by K-J | 13 Jul 2023 | CAF/DND
Stag Special The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) continued to honour the legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion, the only all-black formation in Canadian military history, during a July 8 parade in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The parade promoted the battalion’s legacy in...
by K-J | 13 Jul 2023 | News
Maj Christopher Daniel From farm boy to 2PPCLI soldier, Cpl Dylan Tkachyk has just returned from the United Kingdom (UK) where he helped instruct Ukrainian soldiers in an urban training area in the southeast of England. He was one of many Canadian Army (CA) soldiers...
by K-J | 12 Jul 2023 | CAF/DND
Anita Anana Stag Special “One year ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and I delivered an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada for the systemic anti-Black racism that members of No. 2 Construction Battalion endured before, during, and long after the First...
by K-J | 12 Jul 2023 | History
Stag Special Eighty years ago today, the Allied invasion of Sicily marked the start of the Italian Campaign in the Second World War. Code named Op Husky, the invasion of Sicily marked one of the largest seaborne operations in military history. Canadians were critical...
by K-J | 11 Jul 2023 | History
Col (Ret’d) Peter Williams Stag Special This year marks the 125th anniversary of the establishment what is now known as 1RCHA, originally based on A and B Batteries – the first “full-time” or “regular” elements of the post-Confederation Canadian Army. This...
