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#TheMoment a WW II veteran’s service tag was returned after 79 years
After finding a Second World War service tag in southern England with his metal detector, a man tracked down the veteran's family in Saskatchewan to return the long-lost item.
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B.C. and Ontario expanding Holocaust teaching in schools
Ontario and British Columbia will update their high school curriculum by the 2025 school year in an effort to combat antisemitism. B.C. says it will make it mandatory for Grade 10 students to learn about the Holocaust while Ontario will...
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Putin ridicules former Speaker Anthony Rota
Russian President Vladimir Putin says former House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota is 'an idiot' if he didn't know that a Ukrainian veteran fighting against Russia during the Second World War was fighting alongside Nazi forces. Putin...
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Yaroslav Hunka and family hiding from political backlash, friend says
The family of Yaroslav Hunka is in hiding in the wake of a political firestorm tied to his service with a Nazi unit in the Second World War, according to a family friend. That same friend says the family didn't know Parliament would...
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Postcards preserve the history of Dieppe soldiers
As Canadians mark the 80th anniversary of the Dieppe raid, Alex Fitzgerald-Black, executive director of the Juno Beach Centre Association, says his organization has sent postcards to addresses that once belonged to soldiers who died in...
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How Europe's drought revealed pieces of history
From Germany to Italy to Serbia, receding water lines due to severe droughts across Europe have exposed various historical artifacts like 'hunger stones' and sunken ships from the Second World War.
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Former Nazi interpreter living in Canada tries to stop deportation proceedings
Jewish residents of Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia are outraged that the former Nazi interpreter whose unit almost wiped out their community is 'living a quiet life' in Canada. WARNING: Some of the images in this story may be...
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Navalny in court again, accused of defaming a WWII veteran
Kremlin critic returns to court having been jailed earlier this week, as a top EU official meets the Russian FM.
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Capt. Sir Tom Moore, who raised millions for charity, honoured with WWII plane flypast at funeral
( - image credit) A Second World War-era plane flew over the funeral service of Capt. Sir Tom Moore to honour the veteran who single-handedly raised millions of dollars for Britain's health workers by walking laps in his backyard. He...
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WWII veteran turns 100 with physically distanced party and parade
Second World War veteran Robert Spencer celebrated his 100th birthday with family, friends and fellow veterans all in attendance at the celebration.
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British man has tended the grave of Canadian airman for 70 years
For more than 70 years, a British family, and one member in particular, has tended the grave of a Canadian airman, who was killed when his plane crashed flying back from a bombing raid in Germany.
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Greyhound review: Tom Hanks takes command
CBC's Eli Glasner explores Greyhound, a new Second World War naval epic starring Tom Hanks, and the pros and cons of premiering the film on a streaming service instead of in cinemas.
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Bosnia marks 25 years of Srebrenica genocide amid virus pandemic
Killing of 8,000 Muslims in 1995 by Serb troops was the only genocide on European soil since the second world war.
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97-year-old British veteran recounts end of WWII
Tommy Parkinson, a 97-year-old British army veteran, was in Italy when the Second World War ended. He shares his wartime experience, including falling in love, on the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
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A WWII love story that was meant to be
Reg “Crash” Harrison talks about surviving four plane crashes in the Second World War and why the love of his life always wore two engagement rings.
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75th anniversary of Holland’s liberation marked with online tributes
On the 75th anniversary of Canadian forces liberating the Netherlands, COVID-19 has forced some commemorations to go virtual.
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China's Xi joins Putin at Russia's Victory Day parade
President Vladimir Putin was joined by China's Xi Jinping, several dozen other leaders and Russian veterans as they marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War with a major military...
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Churchill descendant reads prayer for peace at VE-day anniversary service
Alexander Churchill, the 10-year-old great-great-grandson of Winston Churchill, led a prayer at a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
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Eerie Drone Journey: Abandoned Military Sites From Above
Take a flight of discovery high above abandoned military bases, forgotten navy ships, and decaying planes with this captivating drone footage. Witness the eerie beauty of these once vital locations, now left to the elements, as nature...
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That time fake Nazis ‘invaded’ Winnipeg
On Feb. 19, 1942, people in Winnipeg woke up to a simulated Nazi invasion, with fake German soldiers marching in the streets. The CBC’s Trishla Parekh shows how If Day became one of Canadian history's most elaborate fundraising events.
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Holocaust Remembered: Drones Footage of WWII Concentration Camps
Experience a solemn journey through history with drone footage of former Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, Dachau, Sachsenhausen, and more, preserving the memory of these sites and their profound significance.
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Fort McMurray museum offers hands-on insights into the meaning of Remembrance Day
A museum in Fort McMurray is helping visitors gain a deeper understanding of Canada’s role in previous wars. The Wood Buffalo Military Museum Centre is offering a chance to get up close to military artifacts. Young visitors say seeing...
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Honouring Indigenous veterans in northwestern Alberta
A Grande Prairie woman is documenting the stories of Indigenous veterans from the region who were killed in action in both world wars. She's confirmed 31 names and is investigating another 23.
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Sunak must answer for leaving D-Day commemoration event early - Sir Keir Starmer
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Rishi Sunak must answer for leaving a D-Day commemoration event in Normandy early.