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War, hunger, locusts, fire and pestilence: World Press Photo returns
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War, hunger, locusts, fire and pestilence: World Press Photo returns
War in the Caucasus. Hunger in Yemen. Locusts in Kenya. Fire in Brazil. Pestilence everywhere.

The World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition has returned to Canada, showing at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa after a one-year, pandemic-imposed hiatus.
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Canada and the Battle of Sicily
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Canada and the Battle of Sicily
It was only the beginning of the campaign in Italy, the longest for the Canadian army during the Second World War, and it served as a taste of what was to come—house-to-house combat through towns, fighting in sweltering heat on low water rations and routing German troops from heavily entrenched positions, often atop ridges and mountains.
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King’s postwar trip
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King’s postwar trip
Canada had played a significant and substantial role in the victory of the democracies over Nazism and fascism, and 1945 was a year of triumphs for Prime Minister Mackenzie King and his nation.
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Afghanistan veterans frustrated by Taliban resurgence
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Afghanistan veterans frustrated by Taliban resurgence
With U.S. forces out and Taliban insurgents advancing across much of Afghanistan, Sean Maloney’s post on the Canadian Afghanistan War Veterans Association Facebook page was discouraging.
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Robert Morgan and the George Medal
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Robert Morgan and the George Medal
In 1955 Flight Lieutenant Robert Morgan and Leading Aircraftman Harry Waters were working with 439 Squadron at No. 1 Fighter Wing in Marville, France, one of a dozen fighter squadrons stationed in Europe at the time.
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A glimmer of hope for Afghan interpreters left behind
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A glimmer of hope for Afghan interpreters left behind
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has profound implications for more than 100 Afghans believed to have worked alongside Canadian troops during the years they operated inside the country’s borders.
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Jerry Potts and the March West
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Jerry Potts and the March West
In September 1874, a North West Mounted Police patrol heading west to Fort Whoop-Up to rein in the violence of the whiskey trade, hired Métis scout and interpreter Jerry Potts.
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War, hunger, locusts, fire and pestilence: World Press Photo returns
War in the Caucasus. Hunger in Yemen. Locusts in Kenya. Fire in Brazil. Pestilence everywhere. The World Press Photo (WPP)...
Defence Today
Afghanistan veterans frustrated by Taliban resurgence
With U.S. forces out and Taliban insurgents advancing across much of Afghanistan, Sean Maloney’s post on the Canadian Afghanistan War...
Defence Today
A glimmer of hope for Afghan interpreters left behind
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has profound implications for more than 100 Afghans believed to have worked alongside Canadian troops...
Defence Today
Out of touch
Gender discrimination is not acceptable, in any way, shape or form   I have been writing this column for Legion...
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Top general warns of civil war threat as U.S. troops exit Afghanistan
America’s top military commander in Afghanistan is predicting the country, already in its sixth successive decade of unrelenting conflict, could...
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UN warns of a “global refugee crisis,” urges peace and stability
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is urging world leaders to boost their efforts to promote “peace, stability and...
Defence Today
Veterans with PTSD should have MedicAlert IDs, says Afghanistan vet
War veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should have validated MedicAlert bracelets stating that they have a combat-related illness,...
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Afghanistan veteran recounts brutal battle
The last thing Corporal Sean Teal said to Warrant Officer Rick Nolan was: “Do you want a Life Saver?” Before...
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The sinking of U-94
The sinking of U-94 by an American aircraft and HMCS Oakville off Cuba on the night of Aug. 27-28, 1942,...
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New evidence of a very old war
New evidence uncovered long after a prehistoric cemetery was discovered in Sudan suggest that its inhabitants weren’t killed in what...
Defence Today
More than 40 million people displaced in 2020
War, violence and so-called natural disasters, many related to climate change, forced 40.5 million people to relocate within their own...
Eye On Defence
Bears, dragons and snakes
Canada must contribute more to deterring military adventurism The military world has changed rapidly over the past three decades.  Driven...
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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...
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Military History
Canada and the Battle of Sicily
Canada and the Battle of Sicily
The Allied invasion of Sicily began on July 9, 1943. The Canadians had their first day of fighting the next day. It started with a “terrific bombardment by our heavy guns,” wrote Captain Basil G. Parker of the Seaforth Highlanders...
Military History
King’s postwar trip
King’s postwar trip
In 1946, the Canadian prime minister attended a peace conference, visited battlefields and witnessed the Nuremberg trials Canada had played a significant and substantial role in the victory of the democracies over Nazism and fascism, and 1945 was a year of...
Military History
Robert Morgan and the George Medal
Robert Morgan and the George Medal
In 1955 Flight Lieutenant Robert Morgan and Leading Aircraftman Harry Waters were working with 439 Squadron at No. 1 Fighter Wing in Marville, France, one of a dozen fighter squadrons stationed in Europe at the time. On July 21, an...
Military History
Jerry Potts and the March West
Jerry Potts and the March West
In September 1874, a North West Mounted Police patrol heading west to Fort Whoop-Up to rein in the violence of the whiskey trade, hired Métis scout and interpreter Jerry Potts. For the next 22 years he was an invaluable asset...
Military History
Cracking the Enigma
Cracking the Enigma
During the Second World War the Germans used a machine for sending coded signals. The Allies called it Enigma (Greek for riddle). Each branch of the German services developed its own version, but at the heart of them all was...
Military History
Remembering Indigenous war heroes
Remembering Indigenous war heroes
Their ancestors fought beside the British in the Seven Years’ War, the American Revolution and the War of 1812. In 1885, they navigated Africa’s Nile River on a British military rescue mission and volunteered for Canada’s first international expeditionary force...
HEALTH
Time heals
Time heals
Whether buying time or giving...
Medical Advances Behind The Line, Part 2
Medical Advances Behind The Line, Part 2
The odds of recovering from...
Research on family matters
Research on family matters
In May, Canadians will be...
Looking for a good night’s sleep
Looking for a good night’s sleep
Looking for a good night’s...
Medical Advances Behind the Line, Part 1
Medical Advances Behind the Line, Part 1
The First World War spurred...
Pain centre
Pain centre
In 2014, in physical agony...
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Liberation of the Netherlands | Narrated by Roméo Dallaire
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Longtime news editor retires
Longtime news editor retires
A lot of good folks—writers, editors, designers, marketers, administrators—have come and gone over the course of three decades at Legion Magazine. Through it all, Tom MacGregor has been a constant. He retired...
Veteran support groups receive $4 million in funding
Veteran support groups receive $4 million in funding
Veterans Affairs Canada has awarded $4 million in funding to 23 organizations across the country serving veterans and their families. “We’re supporting some remarkable organizations doing vitally important work on...
Legion National Foundation disburses over $350,000 to veterans’ groups
Legion National Foundation disburses over $350,000 to veterans’ groups
The Legion National Foundation board has agreed to disburse more than $350,000 in donations to support programs for veterans, service members and youth across the country.  “This is the first year significant donations...
One dead in Snowbird crash
One dead in Snowbird crash
A small bird caused the crash of a Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbird in 2020 which claimed one life.   The Snowbirds had been doing flyovers of Canadian communities in a...
Project launched to honour Métis veterans
Project launched to honour Métis veterans
The Métis National Council has launched the Métis Veterans Legacy Commemorative Program and wants to hear from communities and individuals seeking funding for local commemorative initiatives.   “As a nation,...
Sajjan announces independent sexual misconduct review
Sajjan announces independent sexual misconduct review
An independent external review of harassment and sexual misconduct in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces has been announced.  “It is clear we have not lived...
Valour Games set for 2022
Valour Games set for 2022
Canada’s first Valour Games, a homegrown project created after Toronto hosted the 2017 Invictus Games for wounded veterans and service members, are set to launch in Ottawa in November 2022....
Unforgettable Ian tells the story of a soldier’s battle with dementia
Unforgettable Ian tells the story of a soldier’s battle with dementia
Unforgettable Ian is a bittersweet mini-documentary about a dementia-sufferer, Ian Doig; his devoted wife Kathie Reid; and the front-line workers who care for him. Written and directed by Rhiana Ehara,...
Heroes And Villains
Harry Crerar & Benito Mussolini
Harry Crerar & Benito Mussolini
In Italy in 1943, both leaders failed at command Even heroes have flaws. General Henry (Harry) Crerar rose to lieutenant-colonel of artillery in the First World War, then commanded divisions and corps in the Second World War. Shortly after the...
Heroes And Villains
Commodore James Yeo & Commodore Isaac Chauncey
Commodore James Yeo & Commodore Isaac Chauncey
Victory in the War of 1812 depended on which side controlled Lake Ontario James Yeo joined the Royal Navy when he was 10 and earned a rapid rise in promotions spurred on by a stunning series of military successes.  In 1810, King George...
Heroes And Villains
Sophie Scholl and Roland Freisler
Sophie Scholl and Roland Freisler
Sophie Scholl & Roland Freisler
Face to Face
Was it right to commute Kurt Meyer’s death sentence for killing Canadian PoWs?
Was it right to commute Kurt Meyer’s death sentence for killing Canadian PoWs?
Was it right to commute Kurt Meyer’s death sentence for killing Canadian PoWs?
Face to Face
Are there 98 Canadian VCs?
Are there 98 Canadian VCs?
It is hard to say exactly how many “Canadians” have been awarded the Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth’s highest award for valour in the face of the enemy. As an editor with Legion Magazine, we usually just say safely, “nearly 100.”...
Heroes And Villains
HEROES AND VILLAINS: Syngman Rhee vs Kim Il-sung
HEROES AND VILLAINS: Syngman Rhee vs Kim Il-sung
Hero: Syngman Rhee “The new UN proposal is unacceptable to this government.…We can no longer survive a stalemate of division.” —Syngman Rhee on June 6, 1953, stating his opposition to peace talks between the UN, the North Korea People’s Army and...

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