Originally devised as an amphibious rescue vehicle, the LVT Water Buffalo was a crucial Allied landing craft in the Second World War.
Ninety pilgrims walked more than 60 kilometres through Dutch towns and countryside to learn more about the Canadians who liberated the Netherlands
Poppy funds and veterans initiatives dominate discussions
Laurier was admired, even by his political opponents, for his mastery of compromise and unceasing work to unite English and French Canadians.
In 1916, the city was in the throes of one of its coldest winters when the fire alarm was sounded at 8:57 p.m. In just a few hours, Canada’s seat of power was a pile of smouldering ruins.
Tommy Prince honed his early tracking skills to deadly perfection. “He used to carry a pair of moccasins in his bag with him…he was deathly quiet,” recalled a comrade. “The Germans thought he was a ghost or a devil. They could never figure out how he passed the lines and the sentries.”
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
