Exploration
Locating and diving on the world’s deepest shipwreck
Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellow Kelvin Murray recounts his role in the record-setting early 2021 expedition
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Guerre sur l’eau
La participation du Canada à la bataille de l’Atlantique, montrée ici, est considérée comme étant son rôle le plus crucial dans la guerre.
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History
War on the water: Charting Canada’s critical role in the passage of ships during the Second World War
Canada’s part in the Battle of the Atlantic, shown here, is considered its most essential role in the war
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History
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations charter
Tracing the history of the United Nations with a map, produced for schools in 1947 to commemorate the momentous coming together of the planet for a greater good
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Mapping
Our home and grateful land
An interactive mapping project compiles the nation’s geographic memorials to Canada’s role in global conflicts
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Articles
History
Mapping Canadian memorials overseas
Thousands of Canadians have fought and lost their lives overseas — and they haven’t been forgotten
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History
Honouring “Canada’s fightingest ship”
Why HMCS Haida became the flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy
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People & Culture
Exhibition traces the evolution of armour, from the Renaissance to Hollywood
Armour, on now at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, is a fascinating display of protective gear used by knights, soldiers, athletes and actors through time
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History
Canadian War Museum acquires historic Victoria Cross
Acquisition ensures that the medal set awarded to Saskatchewan-born Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie in the Second World War will stay in Canada
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