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Disaster aboard HMCS Kootenay
The worst peacetime disaster in Canadian naval history occurred 51 years ago this week when nine crew were killed and another 53 injured in an explosion and fire aboard HMCS Kootenay.
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The October Crisis
In October 1970, two cells of the separatist Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ), a revolutionary organization promoting an independent and socialist Quebec, kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross and Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte. In response, armed forces were deployed in Quebec and Ontario to aid the police and the federal government invoked the War Measures Act, temporarily suspending the civil liberties.
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“A splendid boy”—Thomas Ricketts, VC
A sturdy lad who had worked from an early age beside his fisherman father, Thomas (Tommy) Ricketts was not asked for proof of his birthdate when he followed in the footsteps of his brother George and joined the Newfoundland Regiment in September 1916, at the age of 15. He was destined to become a hero before his 18th birthday.
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Artist shows hidden wounds of war
Upwards of 100,000 children and youth have entered the various levels of the annual Poster and Literary Contests over each year for at least the past 40 years—millions, in total. The aim of the competition is simple: fostering remembrance among Canadians.
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Rescue tugs to the rescue
German submariners referred to the period from July to October 1940 as Die Glückliche Zeit, or the Happy Time, when their wolf packs sank more than 280 Allied ships.
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Disaster aboard HMCS Kootenay
The worst peacetime disaster in Canadian naval history occurred 51 years ago this week when nine crew were killed and...
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Unmanned spy vessel washes up on Scottish island; nobody claims it
A mysterious, low-profile craft, identified as a robotic spy vessel, has washed up on Scotland’s Isle of Tiree not far...
COVID-19
Climate anomaly caused
WW I mud, flu pandemic: study
The First World War is synonymous with torrential rain, deathly deep mud and bitter cold. It seems no stalemate or...
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James Andrew Watson: WW II bomber pilot sacrifices life to save crew
It was the night of April 27-28, 1944, and Lancaster R-ND 781/G of 622 Squadron, Royal Air Force, piloted by...
Canada & the Victoria Cross
The mystery of the Thames Victoria Cross
In December 2015, a “mudlark” treasure-hunting along the bank of the Thames River in southern England found a corroded metal...
Eye On Defence
UN calls out Canada for helping perpetuate Yemen war
Canada has been selling armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia, and as a result has been included on a list of...
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There’s no accounting for the missing
The Second World War set a new standard for disappearances. Unprecedented millions simply vanished during the maelstrom in Europe and...
Defence Today
Russia’s Arctic ambitions
In late April, the Russian military carried out a joint exercise on Franz Josef Land in the High Arctic that...
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German Red Cross to continue tracking WW II disappearances
For many outside the battle zones of Europe, the Second World War is a matter of textbooks and faded black-and-white...
MEMOIRS
Letters to Mom
During the Second World War, 21-year-old Allan Coburn was one...
Cross Border Doctor
It can be extraordinary who and what you will find...
Pépère’s war story
Hormidas Odilon (Henry) Goulet enlisted with the 22nd Battalion in...
Battlefield doctor
My great-great-grandfather was a surgeon who treated soldiers at the...
Canada’s man in Havana
The story of a young Canadian diplomat spying on the...
Buried alive at the Somme
When I was a young child of four or five,...
My dad, the air force doctor
The nooks and crannies of my parents’ red-brick house in Halifax...
The Silent Ward
The author was a nurse in the First World War....
Not all Veterans wore uniforms
Story by Brian Purdy Son of Gordon Purdy Through the...
Tears of Remembrance
At the first strains of the anthem, backs straightened and...
Remembrance
On Remembrance Day or, for a naval veteran, Battle of...
The search for an old contemptible
It all started with a random tweet. My first inclination...
MILITARY HISTORY
Military Milestones
Rescue tugs to the rescue
Rescue tugs to the rescue
German submariners referred to the period from July to October 1940 as Die Glückliche Zeit, or the Happy Time, when their wolf packs sank more than 280 Allied ships. It was not too happy for Convoy HX-77. Between Oct. 11...
Military Milestones
“A splendid boy”—Thomas Ricketts, VC
“A splendid boy”—Thomas Ricketts, VC
A sturdy lad who had worked from an early age beside his fisherman father, Thomas (Tommy) Ricketts was not asked for proof of his birthdate when he followed in the footsteps of his brother George and joined the Newfoundland Regiment...
Military Milestones
The bombing of Dortmund
The bombing of Dortmund
In the fall of 1944, a new Allied bombing directive called for heavy attacks on Germany’s industrial heartland, with oil, transportation and communication the chief targets, and the added benefit of eroding civilian morale. The directive said the aim was...
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Pandemic shines light on problems in long-term care facilities
Pandemic shines light on problems in long-term care facilities
Veteran Fraser (Tommy) Gray, 88,...
Climate anomaly caused <br> WW I mud, flu pandemic: study
Climate anomaly caused
WW I mud, flu pandemic: study
The First World War is...
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Liberation of the Netherlands | Narrated by Roméo Dallaire
Liberation of the Netherlands | Narrated by Roméo Dallaire
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William Shatner | Battle of Vimy Ridge
William Shatner | Battle of Vimy Ridge
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The Dieppe Raid | Narrated by Alex Trebek
The Dieppe Raid | Narrated by Alex Trebek
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Battle of the Somme | Narrated by Linden MacIntyre
Battle of the Somme | Narrated by Linden MacIntyre
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Pandemic shines light on problems in long-term care facilities
Pandemic shines light on problems in long-term care facilities
Veteran Fraser (Tommy) Gray, 88, a paratrooper with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in the Korean War, was among 300 residents and nearly 100 staff members who contracted COVID-19 in...
Decisions at DEC
Decisions at DEC
At its meeting via videoconference on June 6-7, Dominion Executive Council approved several significant motions and considered how COVID-19 will affect The Royal Canadian Legion in the coming months. The...
Choose our cover for the next issue of <em>Canada’s Ultimate Story!</em>
Choose our cover for the next issue of Canada’s Ultimate Story!
The next issue of Canada’s Ultimate Story is Canada and the Victoria Cross. Help choose the cover by casting your vote. No one ever set out to earn a Victoria...
Métis veterans’ legacy program announced
Métis veterans’ legacy program announced
The Métis National Council (MNC) formally announced its Veterans Legacy Program on June 29 in Ottawa. The program is part of the $30-million agreement signed by Canada and the Métis...
Editorial
A sacred place
A sacred place
It has been 20 years since an unknown soldier who died in the fighting at Vimy Ridge in France during the First World War was reinterred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa. There are previous examples of...
Face to Face
Should the James Cross kidnappers have been granted safe passage to Cuba?
Should the James Cross kidnappers have been granted safe passage to Cuba?
In the early morning hours of Dec. 3, 1970, dozens of police officers and heavily armed soldiers surrounded a modest dwelling in Montreal North where, for nearly two months, British diplomat James Cross had been held hostage by a gang of...
COVID-19
Weathering the storm
Weathering the storm
"Within the Legion, I have witnessed and learned of countless heartfelt initiatives to help our veterans and communities weather this storm.” With those words, Tom Irvine, President of the Royal Canadian Legion, captured the essence of the generosity and camaraderie...

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Front Lines is a weekly podcast produced by Legion Magazine, Canada’s leading military history publication. Join writer Stephen J. Thorne each week for fascinating stories and compelling commentary on Canada’s rich military past and present.

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