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A century later, what should the battle of Vimy Ridge mean for Canada?
Ronald MacKinnon wrote home on Good Friday, telling his father he received the laces and the gum and a parcel from Aunt Annie with some socks and handkerchiefs. The letter was sent from France, though...
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A tragic end and a new beginning: ‘If my great-uncle doesn’t get killed at...
The letter from France arrived at the farm in White Rock, N.S., during the summer of 1917. It was delivered to Mrs. William Foster — Minnie — to those who knew her well. Minnie’s second-eldest son,...
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Vimy at 100: A town that gave too much, a battalion that fought too hard, and...
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the National Post tells some of the incredible stories from the legendary battle, in collaboration with the Vimy Foundation and drawing on...
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The lost McDiarmid Boys: Four brothers went to war, three never made it back...
Two black and white photographs used to hang in the hallway just beyond Leanna Knox-Kinsman’s bedroom in her parents’ old bungalow at 300 Joseph Street in Carleton Place, Ont. One was of her...
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Vimy Ridge database: Search the names of ancestors who died in the historic...
More than 3,500 Canadian soldiers died at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which took place April 9, 1917. This searchable database of soldiers’ names is a collaboration with the Vimy Foundation, drawing on...
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The forgotten history of the thousands of Americans who came north to fight...
Carrying a wounded man out of the frontline trenches, Private Irwin Hart was 28-years-old when he fell at Vimy Ridge, shot and instantly killed by enemy fire. He died with thousands of Canadians in a...
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Meet the grave hunters: British retirees battle overgrown cemeteries to find...
Adrian Watkinson and his partner, Diana Beaupré, have spent the past nine years trudging through some 867 graveyards in 89 counties in all corners of the United Kingdom. Their ambition is to visit,...
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In the footsteps of war: Five key sites for a Canadian pilgrimage to France...
With tens of thousands of Canadians travelling to France and Belgium to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, a look at five key sites for a Canadian pilgrimage: YPRES This...
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The Germans considered it a victory, too: Rare images showing everything you...
Whenever Vimy Ridge is mentioned, it’s usually paired with the declaration that the 1917 battle was the “birth of a nation” or Canada’s “coming of age.” Cloaked in so much mythos, very few Canadians...
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After the Great War ended, the Vimy pilgrims came. And they’ve been coming...
History buffs grow especially animated when they learn the identity of Cathy Moore’s famous, long dead relative, which can be a “weird” experience, Moore confesses, since her connection to Sir Arthur...
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‘The village was completely razed’: For the French, cafes and picnics among...
Givenchy-en-Gohelle, FRANCE — David Robillard first heard about the Canadian army’s heroics at Vimy Ridge from his great-grandmother when he was four years old. He has been fascinated by the epic...
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‘We must believe it: Never again’: Trudeau commemorates 100th anniversary of...
VIMY RIDGE, France — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadians who died at Vimy Ridge 100 years ago today helped shape Canada into a nation committed to peace. The prime minister delivered the...
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Cowboys, immigrants, First Nations and hockey players (of course): The...
To mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the National Post tells some of the incredible soldiers’ stories in collaboration with the Vimy Foundation and drawing on the resources of...
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Thousands of Canadians pay respects at Vimy Ridge: ‘We haven’t learned a...
Willie McGregor was sitting in a tent, sipping on bottled water and peeling an orange. It was going to be a long day, the 94-year-old Albertan said, as the hot April sun beat down on Vimy. The last...
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Graphic: How Canadians won the Battle of Vimy Ridge 100 years ago
Fighting at Vimy Ridge had seen the slaughter of 150,000 British and French soldiers during the course of the First World War. But on Easter Monday 1917, Canadian forces, fighting for the first time...
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Christie Blatchford: Canada couldn’t have taken Vimy without citizen soldiers
The Vimy 100th anniversary ceremony, televised live Sunday morning, was so Canadian in the tepid modern manner that it could have been designed by the CBC, not merely broadcast by it. Held at the...
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Barbara Kay: At the Vimy centenary, a rare (and dwindling) chance to...
The Vimy Ridge centenary dominated Canadian commentary this past week. It was stirring to read the many eloquent commentaries on this watershed event in our evolution as a nation. Some of the reportage...
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Steve Paikin: A century ago, how many of my sons would I have lost in the...
A year ago, I saw the date on the calendar and the history buff in me got excited. “Guys,” I emailed my three sons, “next year is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. We simply have to be...
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Mother Canada: The monument dream that won’t die
Tony Trigiani speaks in torrents. Words rush out and, at times, he veers off into tangents, gradually finding his way back to his central point, one made clear during a conversation on a Sunday...
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Heroes of Passchendaele: Nine Canadians won Victoria Crosses during the...
Passchendaele, one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, began on July 31, 1917. By November, when Canadian troops seized the town, the battle had claimed almost 500,000 casualties. Nine...
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