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/ May 17, 2012 12:25 pm
he Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, has signed an agreement that will allow the Elgin Military Museum in St. Thomas, Ontario, to take possession of one of the Royal Canadian Navy’s decommissioned submarines – the former HMCS Ojibw…
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/ May 16, 2012 2:39 pm
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs, will attend the Memorial Cup arrival ceremony in Shawinigan. A commemorative ceremony will be held at Parc des Vétérans, followed by a military parade that will escort the Cup to City Hall. …
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/ May 10, 2012 2:15 pm
The Canadian Coast Guard College will host a public open house as part of the Canadian Coast Guard’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Members of the public will be able to tour the College’s grounds and training facilities as well as meet instructors an…
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/ April 20, 2012 6:38 pm
This morning, Bob Paulson, Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police inspected the 32 horses and riders of its world-renowned Musical Ride at the RCMP Musical Ride Stables. The Commissioner was accompanied by Kevin MacLeod, Canadian Secretary t…
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/ April 10, 2012 1:16 pm
The road that passes by this memorial is often called the “Canadian gunners’ road,” after the members of the Canadian Corps Artillery who fell during the Vimy operations of April, 1917.
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/ April 9, 2012 1:13 pm
Today, my solemn duty as Governor General of Canada is to speak to all Canadians and for all Canadians. Let me begin by asking, “How many of us here today are Canadians?”
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/ April 9, 2012 1:09 pm
It is a pleasure to join all of you here to discover the history of Wellington Quarry and of Vimy.
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/ April 9, 2012 12:27 pm
Today, a Canadian Forces (CF) contingent of 105 members marked the 95th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, honouring the service and sacrifice of their military forefathers during a commemorative ceremony held at Canadian National Vimy Memorial i…
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/ April 9, 2012 12:19 pm
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement today:
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/ April 8, 2012 1:04 pm
Despite all that we know of the Battle of the Somme at Beaumont-Hamel-from the stories of veterans of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, as well as those of eyewitnesses and historians-it is difficult to comprehend the reality of what happened here on th…