Passing The Torch

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    An Era Passes With Death Of Last First World War Veteran

    May 12, 2010 by Tom MacGregor
    Canadians from across the country and overseas took time to send Internet messages and sign special Books of Reflection as the last known living connection to the frightful events of the First World War came to an end. Jack Babcock, 109, the last known Canadian...
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    Lessons From Dennis

    January 12, 2009 by Ron Doorn
    Dennis Chisholm. ILLUSTRATION: DAVID CRAIG For many years our school just outside Regina was blessed with a Remembrance Day speaker who served during the Second World War. His name is Dennis Chisholm, a giant of a man with a booming voice that draws you immediately...
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    Je Me Souviens

    January 4, 2009 by Tom MacGregor
    White doves held by (from left) Josée Verner, Mayor Régis Labeaume and Premier Jean Charest are released. PHOTO: TOM MacGREGOR A distant call to remembrance seems natural in Quebec City, especially for those gathering around the Cross of Sacrifice for the annual Remembrance Day service....
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    Hold It High

    January 1, 2009 by Adam Day
    Jack Babcock passes the torch. VIDEO CAPTURES: VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA It is hard to say that a Remembrance Day ceremony could have a star, but this one did. When Canada’s last remaining First World War veteran, Jack Babcock, popped up on the big screens surrounding the National War...