Canadians who hoped to plant oak trees at Vimy Ridge this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the historic battle there had the saplings ready and Canadian politicians onside — until the French ...

IT was a historic and bloody battle that saw more than 3,000 brave Canadian troops killed as they seized Vimy Ridge from the clutches of the Germans. On Easter Monday, 1917, more than 15,000 Canadian ...

The Prince of Wales and his sons joined Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to pay tribute to those lost in the battle of Vimy Ridge a century ago. Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry were given a ...

OTTAWA, ON, March 21, 2024 /CNW/ - Situated atop historic Vimy Ridge in France, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial stands as a poignant testament to sacrifices made during the First World War. As ...

Their school was named after the ultimate sacrifice made a century ago on the fields of France by thousands of Canadian soldiers. An ocean away from the national memorial in Vimy Ridge, students and ...

The towering 10-storey white limestone Vimy Memorial monument near Arras, France, fell into disrepair as rain eroded the soft stone and winters cracked some of the building blocks. After three years ...

On Easter Monday 1917, Canadian forces, fighting for the first time together, would capture most of the German positions by the afternoon. How did they do it? You can save this article by registering ...

Canada’s minister of veterans affairs says she is “appalled” someone vandalized the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France with graffiti. Ginette Petitpas Taylor said in a statement Wednesday she ...

More than 20,000 Canadians have travelled to Europe to mark the centenary of one of the country's defining moments - the Battle of Vimy Ridge during World War One. About 3,600 Canadians died in the ...

The Prince of Wales and his sons joined Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to pay tribute to those lost in the battle of Vimy Ridge a century ago. Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry were given a ...