First World War
How Canada earned the world’s respect
The Canadian Army was created from almost nothing. Training, leadership and grit made it indispensable to the effort to win the First World War.
We are now in the ‘Hundred Days’ we hope will end the pandemic
Canadians have gone through something akin to war, and the end is in sight. But history tells us the last months can be the cruelest.
The Royal Canadian Legion pays tribute with Bells for Peace
A sound will ring out across Canada on the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War
Real postcards from the First World War that survived a century
These notes sent between those at war and home were preserved as part of the Wartime Canada project at the University of Western Ontario
Surreal colourized photos from the First World War ‘tell an old story in a new way’
Vimy Foundation’s ‘They Fought in Colour’ collects 260 digitally colourized photographs showcasing Canada’s contribution to the First World War
Margaret Atwood on the stark differences ‘back home’ before and after the Great War
Although nothing was shelled or destroyed, everything changed on the home front
Celebrated athletes joined Canada’s WW1 effort—including six Olympians
Some stars of the future also got their start amid the fighting
The First World War united these Canadians by service and sacrifice
Their stories couldn’t be more different—from a wealthy socialite to a wandering Malaysian sailor. But they all served Canada when called upon.
The heroic life of First World War soldier Samuel Lewis Honey
One Canadian hero, among many, from the conflict
What kept Canadian soldiers committed during the First World War?
Seven in ten were killed, injured or captured. And yet, they fought on.
He led Canada to victory in the Great War. Why did the troops dislike him?
Arthur Currie is widely considered one of Canada’s greatest military leaders. But soldiers felt differently.
This Canadian private wrote and saved hundreds of letters during the First World War
A rare collection of correspondences between a soldier and his mother offer an intimate look at life at war—and at home