The man who skipped a line
He signed in the wrong place, but representing Canada at Japan’s surrender was still a career highlight for soldier-diplomat Lawrence Cosgrave Laughter rippled over the
He signed in the wrong place, but representing Canada at Japan’s surrender was still a career highlight for soldier-diplomat Lawrence Cosgrave Laughter rippled over the
It was 1967 and winter was fast approaching for Frank Worthington. The renowned retired major-general, who to this day is known throughout the Canadian military
It can be extraordinary who and what you will find when digging into family history. In an article for Legion Magazine last year, CBC journalist
My great-great-grandfather was a surgeon who treated soldiers at the Battle of Ridgeway in 1866 It is a largely forgotten battle, even though it was
It all started with a random tweet. My first inclination had been to ignore it because rule No. 1 on Twitter, as a journalist, is
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