The 85th's success was a turning point in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. In the days that followed, Canadian units secured the entire ridge and turned Vimy into a victory for Canada. Cook emphasizes ...

A fundraiser for the Wheat City’s military museum will be a celebration 80 years in the making, says Edd McArthur, curator of ...

Located near the Belgian border, along a horrific line battle that extended from the English Channel for 444 miles until the Swiss border. This was a place where one million casualties were suffered ...

Lance-Cpl. Arthur Adamson, a miner at the Hollinger and one of the first men from the district to enlist was not so lucky. He ...

Just before dawn on April 9, 1917, Lieutenant Claude Williams lay in a muddy trench in northern France, cold and shivering and ready for battle. During the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917, Canadians ...

A two-hour documentary which recreates for the viewer one of the greatest battles in Canadian military history. The film was made to show that Canadian character at its best, forging an identity ...

Over the four days of the battle, Vimy was a constant on the front page until the celebratory headline announced: CANADIANS CLEAR ENEMY FROM LAST POSTION ON RIDGE. The subhead was a nice ...

Matthew Sears: By being more thoughtful about acts of commemoration in pondering who is and who is not represented, we stand a better chance of righting Canada’s wrongs This was not a day for ...