World War One

How Canada’s bloodiest day at Vimy defined Great War sacrifice

Canadians think of Vimy Ridge as the moment our nation came of age. It is less than that—and more, too.

‘The most fiercely protracted battle this earth had ever seen’

The year 1916 marked the point of no return in the First World War. A look at the titanic French-German struggle at Verdun

Stephen Harper joins the WWI debate

‘I find the comments outrageous, inflammatory, unacceptable’

The refighting of WWI enters its third day

Everyone is profoundly saddened

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The end of a generation of soldiers

Veteran John Babcock died last Thursday at the age of 109