IT was a historic and bloody battle that saw more than 3,000 brave Canadian troops killed as they seized Vimy Ridge from the clutches of the Germans. On Easter Monday, 1917, more than 15,000 Canadian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view shows Canadian National Vimy Memorial on Vimy Ridge, northern France March 20, 2014. This memorial site is ...

Panels on anexhibit at the Vimy monument will be removed andreplacedbecause ofnumerous errors in theFrench-language text, Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson said Thursday. A Radio-Canada reporter ...

Below is the full text of Governor General David Johnston’s address at the Vimy Memorial commemoration of the centennial of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, as prepared for delivery. On this day a century ...

It's the little things that break the heart. Like the tiny teddy bear that 10-year-old Aileen Rogers gave her father to keep him company when he headed off to war. Only the bear made it home. The four ...

Unhappily, as Cook's text makes clear, the desire to use the battle, and the Armageddon-like site with its cratered surface – one still full of live ammunition, its underground warren of ...

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 folded ...

Army cadets take part in the Vimy Ridge Day commemoration at the Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 5, 2025. About 300 army cadets, veterans, and government officials ...

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, we tell some of the incredible stories from the legendary battle You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you ...

Canadians who hoped to plant oak trees at Vimy Ridge this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the historic battle there had the saplings ready and Canadian politicians onside — until the French ...