by K-J | 21 Dec 2022 | History
The collection of artifacts the RCA Museum received contained hundreds of photographs — mostly in three photo albums dated from 1939 to 1942. One photo album dating from March 1941 to July 1942 was particularly engaging. He was stationed in Britain when the photos...
by K-J | 20 Dec 2022 | CAF/DND
Stag Special Department of National Defence (DND) Minister Anita Anand and Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Wayne Eyre have concluded a trip to Scotland, Kuwait, and Jordan, where they met with and thanked Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members deployed abroad. In...
by K-J | 20 Dec 2022 | History
Andrew OakdenStag Special During the First World War, the Canadian Militia established a network of military training sites across Canada to train 600,000 recruits for the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) going overseas to fight on the Western Front.One of the 17...
by K-J | 19 Dec 2022 | News
F-18s from CFB Cold Lake and CFB Bagotville will help escort Santa Claus once he leaves the North Pole, and enters Canadian air space, as part of NORAD’s tracking starting Christmas Eve. Shilo Stag The countdown to Christmas Eve has begun. As the big night...
by K-J | 18 Dec 2022 | History
Andrew OakdenStag Special Canadian Gunners used the nine-pounder rifled gun during the North-West Rebellion in 1885.They used this artillery piece in Canada from 1873 to 1897 — it was muzzle-loading and did not have a recoil mechanism. Therefore, Gunners needed to...
