VIMY, France – An ocean away from home, spilling their blood on a remote ridge in the muddied battlefields of northern France a century ago, many would argue that Canadians earned nationhood. Vimy ...
PARIS – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among the dignitaries commemorating the centenary of the World War I battle of Vimy, in northern France. About 20,000 people, including many Canadians ...
Bermuda’s vital contribution to a Canadian victory at the Battle of Vimy Ridge 100 years ago was commemorated on Sunday by island historian Dr Edward Harris. The Bermuda Militia Artillery played a key ...
Canadian Pacific On April 9 commemorated the centennial of World War I’s Battle of Vimy Ridge “and the ultimate sacrifice made by more than 3,500 Canadians in a military victory that many consider a ...
ARRAS, France (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led commemorations on Sunday marking the centenary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in northern ...
It's a dark evening outside the French village of Frise as French and British soldiers march in, scars from the artillery covering the land. It's silent except for a few pops coming from the horizon, ...
PARIS (AP) - More than 20,000 people, most of them Canadians, attended a solemn ceremony Sunday to commemorate a World War I battle in northern France that remains indelibly etched on Canada's ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, takes a selfie with military personnel following the Poppy of Peace Ceremony in Arras, France on Sunday, April 9, 2017. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press ...