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A war by any other name
A look back at the key Canadian battle of the Korean War...
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Operation Impact
20 years ago, Canada joined the international fight against Islamic State militants.
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Canada Day is forever Memorial Day in Newfoundland
On July 1, 1916, nearly 800 members of the Newfoundland Regiment went...
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Continental army barracks burned by British discovered in Colonial Williamsburg
Archeologists in Colonial Williamsburg, Va., are exploring the remains of a continental...
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Pictures from my father’s wartime photo album
I was raised on stories and pictures of the Second World War....
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The Invictus Games 2025
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Beaver fever
The beaver became Canada’s national symbol on March 24, 1975, when the...
April 26, 2025
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Find-Share-Discuss: November/December 2015
James H. Robertson of Victoria sent us photos of his grandfather, George...
November 1, 2015

Find-Share-Discuss: September/October 2015
James E. Russell of Scarborough, Ont., sent us this photo of his...
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Find-Share-Discuss: July/August 2015
John (Jack) Weakford Smith was killed in action in the Battle of...
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Another busy year supporting veterans
For 100 years, Dominion and Provincial command service officers (CSOs) have been...
May 2, 2025

Royal Canadian Legion’s new executive director looks forward to the organization’s centennial
With The Royal Canadian Legion’s centennial in 2026 approaching, new national executive...
March 20, 2025

Dedication to Remembrance
As the faces of veterans change, Canadians gathered in Ottawa for the annual ceremony to...
February 21, 2025
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The Invictus Games 2025
A Photo Tribute to Resilience and Brotherhood: Invictus Games 2025
July 8, 2025

Demographic disparities
How researchers in Ontario are contextualizing the homeless experience of female veterans
March 28, 2025

Ripples of service
How a Canadian War Museum oral history project is preserving and highlighting...
January 16, 2025
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