Wounded Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan await helicopter evacuation. PHOTO: CPL. ROBIN MUGRIDGE Dr. Allan Hawryluk was dreading the difficult hours ahead—his patient was on blood
HMCS Trillium in 1941, after she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy from the Royal Navy. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA105713 On June 26,
One second. That’s about all you’ve got after you hit the buzzer. If you hesitate or begin to waffle, the question will go to the
Canadian forces advance between the Gustav and Hitler lines in Italy’s Liri Valley in May 1944. PHOTO: STRATHY E.E. SMITH, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA140208 The
A burial board covered with the White Ensign is used to commit a sailor PHOTO: DAN BLACK This story doesn’t begin during the Second World
Governor General Michaëlle Jean invoked the image of crowds lining up on Parliament Hill to pay their respects to Smokey Smith VC as he lay
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
