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 ...
The Battle of Vimy Ridge, fought April 9 to 12, 1917, was the first conflict in which all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force took part in a battle together in association with one ...
Tuesday, April 9th marks the 102nd anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Whenever Vimy Ridge is mentioned, it’s usually paired with the declaration that the 1917 battle was the “birth of a nation” ...
Brighton – It’s been said often, but bears repeating, in the year of its centennial: The Battle of Vimy Ridge in the First World War 100 years ago affirmed Canada’s identity as a nation. How that came ...
Re: Vimy should be centre of 150th: poll, by Blair Crawford, April 8. I think Canada has neglected the importance of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial since its dedication in 1936. France and ...
Ahead of the first Olympic contest for Canada's men's basketball squad in over two decades, the team decided to step away from the court for a bit. The national team made a trip to a historical site ...
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 ...
PARIS — 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 national ...