
The military connection to Canada’s currency
There was a time in Canadian history when soldiers were paid with playing cards. In the 17th century, the French government sent silver coins to

There was a time in Canadian history when soldiers were paid with playing cards. In the 17th century, the French government sent silver coins to

Ed Storey says NO On Nov. 1, 2021, the Canadian Armed Forces in-house newspaper The Maple Leaf published a message from Major-General Lise Bourgon,

After several days of rain, the sun finally reappeared in Nalgham District of Kandahar Province in Afghanistan on April 11, 2007. Troop 1, B Squadron

Formal apologies were proffered in December to generations of military members, veterans and civilian employees who suffered military sexual trauma, gender discrimination and lack of

Canada lost two Indigenous First World War airmen in early April 1918. Lieutenant James David Moses, 26, was reported missing on April 1 with

The South African War, popularly known as the Second Boer War, ushered in the 20th century. It was Britain’s second kick at the can—they’d lost



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