On May 18, 1966, a lone man left the public...
The Parliament bombing of 1966
On May 18, 1966, a lone man left the public galleries of the House of Commons during a debate and went to the men’s washroom
Sharon Adams
May 17, 2022
On May 18, 1966, a lone man left the public galleries of the House of Commons during a debate and went to the men’s washroom
It 1951, the Royal Canadian Air Force decided to include medical personnel in pararescue units. The training course that followed included two doctors, nine medical
How a Canadian battalion’s mad dash to northern Germany at the end of the war stopped Soviet advances toward the West Wismar, located on Germany’s
The only Canadian ship to fight against the Japanese in the Second World War, HMCS Uganda also had the distinction of being the only ship
In the summer of 1941, Nazi Germany launched an invasion on the Soviet Union, despite a non-aggression pact signed by the two countries in
There was a time in Canadian history when soldiers were paid with playing cards. In the 17th century, the French government sent silver coins to
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In the summer of 1941, Nazi Germany launched an invasion on the Soviet Union, despite a non-aggression pact signed by the two countries in
The fiscal ravages of the pandemic had little practical effect on worldwide military spending in 2021, as it passed US$2 trillion (C$2.5 trillion) for the
On Dec. 1, 2021, the federal government dropped the Boeing Super Hornet from the competition to replace the aging McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet fighters with
At 17, James Post of Ottawa had already been serving two years overseas when he earned a Distinguished Conduct Medal for “conspicuous gallantry and devotion
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