American air strikes on Syrian army troops and Russian air strikes on a UN humanitarian aid convoy have stopped all UN humanitarian convoys as a result.
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A no-holds-barred oral history of Operation Medusa, the biggest battle in the last 60 years of Canadian military history, told by the officers who led it, on the occasion of its 10-year anniversary.
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Tens of thousands of U.S. troops reported disabling lung problems after deployment; CT scans and non-invasive tests showed nothing, but damage showed up in lung biopsies.
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A century ago, the Newfoundland Regiment suffered staggering losses at Beaumont-Hamel, France, at the start of the Battle of the Somme.
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The war in Syria and Iraq is nowhere close to over. While its seems clear that ISIS is losing its grip on territory and power as it loses strength, there is a second aspect to the war that is now gaining a bit more prominence. There are a great many reasons behind the rise of…
A no-holds-barred oral history of Operation Medusa, the biggest battle in the last 60 years of Canadian military history, told by the officers who led it, on the occasion of its 10-year anniversary. Someday the opening hours of this battle will be a movie: a menacing group of drab green Canadian military vehicles creep across a…
Getting at an entrenched enemy is a problem as old as warfare, and one that grew more complex as the great and powerful retreated behind thicker and higher walls. There were several ways of taking a castle or fort: scale the walls, bring them down by hurling large rocks at them, tunnel underneath, batter down…
The unrolling saga of replacing Canada’s 1980s CF-188 fighter jets (known to almost everyone as the CF-18) gets more convoluted with each passing month. It is the current generation’s version of the sad story of the Sea King Maritime Helicopter replacement which actually began back in the 1980s and which is only now, almost four…
Commemorations were held July 1 to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War battles of Beaumont-Hamel and the Somme in France, St. John’s, N.L., and Ottawa. In France, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall joined Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr in a ceremony at the Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, where the Newfoundland... 
The last federally administered veterans hospital has finally been transferred to Quebec’s provincial jurisdiction. Established in 1917 expressly to serve veterans, Ste-Anne’s Hospital in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue is the last of 18 federal veterans’ hospitals to be transferred to provincial control since universal health care was introduced in the 1960s. The federal government invested $115 million... 
he National Field of Honour in Pointe-Claire, Que., has expanded its criteria for burials, so more people who served in Canada’s military are included, along with their immediate family. The cemetery, operated by the Last Post Fund, was established in 1930. In 2009, the year of the Last Post Fund’s centennial, the cemetery was... 
Motorcycle enthusiasts across Canada joined the annual TELUS Ride for Dad in large numbers this summer. The program has grown since 2014, when The Royal Canadian Legion announced, at its dominion convention in Edmonton, that it was forming a partnership with the charity ride that raises money for prostate cancer research. “When I... 
The unrolling saga of replacing Canada’s 1980s CF-188 fighter jets (known to almost everyone as the CF-18) gets more convoluted with each passing month. It is the current generation’s version of the sad story of the Sea King Maritime Helicopter replacement which actually began back in the 1980s and which is only now, almost... 
After reports of respiratory illness following live firing training, the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment discovered a less obvious danger than pistols and rifles. Their researchers measured lung function of 55 healthy soldiers, then had them fire rifles using different kinds of ammunition. Tests afterwards showed a five per cent decline in lung function an... 
The Royal Canadian Legion will be presented with the 2017 General Sir Arthur Currie Award for its significant contribution to Canadian military history and heritage. The award is given by Valour Canada, a national not-for-profit organization with the goal of connecting Canadians with their military heritage. Based in the Military Museums in Calgary, Valour... 
In honour of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, Legion Magazine highlights the military ties to the history of the Games in this short video tribute.... 
Canada’s mission to Kandahar was a success because the Canadian Army, and civilians operating alongside the Army, achieved their mission goals. When Canada’s armed forces moved to Kandahar province in 2005, they were to undertake three related missions. First, to launch a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). Second, to train Afghan National Security Forces using... 
The Legion comes together in an ancient place to chart a new way forward (Photography by Adam Day & Jennifer Morse) In early June, delegates from across the country gathered in St. John’s, N.L., as one tribe, determined to work together to plot a strong future for The Royal Canadian Legion. This was the... 
The Membership Battles Fifth in a six-part series looking back at 90 years of The Legionary and Legion Magazine After years of resisting, delegates to the 28th dominion convention in Edmonton voted overwhelmingly to give the sons and daughters of Legion members the right to vote and hold office. But rather than settle the... 
