A Whitehorse student is among those chosen from across Canada to visit the Vimy Ridge memorial and learn more about the First ...

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 ...

This week marks the 107th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. While April 9 is the day of commemoration, the battle itself lasted three days. What is amazing is the myth that has grown around ...

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 ...

Later he was Commander of the Canadian Corps which distinguished itself at the Somme and Thiepval Ridge. Its greatest feat was the capture in 1917 of Vimy Ridge. In 1919 he was created Baron Byng of ...

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 ...

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 ...