60 Second Histories
WW1 British soldier's uniform
A description of a British infantryman's uniform and personal effects from 1914-15
Epic History TV
World War One: 1918
1918 is the year that Woodrow Wilson unveils his 'Fourteen Points' as the basis for future world peace. Meanwhile Bolshevik Russia quits the war by signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, freeing up half a million German troops for General...
Epic History TV
WW1: Battle of the Somme 1916
This is the story of the first day of the Somme Offensive, 1 July 1916 - the single bloodiest day in British military history. 57,000 British soldiers became casualties, most within a few hours of the initial attack. The offensive was...
Curated Video
The quest to put a face to fallen soldiers' names
Canada lost more than 100,000 soldiers in the First and Second World Wars alone. You can find their names, but what's often missing is their faces.
Curated Video
Honouring service and sacrifice on Remembrance Day
People across Canada gathered today to honour the service and sacrifice of the men and women in the Canadian Forces on Remembrance Day.
Curated Video
Private George Price: Paying homage to a fallen Canadian | Dispatch
This year's Remembrance Day marks 100 years since the end of the First World War. In this weeks Dispatch, the CBC's Nahlah Ayed travels to Belgium to bring us the story of Canadian Private George Price, the last British Empire soldier...
Curated Video
How Canadian soldiers used embroidery as therapy during WWI
Like many other British Empire soldiers injured in the First World War, Canadians were hospitalized in England, where they were introduced to stitching as a way to improve dexterity and overcome post-traumatic stress disorder. This led...
Curated Video
Belgium honours Canadian soldiers as part of 100th anniversary of WWI battle
It was the site of the last Canadian battle of the First World War, and now, 100 years later, the people of Belgium are commemorating the Canadian soldiers who gave their lives on the streets of Mons.
Curated Video
World leaders mark 100 years since end of WW I
PM Trudeau joins other world leaders in Paris to mark the 100th anniversary of armistice and honour the lives lost in battle.
Curated Video
Thousands gather for Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa
Remembrance Day ceremony on Parliament Hill commemorates the end of the First World War a century ago.
Curated Video
A London school's surprising connection to Newfoundland
For 15 years, kids from the school have been tending to the graves of 17 First World War soldiers and a nurse from Newfoundland, after they discovered their graves didn't have a poppy for Remembrance Day. Now a group of them will...
Curated Video
3 First World War soldiers identified as Canadians
All three soldiers were from Manitoba and enlisted in Winnipeg — their remains were discovered over the course of a year in the same area near the village of of Vendin-le-Vieil, France.
Curated Video
Remembering Hill 70, Canada's overlooked WW I battle
The Canadian-led victory at Hill 70 during the First World War is only now being commemorated with a memorial after decades of being overlooked
Curated Video
Manitoba man builds WW I trench in yard
A Manitoba man built a First World War-style trench in his yard in order to preserve the history of Canadian soldiers' contributions and sacrifices during the war
Curated Video
Forgotten Chinese-Canadian fought in WW I's Battle of Hill 70
Chinese-Canadian soldier Frederick Lee fought in the Battle of Hill 70 during the First World War. But few knew about his contributions until recently
Curated Video
Will and Kate visit Passchendaele
The Royals were in Belgium to mark the 100th anniversary of one of the First World War’s bloodiest battles. About 100,000 Canadian soldiers fought in Passchendaele in 1917
Curated Video
Witness: An artistic record of Vimy Ridge
CBC chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge speaks with Gov. Gen. David Johnston at the Musée des beaux-arts in Arras, France, where a special art exhibit is on display
Curated Video
Special piece of history returns to Vimy
A bugle owned by a soldier who fought during the Battle of Vimy Ridge is returning to France for first time in 100 years
Curated Video
Highlights from Vimy Ridge commemoration
Ceremony marking 100th anniversary of First World War battle took place Sunday in northern France
Curated Video
Canadians lack knowledge of war
Canadians may consider the First World War important. But they don't necessarily know many facts about it
Curated Video
Justin Trudeau's full Vimy Ridge speech
Prime minister speaks at ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the First World War battle
Curated Video
Beaumont-Hamel remembered 100 years later
Some Canadians travelled to Beaumont-Hamel in France, where 100 years ago, hundreds of Newfoundlanders were killed in one of the bloodiest battles of human history
Curated Video
How Beaumont-Hamel battle defined Newfoundland
July 1 marks the 100th anniversary of Beaumont-Hamel, the First World War battle that left 684 men of the Newfoundland Regiment killed or wounded
Curated Video
Canada will apologize to all-Black WWI battalion
The federal government says it's planning an apology to the No. 2 Construction Battalion, an all-Black battalion that served in the First World War. A woman whose father served in the battalion says while the announcement is emotional,...