Archive for September, 2003

by Mark Zuehlke

Top: General Sir Bernard Montgomery addresses Canadian troops [...]

by Uwe U. Beyer Hostilities between Turkish and Greek Cypriots had been waning for years, but deep-rooted animosity between each faction was still a significant hindrance to peace and [...]

The heat was sweltering that night in the hills near Coriano, Italy. It was Sept. 15, 1944, and the shelling on the Gothic Line was heavy and unrelenting. Civilians in fear for their lives took [...]

photos by Mac Johnston It is a world far removed in time and place from the Canadian consciousness. The setting is both medieval and Mediterranean. Though hilltop towns have dominated the landscape for centuries, newer construction blends [...]

Top: Tourists head towards the boardwalk leading to the beach. Bottom: A couple enjoys a quiet stroll [...]

by Mac Johnston

Top: The Hill 204 Memorial erected by the CBNF and regimental associations lists the units that breached the Gothic Line in Italy. Above: Dominion President Allan Parks (left) and Dominion Secretary Duane Daly place a wreath at the Canadian Memorial Garden in Caen, France. As the passage of time takes a continuing toll on Canada’s veteran population, the challenge of recognizing their contributions is increasingly being taken up by others. One such group is [...]

Lawren Phillips Harris was born at Toronto in 1910. He was the eldest son of the famous Canadian artist Lawren Stewart Harris who was a founding member and leader in the Group of Seven. The son embraced the family tradition by studying art under his father and by having the benefit of advice from some of Canada’s most prominent painters. Harris also studied at Toronto’s Central Technical School and at the Museum of Fine Arts school in Boston, Mass. He worked as a teacher until February 1941 when he enlisted as an officer in the Canadian Armoured Corps. [...]

by Natalie Salat

Clockwise, from top: Brigadier-General Lise Mathieu leads the Canadian Forces Health Service; Master Seaman Jamie Roberts is taken to sick bay during a casualty [...]

by Tom MacGregor

Veterans Affairs Minister Rey Pagtakhan. Veterans Affairs Canada will assist members of the Canadian Forces who are preparing to leave the military by establishing on-site offices at 17 major military locations, announced Veterans [...]

by David J. Bercuson The decision of Jean Chrétien’s government to spurn even a hint of Canadian participation in the recent United States-led war could have far reaching operational implications for the Canadian military. From the end of World War II until 1994 every Canadian [...]