When Jim MacDonald makes his pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge on Sunday, he will be guided by a 100-year-old map, which is stained with mud from the First World War battlefield, and now sits carefully ...

An English oak tree sapling planted recently near the cenotaph in Truro is a symbol of history. The Vimy Oak, donated by the ...

Later he was Commander of the Canadian Corps which distinguished itself at the Somme and Thiepval Ridge. Its greatest feat was the capture in 1917 of Vimy Ridge. In 1919 he was created Baron Byng of ...

Just before dawn on April 9, 1917, Lieutenant Claude Williams lay in a muddy trench in northern France, cold and shivering and ready for battle. During the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917, Canadians ...

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Over the four days of the battle, Vimy was a constant on the front page until the celebratory headline announced: CANADIANS CLEAR ENEMY FROM LAST POSTION ON RIDGE. The subhead was a nice ...

Matthew Sears: By being more thoughtful about acts of commemoration in pondering who is and who is not represented, we stand a better chance of righting Canada’s wrongs This was not a day for ...