Armistice Day in Toronto
Just before 3 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, a telegraph came over the wire, triggering a race to break the news that the Great War was over. When Germany surrendered, Torontonians gave up their...
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George: A Canadian Soldier in the First World War
The story of one soldier’s experience and memory as a Canadian soldier in the First World War, which ended a century ago on November 11, 1918.
A Canadian’s Journey Through D-Day
Leading up to D-Day By 1940 the Germans had successfully occupied Paris France, and with its tight hold on Europe, there was little in their way to regulate the continent under Nazi control. As...
They Shall Not Grow Old
On the centenary of the end of First World War, Academy Award-winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) presents the World Premiere of an extraordinary new work showing the Great War as you have never seen it.
Frank Hurley: The Mad Photographer of World War I
Though plagued by controversy Hurley’s photos of the Western Front of the First World War stand as some of the most stunning images of the conflict in existence.
Decoding a WW2 Soldier’s Service Book
The cursive writing, codes, abbreviations and acronyms contained in a soldier’s Service Book can be puzzles in and of themselves.
Canadians to Italy
To the 1st Canadian Division, it felt as if they had been forgotten and sidelined. High Command wanted something to involve the whole Division. What followed is to this day one of the most...
Welcome to WARTIMES.ca
Welcome to WARTIMES.ca a website dedicated to the remembrance and research of Canada’s military contributions. Atop a gentle crest surrounded by lush French farmland lies the Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, pictured above.
