Let’s make Private Jess Larochelle the first recipient of Canada’s Victoria Cross

 The Victoria Cross is Canada’s highest military honour that is awarded to only the bravest and finest of soldiers who show extreme valour and conspicuous bravery in the face of the enemy. First awarded in 1857, it was created at the behest of Queen Victoria to commemorate acts of courage

New Display Unveiled at the Canadian War Museum

 Photo credit: Canadian War Museum, CWM2019-0029-0002-Dm With origins that trace back to the 1800s, the Canadian War Museum has presented us with several stories and artifacts from wars of the past. Recently, some new artifacts have been unveiled to the public: the medals of all six men who received the Victoria

How Lt Gen Currie turned the Canadian Corps into a national army

 Ask the average Canadian student about the origins of our nation and you will likely hear about Confederation and how Canada became a country with the passage of the British North American Act (BNA) in 1867. The fact of the matter is this is not actually the case. The BNA