The Royal Canadian Legion in Maple Ridge will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the day when the guns fell silent and victory was declared in the Second World War against Nazi Germany.

This May 8, it will be 70 years since Victory in Europe Day was declared, May 8, 1945. The...read more

Roy Morrison, a retired RCAF Warrant Officer, who served in 35 bombing runs over Germany during the Second World War, recently received his service medals after waiting in limbo for 70 years.

It’s taken 70 years but Roy Morrison’s long-awaited war medals are now in hand. By the fall of...read more

One aging veteran wept Friday as grateful Dutch officials honoured Canadian sacrifices in liberating the Netherlands from German rule 70 years ago.

In an emotional tribute, Dutch military attaché Lt.-Col. Christa Oppers presented pins of thanks to 25 veterans at the Colonel Belcher care...read more

The Italian Campaign was an important Second World War effort that saw 93,000 Canadians engaged in battle as they pushed from the south of Italy to the north until the Germans finally surrendered in the spring of 1945.

Almost 6,000 Canadians lost their lives in the 20-month campaign, tens...read more