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D-Day and the Battle of Normandy
On June 6 1944, known as D-Day, Allied troops stormed German defences on the beaches of Normandy (France) to open the way to Germany from the West. The task was formidable
Surrey's newest tree has roots in Vimy Ridge
Surrey’s newest tree has a history that traces all the way back to the Battle at Vimy Ridge. The oak sapling, which was planted Thursday afternoon, is a direct descendant of the trees that once lined the French battlefield where 3,598 Canadian soldiers we
2nd Confederate statue dismantled in New Orleans
A statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis was dismantled in New Orleans, La., early on Thursday, the second of four monuments slated to be taken down by the city where critics say the displays glorify the era of slavery in the U.S. south.

The plan was simple: Get some American Civil War vets, conquer Canada and then hold it hostage in exchange for Ireland's independence
New Orleans takes down 1st of 4 Confederate statues
Workers in New Orleans removed the first of four prominent Confederate monuments on Monday morning, becoming the latest Southern institution to sever itself from symbols viewed by many as a representation of racism and white supremacy.
Visit Vimy
CBC News partnered with Google to tell Canada’s Vimy story in a new way. Go with Peter Mansbridge into the tunnels of Vimy in our 360 documentary, then explore the memorial as it looks today in a series of 360 photographs.
Cave etchings near Vimy preserve Canadian soldiers' stories
The First World War is often remembered for battles fought by air, sea and in deep, muddy trenches. But near one of the war’s most notorious battlefields lies a vast underground network of white-walled caves inscribed with carvings made by Canadian soldie
Before he took to the battlefields in France and was among the thousands of Canadians who made the push for Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917, Henry Norwest was a married father of three who frequently moved around Alberta to find work.
Students cover Ottawa's Vimy Bridge in 3,598 ribbons
A group of Ottawa-area high school students are deploying to northern France this month on a mission that will follow in the footsteps of the young men who fought at the pivotal Battle of Vimy Ridge nearly 100 years ago.
Vimy Ridge reenactment ready to take flight
The Comox, B.C. group Vimy Flight is packing six First World War replica planes into a Boeing C-17 and flying them to France for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

When he was a high school student in Changsha, the capital of the Hunan province in south central China, Tan Hecheng accompanied an older cousin to meet some of his friends in the Dao County area, a long bus ride away. While his cousin caught up with his
Canada's 'birth certificate' remains locked up in the U.K.
It's considered one of Canada's most important founding documents.But the British North America Act, signed in 1867, remains under lock and key in the United Kingdom, where the government charges more than $350 for visitors to take a peek.

A glimpse of the rarely seen bunkers, air-raid sirens and government pamphlets from the hair-trigger madness of the Cold War
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