Nearly 80 years later, a Canadian soldier’s family is reunited with his Second World War treasures
“Kill the American pigs,” the Chinese officer yelled to his troops during the night of April 24-25, 1951. For most Canadian defenders holding a desolate
JOHN STUBBS On Aug. 6, 1942, Acting Lieutenant-Commander John Stubbs was aboard HMCS Assiniboine, which was escorting a North Atlantic convoy, when the ship engaged a
The dim lights of Halifax—no longer in total blackout since the war’s tide had turned in the Allies’ favour—were visible from HMCS Esquimalt in the
“Canada does not propose to be dragged into a war in which she has no interest,” said Prime Minister Mackenzie King in a speech before
Aaron Kylie says No In the councils of government, we must guard against…the military-industrial complex,” said U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in his farewell address
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
