First World War
PM says Indigenous talks may allow flags to be lowered on Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident a "solution" will be reached to allow Canada to honour its war dead on Remembrance Day by lowering the flag to half-mast.
Descendants of Canada's only all-Black battalion to receive apology
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan paid tribute on Sunday, March 28, 2021, to Canada’s only all-Black unit to serve during the First World War, saying the 600 members of No. 2 Construction Battalion and their descendants are owed an apology for the racism they faced despite their willingness to serve.
Schools can borrow Second World War artifacts through Canadian War Museum program
Classrooms across Canada can borrow sets of Second World War artifacts and reproductions in the second instalment of a popular learning tool provided by the Canadian War Museum.
Queen's medical students to learn about historic ban on black applicants
When medical students begin classes at Queen's University this fall, they'll be taught for the first time about the school's decades-long ban on admitting black applicants to the program.
Mayor says new monument should reflect 'good, bad and ugly' of Canada's past
A city in central Ontario is calling for the return of an iconic monument to explorer Samuel de Champlain that has been a centrepiece in the city's laid-back waterfront landscape for nearly a century.
75 years later, legacy of Canada's role in D-Day landing still lingers
When he jumped out of his landing craft into knee-deep water off the coast of Normandy on June 6, 1944, Jack Commerford wasn't contemplating the role he was about to play in what would become one of the most pivotal events in history.
Some disabled veterans to get less cash under Liberal plan: budget watchdog
The Trudeau government faced fresh fire over its treatment of disabled veterans on Thursday, February 21, 2019, after a new analysis by Parliament's budgetary watchdog found an incoming system of benefits will shortchange some of the most severely injured former service members.
Wilson-Raybould resignation stokes anger, frustration within veterans community
Jody Wilson-Raybould's resignation from cabinet this week has stoked long-standing frustration, disappointment and anger among Canada's veterans, who say they have been ignored and betrayed by the Trudeau government.
Feds dropped ball with First World War centenary commemorations: historians
Canada has missed an opportunity to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War with efforts that fell far short of those in allied countries, several historians say.
Trudeau says politicians need to enhance their social media skills
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says politicians need to learn how to enhance citizen engagement through the use of social media in the face of leaders using those platforms to undermine democracy.
Trudeau warns of dangers of nationalist leaders at historic armistice gathering
A series of international leaders used a global commemoration of the end of the First World War to warn about the risk politicians who call themselves nationalists pose to a fragile peace, in a message aimed at the American president.
Canadians reflect on horror of First World War amid worries of today, tomorrow
Spiritual leaders reflected on the horrors of the First World War while calling for a world of tolerance and peace on Sunday, November 11, 2018, as thousands of Canadians braved the biting cold to remember and honour those who fought to defend such ideals.
Legacies of the First World War: Canadian veterans' battle for benefits, support
When the armistice that ended the First World War was signed and the guns fell silent on Nov. 11, 1918, Canadians wearily celebrated what they hoped was the start of a new era of peace.
Trudeau's trade talk to be tested on 10-day, three-country trip
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's efforts to find new markets for Canadian goods and services will be on display during a 10-day voyage across Europe and Asia.