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Veterans, visitors in Normandy to mark D-Day anniversary
Allied veterans and families of their fallen comrades gathered Saturday at the U.S. cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach to mark the 71st anniversary of the D-Day invasion that helped defeat the Nazis in World War II. 'Broken in body and spirit,' a combat cameraman's view of D-Day survivors
Letters home from Canadian combat cameraman Sgt. Hugh McCaughey are at the heart of a collection donated recently to the Canadian War Museum. They reveal both the profound and the deeply personal stories of life during the Second World War. Canadian Heritage stalls rare airplane swap with U.S. museum
A rare Martin Mars seaplane, among the biggest ever built, is at the centre of a dispute between a B.C. businessman and the Canadian Heritage Department. Wayne Coulson wants to fly the aircraft to a Florida museum, but bureaucrats say he must first convin Remains of 8 Canadians killed in WW I buried with military honours
Pte. Sidney Halliday is one of eight soldiers whose remains were interred Wednesday in a military funeral, joining several of their fellow members of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, resting far from home — and ending a century-long search for families they left After 250 years, English warship to be recovered off Uruguay
A sunken English warship, perhaps holding a treasure chest of gold coins onboard, will be raised from its watery grave off the coast of Uruguay after being submerged for some 252 years, a treasure hunter announced.
A sunken English warship, perhaps holding a treasure chest of gold coins onboard, will be raised from its watery grave off the coast of Uruguay after being submerged for some 252 years, a treasure hunter announced. Ancient clam gardens suggest First Nations did more than hunt and gather
The discovery of an expansive system of historic clam gardens along the Pacific Northwest coast is contributing to a growing body of work that's busting long-held beliefs about First Nations as heedless hunter-gatherers. Liberation of Holland 70th: Canadian vets reflect on extreme hardship
A grateful nation continues to honour Canadian soldiers 70 years after liberation, but the road to Holland in World War II was marked with fierce battles and numerous casualties. Veterans tell their stories. VE-Day tarnished by new war of words between Russia, the West
After the end of the Cold War, VE-Day became the occasion to bring former wartime allies Russia and the West together. Today, amid the tensions over Ukraine, it seems to have become a week simply to unleash history's demons, Brian Stewart writes. The fall of Saigon: how CBC, CTV covered the 1975 events
The fall of Saigon in April 1975 would be the final chapter of the United States' involvement in Vietnam. And it was also a dangerous story to cover for the news teams of CBC and CTV. WW II veteran Larry Hartman visits HMCS Sackville 71 years later
Larry Hartman hasn't been aboard HMCS Sackville since 1944. After 71 years, he decided it was time for a visit to the ship he fought on for two years during the Second World War.Britain 'is experiencing same decline as Rome in 100 BC'
Dr Jim Penman believes Britons no longer have the genetic temperament that sparked the Industrial Revolution
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Dr Jim Penman believes Britons no longer have the genetic temperament that sparked the Industrial Revolution WWI: Battle of Gallipoli centenary marked with services
World leaders gather to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, one of the bloodiest of World War One, in which 141,000 soldiers died. Quebec man charged in fatal Wyoming pileup
A man from Longueuil has been arrested on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide, following a fiery crash that killed one person and sent up a column of thick black smoke in southeast Wyoming. Officials in Germany commemorate liberation of 2 concentration camps
Officials in Germany are solemnly commemorating the liberation of two Nazi concentration camps 70 years ago in the closing days of World War II. John McCrae statues to be unveiled a century after In Flanders Fields
A century after he scribbled the simple but poignant stanzas of In Flanders Fields, John McCrae is being honoured with two statues. Gas attack a century ago spread horror on Flanders Fields
Chlorine gas -- sent crawling in favourable winds over Flanders Fields from German positions -- sowed terror and agony for the first time on April 22, 1915. The era of chemical weaponry had dawned. HMS Erebus video to offer glimpse of ice dive to Franklin shipwreck
Footage released later today is expected to reveal the first glimpses of divers plunging deep below thick Arctic sea ice to get "an up-close-and-personal look" at the wreck of the Franklin Expedition's HMS Erebus. Holocaust survivor Lisa Hurd: Her story, 76 years later
Actress and long-time St. John's resident Lisa Hurd is the special guest speaker at the Jewish Community Havura's annual Holocaust memorial service on Sunday night. Hurd said it's taken her almost eight decades to speak publicly and finally tell her famil The U.S. Civil War and the role 5 Canadians played in it
To mark the 150th anniversary of the Union Army's victory in the U.S. Civil War, here's a look at some of the Canadians who had a hand in the war.American POWs used for live experiments in Japan, according to new museum
Eight crew of a US bomber shot down in May 1945 used in medical experiments in a case that Japan has tried to forget
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Eight crew of a US bomber shot down in May 1945 used in medical experiments in a case that Japan has tried to forget History | 81582 hits | 4:39 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
For close to a century, the remains of more than 40 Canadian soldiers have lain forgotten in what is a potato field in northern France WW I graffiti sheds light on soldiers' experience
Etchings, even scratched bas-reliefs, left by many soldiers during the First World War have been discovered in a complex of tunnels north of Paris. Punjab seeks apology from Canadian Parliament over tragedyHistory | 81539 hits | 3:55 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday sought an apology from the Canadian Parliament for the Komagata Maru tragedy in which 19 freedom fighters were killed by British forces on the shores of Calcutta (Kolkata) in July 1914 after their ship was not allowed Ottoman "war camel" found in Austrian cellar
A camel, whose intact skeleton has been found in a 300-year-old Austrian cellar, was probably ridden by the invading Ottoman army in 1683.
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A camel, whose intact skeleton has been found in a 300-year-old Austrian cellar, was probably ridden by the invading Ottoman army in 1683.Anne Frank died a month earlier than thought, Dutch museum says
Teenage Jewish diarist Anne Frank likely died of typhus in a Nazi concentration camp about a month earlier than previously thought, the Amsterdam museum that honours her memory says.
Teenage Jewish diarist Anne Frank likely died of typhus in a Nazi concentration camp about a month earlier than previously thought, the Amsterdam museum that honours her memory says. Buckingham Palace comes calling for origins of Canada's Windsors
Several Windsor communities in North America have received calls from royalty as part of a new book on the history of Windsor Castle, the Queen's retreat and the oldest continually inhabited castle in the world. Ancient camels and horses hunted by prehistoric Canadians
A discovery by an Alberta schoolteacher may have revealed what happened when Canada's ancient camels and horses met humans for the first time. King Richard III's remains to be interred at Leicester Cathedral
King Richard III is set to get a new burial place Thursday after his bones were discovered in 2012 under a Leicester parking lot. CBC's Reg Sherren, in the U.K. ahead of the reinterment, looks at the Canadian connection in the historic process. WWII soldier wills helmet to collector who returned it to him
A military antiques collector who turned over a Second World War helmet to the soldier who wore it in battle now has that helmet once again.King Richard III honoured ahead of reburial at Leicester Cathedral
Dignitaries and descendants paid tribute Sunday to King Richard III, whose remains were discovered more than 500 years after his death in a 15th-century battle.
Dignitaries and descendants paid tribute Sunday to King Richard III, whose remains were discovered more than 500 years after his death in a 15th-century battle. What the Nazi era can teach us about deradicalizing extremists
There is something powerful lurking behind the message of ISIS. More than 3,400 people from the West have left their homes to live in a war zone, and there is debate about how to dereadicalize them. Rare Lancaster bomber returns home to Edmonton
A rare Lancaster bomber, one of the few remaining in the world, will come home to Edmonton after spending 50 years on the other side of the country. All Saints Anglican Church resurrected in Louisiana
On a quiet street corner in a small Louisiana town, a large piece of Nova Scotia dominates the landscape.Fugitives still at large as FBI celebrates 65 years of posting bounties
In 1949, a reporter with the International News Service (the predecessor to United Press International) approached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and inquired about writing a story on the “toughest guys” currently being sought by agents. The subseque
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In 1949, a reporter with the International News Service (the predecessor to United Press International) approached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and inquired about writing a story on the “toughest guys” currently being sought by agents. The subseque Rogers Pass avalanche marked 105 years after taking 58 lives
An abandoned railway line is all that remains at the summit of the Rogers Pass to mark the spot where 58 men lost their lives in what's believed to be Canada's deadliest avalanche.Nimrud: Outcry as IS bulldozers attack ancient Iraq site
Archaeologists and officials express outrage about the reported bulldozing of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants.
Archaeologists and officials express outrage about the reported bulldozing of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants.
The apparent discovery of the Musashi, one of the largest battleships in history, comes as the world marks the 70th anniversary of the war’s end. Cambridge Five spy interview unearthed by CBC archives
CBC has unearthed archival footage of Guy Burgess, the British turncoat who was one of the “Cambridge Five,” who spied for the Soviets during the Second World War and into the 1950s.Richard III skull reveals king's death blow, pathologists say
Richard III suffered serious trauma to the left base of his skull more than five centuries ago, likely leading to his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, according to pathologists.
Richard III suffered serious trauma to the left base of his skull more than five centuries ago, likely leading to his death at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, according to pathologists.BBC's insult to hero pilots: Veterans rage over Dresden coverage
Despite dedicating more than 32 minutes of airtime to the 70th anniversary of the Dresden bombings, the BBC barely mentioned the British airmen who lost their lives.
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Despite dedicating more than 32 minutes of airtime to the 70th anniversary of the Dresden bombings, the BBC barely mentioned the British airmen who lost their lives. 
The Sahtu Renewable Resources Board and the Aurora Research Institute have used Google Maps to plot the observations and place names of the Sahtu region as described by a 19th century Oblate priest. Meet the Devil's Brigade, WWII's original special ops team
CBC's Paul Hunter meets with some of the 14 surviving Canadian members of the WWII Devil's Brigade who were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington on Tuesday.Scientists expose submarine hull 100 years after it sank
A century and a half after it sank and a decade and a half after it was raised, scientists are finally getting a look at the hull of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, the first sub in history to sink an enemy warship.
A century and a half after it sank and a decade and a half after it was raised, scientists are finally getting a look at the hull of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, the first sub in history to sink an enemy warship. John Eddy to receive medal for service in The Devil's Brigade
A Thunder Bay-born veteran will be honoured by the United States government, along with the rest of his legendary combat unit from the Second World War. Auschwitz survivors, world leaders mark 70th anniversary of camp's liberation
Around 300 survivors of the Auschwitz death camp gathered Tuesday to mark 70 years since its liberation by Soviet troops, joined by world leaders for a commemoration held in the shadow of war in Ukraine and a rise in anti-Semitism in Europe. Auschwitz survivor returns to Poland to recreate liberation image
To mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Canadian woman who was held there as a child is returning to the notorious concentration camp to recreate a famous photo taken of her and fellow inmates in 1945.
The blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun was hastily glued back on with epoxy, damaging the relic after it was knocked during cleaning.Back to Canada News
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