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Vimy Ridge letter evidence of Christmas Truce
A Canadian soldier's letter from Vimy Ridge is being hailed by a European scholar as a "fantastic find" that provides evidence of a previously unknown "Christmas Truce" — the impromptu, Dec. 25 laying down of arms by German and Allied soldiers during the
Indonesian fishermen find old sunken ship
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A sunken ship that may be several centuries old and containing green and gray ceramics has been found off remote Indonesian islands recently hit by a tsunami, officials said Thursday.
Experts: Ancient Mexicans crossbred wolf-dogs
MEXICO CITY — Mexican researchers said Wednesday they have identified jaw bones found in the pre-Hispanic ruins of Teotihuacan as those of wolf-dogs that were apparently crossbred as a symbol of the city's warriors.
Historic birchbark canoe found in U.K. storage shed
The stunning find, ... dates from the Canadian posting of a British army officer, Lt. John Enys, who fought against the rebellious American colonies during their War of Independence in the 1770s and early 1780s. John Lt. Enys, who lived between 1757 and 1
Arrow Air crash's 25th anniversary observed
Memorial services were held Sunday in Canada and the United States to mark the 25th anniversary of the deadliest plane crash in Canadian history, a crash that killed 256 Americans shortly after the plane left Gander, N.L.
Giant stork once roamed Indonesian island
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Fossils of a giant stork have been discovered on a far-flung Indonesian island that has been home to many extreme-sized creatures -- from tiny human-like "hobbits" and dwarf elephants to the world's largest-known rats and lizards.
Researchers connect ancient coins to historic events
Researchers at McMaster University are mapping the metallic DNA of ancient Greek and Roman coins, establishing a direct link from the currency to events that changed the course of history such as wars and even the collapse of the Roman Empire.
Canada blamed for lost civilizations: scientist
A British researcher has published a startling new theory that the remains of untold ancient settlements from a 100,000-year stretch of human history were submerged by the rapidly rising waters of the Persian Gulf around 6000 BC
Football team lights candles to mark massacreRather than donning helmets and scoring touchdowns, 14 members of the team were lighting candles Monday morning to mark the 21st anniversary of the massacre at Ecole Polytechnique, the Montreal engineering school where Marc Lepine murdered 14 women.
Britain's first gunfight site revealed
LONDON - Archaeologists believe they have found evidence of the first use of firearms on a British battlefield after fragments of shattered guns were unearthed on a site that saw one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on English soil.
War Museum buys royal Vimy medal
The Canadian War Museum has bought a piece of royal memorabilia — a medal worn by King Edward VIII at the 1936 unveiling of Canada's colossal Vimy Memorial in France.
17th century map of Canada found on dusty Scottish shelf
A long-lost treasure of Canadian history -- a one-of-a-kind, 17th century map of the country, hand-drawn by the leading English cartographer of the era -- has been discovered under a thick layer of dust in the utility room of an old house in rural Scotlan
Columbus may have been exiled royal
The true origins of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered the Americas, have been uncovered five centuries after his death, according to a book that claims he was the son of a king in exile and hid his roots to protect his father.
Chinese villagers 'descended from Roman soldiers'
Genetic testing of villagers in a remote part of China has shown that nearly two thirds of their DNA is of Caucasian origin, lending support to the theory that they may be descended from a 'lost legion' of Roman soldiers.
Russian parliament: Stalin ordered Katyn massacre
MOSCOW — The Second World War Katyn massacre was committed on the direct order of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, Russia's lower house of parliament said Friday -- a statement hailed by Polish officials.
Gold Rush remains ID'd as First Nations men
Archeologists working in Dawson City, Yukon, have identified two recently unearthed sets of human remains as those of two First Nations men executed during the Klondike Gold Rush.
British villager honours downed WWII aircrew
In the small hours of the morning of the Sept. 16, 1943 a Mark 5 Halifax bomber* belonging to 427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), flew over the village of Harmondsworth, England, approximately 20 kilometres west of London’s Hyde Park Corner.
House used by gladiators in Pompeii has collapsed
ROME — A 2,000-year-old house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was once used by gladiators to train before combat, collapsed Saturday, officials said. The site was closed at the time and nobody was injured, but the collapse underscored a contro
Canada 1914-1918 Ypres
This remembrance project will individually witness the names of the 68,000 Canadians who lost their lives in WWI. For over 91 years Remembrance Day has been done in the name of the collective. Following the recent death of the last Canadian veteran from W
Early date for Chinese human fossils
Modern humans could have reached East Asia much earlier than believed, according to new evidence. An international team analysed fossil teeth and part of a jaw unearthed in southern China in 2007.
Navy recalls HMCS Kootenay disaster
Survivors of the worst peacetime disaster in the history of the Canadian navy gathered in Halifax on Saturday to remember the HMCS Kootenay fire and the nine people who were killed on Oct. 23, 1969.
The Heart from Auschwitz: Humanity in a sea of horrorIt sits like a jewel in a museum showcase, a cloth-and-paper valentine created in the midst of horror.
The Heart from Auschwitz is no bigger than a butterfly. It looks as fragile as one, too. Yet the tiny artifact rises on a pedestal like a testament t
Canada Remembers the Burma Campaign
Ask Canadians about Canada’s contribution to the Second World War and many will quickly identify D-Day, or perhaps the Netherlands campaign. Fewer will recall the crucial role Canadians played in the Far East, particularly in Burma, known today as Myanmar
Egypt's top archaeologist shows off new tomb
CAIRO — Egypt's top archaeologist showed off the newly discovered tomb of a pharaonic priest on Tuesday, a find he said could point the way to a new necropolis to be excavated near the famed Giza pyramids.
Victoria is the birthplace of the licence plateTwo years after applying, Esquimalt resident John Roberts has received confirmation from Guinness World Records that his porcelain-on-steel Victoria Lic. Veh. #6 plate, issued in 1884 by the City of Victoria, is the oldest vehicle licence plate in the wor
Secret internment plan included Toronto landmark
When James Laxer was growing up in Toronto, he suspected his family was under constant surveillance. But he had no idea that the Canadian government had a Cold War-era plan in place that — if a national security crisis struck — would have seen him, his mo
Museum studies society that created Hitler
BERLIN - The knuckle-dusters, truncheons and jackboots in the first case of a new exhibition on “Hitler and the Germans””in Berlin sets the tone for a stark look at how German society embraced the Nazi regime in all its brutality.
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