Buildings, docks and other structures were damaged beyond repair in the 1964 Tsunami. Cars were scattered like toys. Shortly after midnight, 17-year-old Linda King was [...]
Archive for March, 2003
Memoirs & Pilgrimages
The Ex Files
From top: HMS/M Explorer enters Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1960; HMS/M Excalibur performs a high-speed run in 1959; HMS/M [...]
March 1, 2003
Memoirs & Pilgrimages
A Front-line Soldier
by Arthur Ament I joined the war effort in February 1916 while working in Tavistock, a small town located in southwestern Ontario between New Hamburg and Stratford. Myself and 11 other [...]
March 1, 2003
Canada Corner
Landing The Big One
Mexico’s Juan de Dios de la Torre and fisherman Dick LeBlanc celebrate after landing a 655-pound tuna in September [...]
March 1, 2003, by Tom MacGregor
War Art
Arthur Nantel
Arthur Nantel’s war art captures life as a PoW during World War I. Christmas Eve in Geissen Camp. Arthur Nantel began his career as a commercial [...]
March 1, 2003, by Jennifer Morse
Defence Today
Leaving The Air Force Up In The Air
The Royal Canadian Air Force first obtained its Hercules aircraft in the 1960s and has continued to upgrade [...]
March 1, 2003
Defence Today
Former Guardsmen Carry On Tradition
Top: Former Toronto Mayor Philip Givens inspects a guard of honour of the Canadian Guards at city hall after [...]
March 1, 2003
Defence Today
Three Canadian Airmen Laid To Rest
Canadian and Dutch military personnel join in the funeral of three WW II airmen. Nearly 60 years after their death, [...]
March 1, 2003
Defence Today
Soldiers’ Courage In Little Known Battle Recognized
Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Day unveil a Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation presented [...]
March 1, 2003
Defence Today
There’s No Youth Like It
An army cadet crosses a rope bridge during training. They dress like soldiers, drill like soldiers, soar through the air in gliders and powered aircraft and they [...]


