Articles related to "Canadian Forces"

"Pine Tree Line", a series of military bases, was tucked into many Ontario forests. Many bases are now closed but they are not forgotten by the people who lived on them.

When the first of Canada's fallen soldiers in Afghanistan were repatriated in 2002, an amazing grassroots movement was started.

Located in southern Ontario, the National Air Force Museum of Canada houses one of the finest collections of military aircraft, uniforms and art in the world.

In October 2001, Canada made a commitment to help rebuild Afghanistan. Eight years later, Canadians debate their ongoing involvement.

This relatively undiscovered crag sees little traffic yet offers every sort of climbing for every level of climber, from top-rope and sport, to trad, aid and even ice.

During WW2, women were encouraged to volunteer for the armed forces, first as an auxiliary service, then transferred as an integral, essential part of the Canadian Army.

Staff and volunteers from Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital recently participated in its largest and most in-depth functional emergency exercise in preparation for 2010.

The 2010 Winter Games Torch Relay claims to set records for distance traveled, number of torch bearers, and number of communities through which the torch passes.

Veterans and civilians alike are interred in the cemetery across from the Pentagon near Washington D.C.

It was events earlier in 1944, which to a large extent led to the Battle of the Bulge being launched by the German Army after been planned by Adolf Hitler himself.

Arras is a pretty northern French town with plenty to see and do making it suitable for a weekend break or longer holiday. It has hotels and restaurants for all budgets.

There are two kinds of power used to bring about change - hard power and soft power. Evan Potter's book is an exploration of how soft power can change the world.

Canadian Destroyer projected the Maple Leaf abroad through the Cold War and circumnavigated the globe before ending her life in a hail of gunfire.

Governments everywhere are still raising the amount of money they dedicate to war machines while poverty increases.

A look at government advertising in the United States, Canada and Australia and the questions it generates about propagandizing taxpayers.

The Harper government is denying claims of torture made by Diplomat Richard Colvin. Colvin made allegations as he testified before a House of Commons Committee

Mystery surrounds the incursion of one Russian bomber into Canadian airspace February 18th . The incident occurred on as Canada prepared to host Barack Obama.

Ortona, Italy, a seaside holiday town, just passed an anniversary of significance. Canada needs to commemorate its soldiers' wartime deeds from this "Little Stalingrad."

Blazing across the sky, the Snowbirds have represented Canada's military with displays of dangerous and exacting aerial maneuvers

Parents who are looking for youth activities that teach self-discipline, build confidence and promote independence should consider Air, Army or Sea Cadets.

As an event D-Day had various meanings for different people and different countries.

Written in May 1915 on the battlefield in Ypres, Belgium, the day after a friend's death, 'In Flanders Fields' describes the anguish and faith of soldiers mired in war

In his poem, "Ode to the West Wind", Percy Bysshe Shelley asked, "O wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"