Legionnaire David Sim was wounded at Passchendaele at age 17 and became a deputy minister in the Department of National Revenue in 1930 at 30,
Canada’s population was approximately eight million when the war began in August 1914. The Dominion was 47 years old and like a lot of other nations it was not ready for war, even though its militia was large.
August 2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of a terrible conflict whose effects remain with us today. It is ironic that the century preceding the outbreak of war in 1914 was one of most peaceful in world history and in that year many people—particularly Canadians—believed that the 20th century would be a time of peace, plenty and progress.
Instead, it was one of the most violent periods in recorded history: a time when the world went over the edge.
The liver is really a miraculous organ, performing more than 500 functions necessary to life. It rids our bodies of toxins, regulates hormones, breaks down nutrients and stores energy, metabolizes alcohol and medications, among many other things.
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SCULPTURE: BEAVERBROOK COLLECTION OF WAR ART, CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM, 19710261-0414 1. Mark The First World War Centenary At The Canadian War Museum Starting this summer,
The Battle of the Somme was one of the most horrific battles of the First World War. Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost between
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
