Between 1942 and 1943, on behalf of the Canadian government, Hubert Rogers used his skills in comic book-style writing and animating to create propaganda posters
On Aug. 21, 1921, a one-year-old Christopher Robin Milne—son of British writer A.A. Milne—received a particularly special birthday present. The teddy bear, gifted to him
On Aug. 13, 1812, Major-General Isaac Brock arrived at Fort Malden. There, intent on reinforcing the garrison near Amherstburg in present-day Ontario, the British commander
On Aug. 9, 1945, 27-year-old Lieutenant Robert (Hammy) Hampton Gray of Trail, B.C., piloting a British Royal Navy Corsair above Japanese waters, became Canada’s last
Jim Higgins, a British-Canadian soldier in the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion (the “Mac-Paps”), watched in horror as Nationalist bombers pummelled Corbera d’Ebre. The Spanish community, already in
On July 30, 1906, a Canadian storyteller’s story began. Born and raised in Toronto, Charles Perry Stacey—better known as C.P. Stacey—showcased a passion for history
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.
