History

Canada’s war finally ended in Mons, Belgium, the scene of the first skirmishes between British and German troops in 1914.

Even a century later, it’s difficult to say how many Canadians died in the Great War. Here’s how we determined our number.

The Canadian Army was created from almost nothing. Training, leadership and grit made it indispensable to the effort.

The price of the campaign to finish off the Germans was steep for Canada: 1,544 officers and 29,262 soldiers killed, wounded or captured

It took the combined efforts of infantry, artillery, armour and air power to overcome the formidable obstacle that was Canal du Nord

Each copy commemorates one of Canada’s fallen soldiers in the First World War. You can find it on newsstands across Canada—and online while supplies last.

Canadians knew that fighting past the Drocourt-Quéant Line would be costly. But they won an important victory in their renowned Hundred Days march to the end of the war.

Canadians have been calling for tighter regulations long before recent proposals for handgun bans

The last hundred days of the First World War started on Aug. 8, 1918. One hundred years later, J.L. Granatstein chronicles those arduous final battles.

Canada knew. Britain knew. The U.S. knew. They knew because a Jewish trade unionist warned them what was coming. Today marks the 75th anniversary of his suicide.