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
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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.
Justin Trudeau, saddled up and officially sorry
Image of the week: Photos of the PM riding a black horse to deliver an apology to the Tsilhqot’in people drew withering criticism—and some applause
Jeff Sessions is gone. Now meet the new, more craven fox guarding the henhouse
Opinion: Surprising no one, Jeff Sessions is out as Donald Trump’s attorney general, and Matthew Whitaker is in. Still, says Tabatha Southey, this is not good news
What six soldiers in a World War I art masterpiece might tell us now
From heroism to incompetence, the Canadian officers that William Nicholson painted stand in for the full range of wartime experience