
Student of the craft
A tribute to the photography of Stephen J. Thorne

One of the first big commemorations in recognition of The Royal Canadian Legion’s centenary this year is right on the money. In mid-January, The Royal

How does it look? Regular readers of Legion Magazine may have already noticed the difference(s). This year, the publication is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and in conjunction

“We are full steam ahead…focused on making sure we’ve got the infrastructure, the pilots, the training in place for the arrival of those F-35s,” Deputy

“Stephen?” “No, I’m Aaron,” I responded to the question from a Legionnaire at a hotel in Saskatoon in September 2025. But I understood the confusion.

Beyond the grounds of Parliament Hill, there may be no other location as synonymous with Canadians gathering en masse as the National War Memorial. Since



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