Levy’s gamble
A British-Canadian soldier risks it all in the Battle of Kapyong
Alex Bowers
April 13, 2026
A British-Canadian soldier risks it all in the Battle of Kapyong
After British tunnellers blasted mines in the St. Eloi area, the Canadian Corps fought hopelessly to hold the devastated landscape.
The disastrous April 1916 Battle of St. Eloi Craters had a lasting impact on the Canadians
Between 1866 and 1871, Irish-American insurgents known as Fenians raided Canada from the U.S. in support of Ireland’s independence from Britain
How the Canadian Expeditionary Force got wrapped up in a Great War cocaine controversy
Illustrious in the sky, notorious on the ground: the wild life of RCAF flight instructor and ace Harold (Whitey) Dahl
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.