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Canadian Centre for the Great War shows off country's war effort
Tucked away in an old office building in Côte-St-Paul are the tales and trinkets of hundreds of World War I veterans. Some were donated but most of the items on display belong to an enthusiastic and patriotic Montrealer named Mark Cahill.4,300-year-old pyramid discovered in Egypt
Archeologists in Egypt have found a 4,300-year-old pyramid. The pyramid, which is believed to have belonged to Queen Sesheshet, was discovered in the sprawling rulers' burial site near the ancient city of Memphis about 20 kilometres south of Cairo
Archeologists in Egypt have found a 4,300-year-old pyramid. The pyramid, which is believed to have belonged to Queen Sesheshet, was discovered in the sprawling rulers' burial site near the ancient city of Memphis about 20 kilometres south of Cairo Second World War Harvard trainers to make Remembrance Day flypast
A former Canadian astronaut will be among those in the cockpit as the distinctive roar of a flyover by Second World War training aircraft greets those attending the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies in Toronto. SS Hydrus found 102 years after it sank in Lake Huron
A shipwreck hunter from Michigan says he's found a sunken freighter that has been sitting on the bottom of Lake Huron for more than a century. David Trotter has revealed that he has located the SS Hydrus, a freighter that sunk at this time of year in 1913 Portrait honours WWI vet who fought at the Somme, Vimy and Passchendaele
The Calgary Highlanders have unveiled a portrait of David McAndie, one of the most decorated members of the regiment whose bravery continues to inspire soldiers to this day. Lost to history: the Canadians who fought in Vietnam
As Americans mark 50 years since the start of their ground war in Vietnam, the story of a B.C. teen is being remembered alongside dozens of other Canadians who were killed fighting for U.S. forces. Interactive map journal: The life of 'In Flanders Fields' author John McCrae
It's been 100 years since John McCrae penned 'In Flanders' Fields,' the famous First World War poem. When he wrote the poem, McCrae was a major and a doctor with the Canadian military in Belgium. Wartime art project inspired by A.Y. Jackson on display in Calgary
A wartime art project that was inspired by Group of Seven artist A.Y. Jackson and was meant to bolster the morale of Canadian troops in the Second World War is on display at The Military Museums in Calgary. Rags, the WW I hero dog, featured in B.C. biographer's new book
'I've identified at least three or four occasions where Rags not only saved men’s lives, but helped redirect the course of the war for the Allies,' says dog biography writer. War Junk TV show connects family to uncle who died in WWII
Wayne Abbott travels to deserted battlefields looking for lost objects that will bring to life the memories of those who died in battle with their relatives around the world. Flashback Friday: King George lays foundation for Remembrance Day
On Nov. 6, 1919, King George V called for all countries in the British Empire to grind to a halt for two minutes of silent reflection, to honour those killed in the First World War. Cracker from the Titanic sells for more than $30,000
A cracker that was aboard the Titanic sold in a British auction for over $30,000. The Spillers & Bakers "Pilot" biscuit was salvaged by James Fenwick, a passenger on the Carpathia, the ship which came to the Titanic's aid. Mi'kmaq resistance kept British holed up in their forts, historian finds
The Mi'kmaq successfully defended their land against settlers under Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis, researcher Tod Scott has found.Has the Biblical city of Sodom been found at Tall el-Hamaam, Jordan
Archaeologists involved in the project, led by Steven Collins from Trinity Southwestern University in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have found thick walls and ramparts connected by roads.
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Archaeologists involved in the project, led by Steven Collins from Trinity Southwestern University in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have found thick walls and ramparts connected by roads. Bill Clinton White House suppressed evidence of Iran's terrorismHistory | 207035 hits | 12:23 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Bill Clinton's administration gathered enough evidence to send a top-secret communique accusing Iran of facilitating the deadly 1996 Khobar Towers terrorist bombing, but suppressed that information from the American public and some elements of U.S. intellEgypt says King Tut's tomb may indeed have hidden chambers
King Tut's tomb may contain hidden chambers, Egypt's antiquities minister said Tuesday, lending support to a new theory that a queen may be buried in the walls of the 3,300 year-old pharaonic mausoleum.
King Tut's tomb may contain hidden chambers, Egypt's antiquities minister said Tuesday, lending support to a new theory that a queen may be buried in the walls of the 3,300 year-old pharaonic mausoleum.Archaeologists say they may have found fabled tomb of biblical Maccabees
Israeli archaeologists may be one step closer to solving a riddle that has vexed explorers for more than a century: the location of the fabled tomb of the biblical Maccabees.
Israeli archaeologists may be one step closer to solving a riddle that has vexed explorers for more than a century: the location of the fabled tomb of the biblical Maccabees. One photograph shaped how everyone saw the Oka Crisis
One particular photograph captured the moment that went on to represent the entire siege at Kanesatake. Freelance photographer Shaney Komulainen was the woman behind the lens of that iconic image. Glaciers brought mountain to man, study on B.C. First Nations tools finds
First Nations in British Columbia were once believed to have travelled long distances to find prized volcanic rock for tools, but a new study of an ancient village suggests the mountain actually came to them. How a Canadian adventure helped create the Donald Trump family storyHistory | 207153 hits | 3:21 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canadians amused by the improbable presidential run of Donald Trump might be surprised to learn the role their own country played in shaping his story.70 years and half a trillion dollars later: what has the UN achieved'
In its 70 years, the United Nations may have been hailed as the great hope for the future of mankind – but it has also been dismissed as a shameful den of dictatorships. It has infuriated with its numbing bureaucracy, its institutional cover-ups of corrup
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In its 70 years, the United Nations may have been hailed as the great hope for the future of mankind – but it has also been dismissed as a shameful den of dictatorships. It has infuriated with its numbing bureaucracy, its institutional cover-ups of corrupThis Face Changes the Human Story. But How?
Homo naledi, discovered in a cave near Johannesburg, is a human ancestor unlike any species previously known. The find is arguably one of the most important discoveries in human origins research in half a century. It’s also the most perplexing.
Homo naledi, discovered in a cave near Johannesburg, is a human ancestor unlike any species previously known. The find is arguably one of the most important discoveries in human origins research in half a century. It’s also the most perplexing. Nova Scotia group fights to save 125-year-old lighthouse from falling off cliff
Since 1890, a lighthouse has watched over Gabarus Bay in Nova Scotia, guiding ships and luring sightseers from its perch on a grassy cliff. But after 125 years of Atlantic weather buffeting its base, the lighthouse is threatening to tumble into the water. Cape Breton Miners Museum seeks help identifying artifacts
The Cape Breton Miners Museum wants a literal leg up in identifying some of its very old artifacts.Couple finds what may be the oldest message in a bottle ever found
A century-old message in a bottle, possibly the oldest ever found, has finally reached its destination.
A century-old message in a bottle, possibly the oldest ever found, has finally reached its destination.Aztec human skull rack unearthed at ancient temple in Mexico City
Archeologists have found the main trophy rack of sacrificed human skulls at Mexico City's Templo Mayor Aztec ruin site, scientists said Thursday.
Archeologists have found the main trophy rack of sacrificed human skulls at Mexico City's Templo Mayor Aztec ruin site, scientists said Thursday. Dieppe veteran on doomed raid: 'It felt I was on the target range again'
The last three veterans of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry stood as tall as they could for a trio of 90-year-olds, "overwhelmed" by the support at a ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the disaster at Dieppe.Carolina's Lost Colony: The fate of the first British settlers in America was a mystery... until now
They arrived two decades before the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts, but the 115 colonists then vanished
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They arrived two decades before the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts, but the 115 colonists then vanished Second World War bomber soars over Regina
The Experimental Aircraft Association is putting a Second World War B-25 bomber up for display in Regina. 
History appeared on the horizon over Victoria International Airport Monday, landed smoothly and taxied to the tarmac at the Victoria Flying Club. The piece of the past was a B-17, the legendary “. . .HMS Hood's bell lifted from the Atlantic seabed 74 years after it was sunk in battle | Daily Mail Online
The bell of HMS Hood has finally been recovered from the depths of the North Atlantic and will be put on public display following an expedition led by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
The bell of HMS Hood has finally been recovered from the depths of the North Atlantic and will be put on public display following an expedition led by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.Thank the ancient Romans for 'street food'
Grabbing something hot and tasty on the move? You have the ancient Romans to thank. 'Street food' was their invention, generally enjoyed with wine, gambling or even prostitutes.
Grabbing something hot and tasty on the move? You have the ancient Romans to thank. 'Street food' was their invention, generally enjoyed with wine, gambling or even prostitutes.Nagasaki marks 70th anniversary of atomic bombing
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by renewing his commitment to a nuclear weapons free Japan, following criticism for not making the same pledge on the anniversary of the Hiroshima b
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by renewing his commitment to a nuclear weapons free Japan, following criticism for not making the same pledge on the anniversary of the Hiroshima b Franklin expedition to Arctic included cannibalism, researchers say
Inuit have long shared tales of cannibalism on Sir John Franklin's last expedition to the Arctic, and now researchers say they have found evidence to back up those stories. World War II bomber on display in Penticton, B.C.
A piece of Second World War history touched down in British Columbia's Okanagan region on Monday. Roald Amundsen's Maud, stuck in ice since 1930, to be raised next week
The Maud, a ship used by famed Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen that sunk after being stuck in sea ice near Cambridge Bay 85 years ago, is set to be raised early next week by a team attempting to bring it home to Norway. 18th century village discovered underneath Montreal interchangeHistory | 207354 hits | 12:03 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an 18th-century village buried beneath Montreal's busiest highway interchange. Local aviation buffs can witness recreation of little known Second World War secret
It’s a little known story that 8,000 U.S. military planes flew over Alberta while travelling from Montana to Russia to be used by Russian pilots to help defeat the Nazis during the Second World War.
On the 70th anniversary of the end of the war, what oHistory | 207201 hits | 1:50 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Enigma 1, which dates from between 1930 and 1938 is also known as the Wehrmacht, or 'Services' Enigma, and was used by German military and the railways before and during the war. Calgary police looking for stolen veterans' monument
Police are looking for thieves who stole a large bronze monument honouring veterans in southeast Calgary. First Nations war-canoe races return to Victoria's harbour
The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, in partnership with Esquimalt Nation and Songhees Nation, staged an historic war canoe race for the first time since 1908. Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf remembered over Bedford Days
Thousands of people will celebrate Bedford Days over the weekend, and many will do so in DeWolf Park, the waterfront hub for the Halifax community. Human footprints found on B.C. shoreline may be 13,000 years old
Evidence of what could be the oldest family camping trip in North America has been discovered below the shoreline of a remote British Columbia island. Mystery surrounds huge face etched into cliff on remote B.C. islandHistory | 207531 hits | 5:30 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Is it made by man or by Mother Nature? That's what many are wondering about a giant face that appears to be carved into a cliff on a remote island near Vancouver Island. Old Crow elders, youth map ancient trapping trails
Ancient hunting and trapping trails in Old Crow, Yukon are currently being traced using GPS technologies, with an ultimate goal of creating a map and detailed atlas. Veterans, visitors in Normandy to mark D-Day anniversary
Allied veterans and families of their fallen comrades gathered Saturday at the U.S. cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach to mark the 71st anniversary of the D-Day invasion that helped defeat the Nazis in World War II. 'Broken in body and spirit,' a combat cameraman's view of D-Day survivors
Letters home from Canadian combat cameraman Sgt. Hugh McCaughey are at the heart of a collection donated recently to the Canadian War Museum. They reveal both the profound and the deeply personal stories of life during the Second World War. Canadian Heritage stalls rare airplane swap with U.S. museum
A rare Martin Mars seaplane, among the biggest ever built, is at the centre of a dispute between a B.C. businessman and the Canadian Heritage Department. Wayne Coulson wants to fly the aircraft to a Florida museum, but bureaucrats say he must first convin Remains of 8 Canadians killed in WW I buried with military honours
Pte. Sidney Halliday is one of eight soldiers whose remains were interred Wednesday in a military funeral, joining several of their fellow members of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, resting far from home — and ending a century-long search for families they left Back to Canada News
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