Jim Higgins, a British-Canadian soldier in the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion (the “Mac-Paps”), watched in horror as Nationalist bombers pummelled Corbera d’Ebre. The Spanish community, already in
On July 30, 1906, a Canadian storyteller’s story began. Born and raised in Toronto, Charles Perry Stacey—better known as C.P. Stacey—showcased a passion for history
The date wasn’t Dec. 6, 1917, but rather July 18, 1945. The location broadly remained the same, although the circumstances were markedly different. Nevertheless, a
Recovery for some wounded Afghanistan veterans is simulated
Major David Currie remembered it being around 5 o’clock on a Wednesday when he first heard the news of having earned the Victoria Cross. “I
Seaman Jack Sharkey had seen something strange on the water. Sailing aboard SS Jasper Park—a 7,129-ton Canadian Merchant Navy vessel launched in 1942—the young sailor
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
