The Briefing

Representation matters to the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR). That’s why the organization has published a new children’s book series dedicated

“What makes a man go to war without a weapon to serve on the front line in some of the harshest situations, sometimes giving up

It’s no secret that the widely known “greatest generation” is fast disappearing. In August 1995, there were said to be 501,690 living Second World War

  Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer was “only supposed to come to Canada for two years.” It’s now been 26, explains the proud Canadian. Originally from the Netherlands,

In Méharicourt Communal Cemetery, about 45 minutes from Courcelette, France, lies WW II Canadian Victoria Cross recipient Andrew Mynarski. Etched into the white—if weathered—gravestone is

Mandy Shintani remembers the samurai sword  in her family closet. Just a child at the time, the third-generation Japanese-Canadian—or Sansei—had little understanding of where, exactly,