Vimy

A transcript of Prince Charles’s speech at Vimy

For the record, what Prince Charles said at the Vimy memorial event on Sunday, April 9

Why Google mapped Vimy Ridge

Google has made it possible to explore Vimy Ridge via its Street View tool. Here’s why they did it.

“The Taking of Vimy Ridge,” 1917. Painted by Richard Jack

How precision planning made Canada’s Vimy Ridge victory possible

In the weeks leading up to the attack on Vimy, the Canadian Corps commanders and engineers meticulously drilled their minute-by-minute plan

“The Taking of Vimy Ridge,” 1917. Painted by Richard Jack

A century later, remembering the hard win at Vimy Ridge

Vimy was not our finest military hour. But it’s an entry point into World War One for many Canadians—and is worthy of a pilgrimage

Simple offerings: How the Canadian public remembers the fallen

A look at the old photographs, hand-written notes, decorated wreaths and classroom art projects left at Ottawa’s National War Memorial

Canada remembers the battle of Vimy Ridge

In Ottawa, the occasion was marked by the return of soldiers to the War Memorial—the first time since Oct. 23

Vimy: The day the earth shook

In 2007, for the 90th anniversary of Canada’s battle at Vimy Ridge, novelist Joseph Boyden returned to the trenches, conjuring the fallen