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A First World War Memorial statue once located downtown was unveiled in a new location at Brookside Cemetery today, which is also Vimy Ridge Day.

While in a POW camp during the First World War a Canadian soldier dreamed of building a waterfront lodge near Ladysmith on Vancouver Island. That dream came true and as Jay Durant tells us in “This is BC” the man’s family still welcomes guests to the lodge.

WARNING: This episode contains details that may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Canadian soccer fans are basking in the glory of Team Canada’s first-ever win at the World Cup, with hopes it helps secure their place in the next round. The final tally: 6-0. But one of the strongest players left...

A chorus of voices opposing a decision by the University of Alberta has risen. The university says it will dismantle and store the custom built-in organ in its Convocation Hall. The move aims to increase capacity in the hall and make the balcony more accessible. However, organists who play and take care of the instrument...

Canada’s first-ever win at the World Cup has soccer fans rejoicing their love for the beautiful game. But as Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla reports, even non-soccer fans are now getting in on the action, wondering how far Canada can go.

Local bars and sportswear retailers are feeling a boost to their businesses as supporters are dialed into Canada’s first-ever World Cup game on home soil.

The Polish Canadian Cultural Club of Regina announces the building of a memorial to honour Polish veterans and individuals displaced during the First and Second World War.

An Ontario senator has put forward a bill to expand the definition of who’s considered a war veteran in Canada. Veterans of the first Persian Gulf war and the war in Afghanistan aren’t recognized as such by the federal government. Heidi Petracek looks at what this potential change would mean to people who have served...

Manitoba is set to crack down on young people’s use of social media. Premier Wab Kinew announced he is seeking to ban youth from online platforms and AI chatbots. The province would be the first in Canada to introduce a social media ban. As Hersh Singh reports, Manitoba will join a growing list of governments...

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was underway when it was interrupted by gunfire Saturday night. The Acting Attorney General says President Trump and his officials were the likely targets, and investigators believe the suspect was working alone. Police say the 31-year-old alleged gunman is not cooperating with investigators. Cole Tomas Allen is highly educated and...

This week in Minute at the Movies with Todd James: “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man” is a continuation of the series loosely based on a real-life British street gang after the First World War. “Islands” stars Sam Riley as Tom, a tennis pro at a resort who gets involved with a couple before the husband...

As the war on Iran enters its second month, the conflict is showing no signs of slowing down. Yemen’s Houthi rebels carried out their first military operation in support of Iran – opening a new front in a widening war. Candice Cole reports. Tiger woods has been released from jail after being arrested on suspicion...

For the first time in nearly a year, the federal NDP has a leader. Avi Lewis, a former broadcaster, documentary-maker and climate activist, won a decisive 56 per cent of the vote at the Winnipeg Convention Sunday. Melissa Ridgen has more on the aggressive environmental and affordability policies Lewis campaigned on. Diplomats from across the...

As Christians around the world marked Easter Sunday, in his first Easter mass as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urged all world leaders to reduce violence and choose peace. As Vincent McAviney reports, the pontiff’s message comes as many across the Middle East endured yet another day of strikes.

For the first time, Iran launched ballistic missiles aimed at a U.K.-U.S. military base in the Indian Ocean. Meanwhile, the main pressure point remains the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about 20 per cent of the world’s oil supply. As the war in Iran pushes oil prices higher, Canadians are paying more at the pumps;...

The U.S. has sunk an Iranian warship amid the unfolding conflict in the Middle East, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says. Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon Wednesday, Hegseth showed an unclassified video capturing a strike on what has been identified as Iran’s IRIS Dena vessel in the Indian Ocean. Hegseth described it as a...

A Quebec man is tasting freedom for the first time in more than three decades. Sixty-eight-year-old Daniel Jolivet was released from prison on bail last week after spending 33 years behind bars. As he re-acquaints himself with the outside world, Jolivet says the transition has come with both highs and lows — including the shock...

A new musical which premiered in Peterborough on the weekend is shedding light on a forgotten story of Canadian military history. And a deeply personal one for the brothers behind it Beau and Lance Dixon have written “Footnote to Freedom” about their grandfather, Pvt. George Dixon, who served in Canada’s number 2 battalion, the country’s...

Truro is paying tribute to a pivotal part of Canada’s military history by unveiling a monument and renaming one of its athletic facilities after the No. 2 Construction Battalion – the country’s first and only Black battalion from the First World War. Organizers say the renaming serves to acknowledge the units’ contributions and preserve their...

Only a small number of veterans remain 80 years after the end of the Second World War. Their first-hand accounts are a vital connection to the past. Heather Yourex-West spoke with two veterans – both over the age of 100 – about their experiences at war and their concerns for the future.