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Canada s history in six coronations, from Victoria to Charles III

Charles III’s coronation on May 6 is supposedly a spectacle of ancient tradition. But the rites, and the countries they are for, have changed radically in 200 years. Here’s what Canada was up to the last times a new monarch was crowned

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France honours 100-year-old B C veteran with Legion of Honour medal

Fernand Labrie's contributions toward liberating France will be recognized on Nov. 17, when the veteran from Duncan, B.C., is due to be made a Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour.

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The least they could do : Veterans push Canada to award its first Victoria Cross

A passionate debate over how to define military valour and what a Canadian soldier must do to win the country’s highest battlefield honour has been raging quietly this year among veterans and the halls of Parliament. At its centre is a growing sense of dismay among some former Canadian soldiers over the military’s refusal to recognize some acts of heroism in Afghanistan with the modern version of the Victoria Cross.

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New book reveals macabre story of First World War soldiers body parts collected for museum

Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical care and the struggle for survival in the Great War, is Tim Cook s 14th book about Canada s wars.

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National ceremony in Windsor, Ont , marks 80th anniversary of raid in Dieppe, France

National ceremony in Windsor, Ont , marks 80th anniversary of raid in Dieppe, France
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