Corvettes leave Halifax, April 1941. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA105334 “Adventure and serving your country, what a drawing card, eh?” said my wife as she
Top panorama: The Remembrance Day Train was the longest passenger train in Atlantic Canada in many years; along the way WW II Canadian Women’s Army
Clockwise from right: A Dutch boy shows his gratitude during the National Liberation Parade in Apeldoorn; continuous rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of those lining
photos by Mac Johnston It is a world far removed in time and place from the Canadian consciousness. The setting is both medieval and Mediterranean.
In an isolated spot high in the French Pyrénées, a group of 30-odd pilgrims from Chatham, Ont., gathered in July to honour one of their
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
