
Mapping
Canada’s first cold war
How Canadians went from fighting Germans in Europe to battling Bolsheviks in Russia after the First World War
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Mapping
How Canadians went from fighting Germans in Europe to battling Bolsheviks in Russia after the First World War
History
An excerpt from We All Expected to Die: Spanish Influenza in Labrador, 1918-1919
History
Now that a century has passed since the end of the First World War, is it inevitable that efforts to remember the events of the war will start to fade?
History
Roaming First World War sites and cemeteries in northern France and Belgium, Stephen Smith reflects on what time heals — and what it can’t
History
There are many ways to honour those who served and died in global conflicts, such as going to memorials — but perhaps it’s best to spend time there alone
Mapping
An interactive mapping project compiles the nation’s geographic memorials to Canada’s role in global conflicts
History
Thousands of Canadians have fought and lost their lives overseas — and they haven’t been forgotten
People & Culture
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
History
Acquisition ensures that the medal set awarded to Saskatchewan-born Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie in the Second World War will stay in Canada
Travel
The Vimy Foundation Centennial Park provides a home for 100 repatriated ‘Vimy Oaks’ and is intended to be a space for reflection on the decisive battle
History
Between 1914 and 1920, some 5,000 ethnic Ukrainians were imprisoned in Canadian internment camps. A new documentary tells their stories.
History
The little-known story of the 1918 Spanish Flu and how we're preparing for the next great pandemic
History
New multimedia project will examine the social and political impact of the flu on Canada, and how experts are preparing for the next pandemic
People & Culture
"The point of all this is to make history intimate"
Kids
Canadian Geographic Education and The Royal Canadian Geographical Society unveil new tools to help students explore the legacy of the Great War
History
Wings of Courage, the second installment of the A Nations Soars trilogy, has launched
History
Read the account of one young soldier’s fight against the Spanish flu in 1918
History
From horses to dogs to glowworms, these animals helped soldiers
History
How giving thanks was once linked to Armistice Day