The grandest day the Corps has ever had ... the Canadian army would be led by one of its own. Vimy Ridge was later chosen as the site of Canada's National Memorial in Europe.

To this day, I think of that handsome ... Being an immigrant is not a reason or an excuse not to know about Remembrance, the poppy campaign, Vimy Ridge, or have general knowledge about Canada.

The author at the entrance to the Canadian National Vimy Memorial at the highest point of the Vimy Ridge that many see as the day Canada came together as a nation. Many believe Vimy Ridge was the day ...

Later he was Commander of the Canadian Corps which distinguished itself at the Somme and Thiepval Ridge. Its greatest feat was the capture in 1917 of Vimy Ridge. In 1919 he was created Baron Byng of ...

In-person Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held on Nov. 11 at Old City Hall ... The City flies two significant flags on Nov. 11: a Canadian flag that flew at Vimy Ridge in 2020 will be raised at ...

Today, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial stands at Hill 145 on Vimy Ridge. There are more than 11,000 names inscribed on the monument — Canadians who died in France and have no known grave.

The reason I began that long-awaited read of Tim Cook’s Vimy on April 9 was deliberate. On that fateful day 106 years ago ... Corps were able to take Vimy Ridge in just four days, far faster ...

Instead it was a day for feeling and ... the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge, in photos Dignitaries and visitors gathered at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France to mark the 100th ...