Riley Fontaine of Winnipeg Optimist Athletics clears the bar in early going during the U-18 women’s pole vault. [Stephen J. Thorne/LM]

Up! 100 images of the Legion National Youth Track & Field Championships (Part 2)

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

More than 1,000 athletes were up, down and everywhere in between at the 2025 Legion National Youth Track & Field Championships in Calgary Aug. 8-10, 2025.

Here is the second instalment of the Top 100 photographs of the competition.

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Admiralty House served a plethora of military purposes over the years. Today, it’s home to the Naval Museum of Halifax. [Dan Conlin/Wikimedia]

An armchair tour of the Naval Museum of Halifax

STORY BY ALEX BOWERS

The Naval Museum of Halifax is a story unto itself. It’s a tale that arguably begins in 1818, upon completion of the Georgian-style structure as part of the city’s renowned dockyard. Rather than a home for artifacts at the time, however, it was the official summer residence for the admiral of the Royal Navy’s North American Station. Not until after 1904, when the Brits ceded the area’s defence, did these grand stone walls become distinctly Canadian.

Admiralty House, as it’s still known today, served a plethora of purposes over the succeeding years, from accommodating Massachusetts relief workers following the 1917 Halifax Explosion—having itself been damaged in the blast—to an officers’ mess amid the Battle of the Atlantic. It has operated as a museum since 1974, nestled within the confines of Canadian Forces Base Halifax (HMCS Stadacona).

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