “Bud” Jones
An often-overlooked reality of full-scale total wars, like the First and Second World Wars, is how soldier demographics change over the course of […]
The Westmount War Effort: A Hospital at the Athletic Grounds
Written by Donald V. Macdougall [1]. Don is a retired lawyer who enjoys researching the social and employment circumstances of his ancestors. Additional […]