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Canada’s History Society mourns Tim Cook

Remembrance Day is the one time when all Canadians’ thoughts turn to our military history. For many of us, our guide has been the brilliant work of Tim Cook, chief historian at the Canadian War Museum and long-time friend of Canada’s History Society. After Tim’s untimely passing in late October, this year’s solemn ceremonies on November 11 will have an additional tinge of sadness. Read more
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Remembrance Day Project

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High Honour

First World War nurse Edith Cavell paid the price for saving soldiers’ lives. Read more

Gone, Never Forgotten: Honouring Canada’s Unknown Soldier

From a grave near Vimy Ridge to the heart of a nation—discover the powerful return of Canada’s Unknown Soldier. Read more
Survival

Men Against the Desert

Shot down over Africa, two Commonwealth airmen walked more than five hundred kilometres to freedom. Read more
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the forgotten war

No Retreat, No Surrender

Seventy years after the Korean War armistice, Canadian veterans look back on their fight against the communist invasion. Read more
“Sister Soldiers”

Maritime Massacre

Nursing sisters and Canada’s deadliest naval disaster of the First World War. Read more
Famous Force

The Devil’s Brigade

A Second World War commando unit terrorized the enemy with skill and stealth. Read more

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Gone, Never Forgotten: Honouring Canada’s Unknown Soldier

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Twenty-five years ago, from a quiet grave near Vimy Ridge, an unidentified soldier from the First World War was chosen to represent the thousands of Canadians who never returned. The repatriation marked a moment of national unity, grief, and gratitude.

This initiative was originally proposed by Canada’s veterans, who believed that having an Unknown Soldier on Canadian soil was important not only for memorialization, but to help new generations better understand the causes and consequences of war. With support from the Royal Canadian Legion, Veterans Affairs Canada, the Department of National Defence, and others, Canada’s Unknown Soldier was brought home.

The journey began in France, where a Canadian delegation exhumed the soldier from the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery. He was one of 1,603 unknown Canadians buried nearby. His selection was random, yet deeply symbolic—Vimy Ridge was the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together.
On May 25, 2000, the soldier arrived in Ottawa. For three days, he lay in state in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill, and on May 28, 2000, Canada’s Unknown Soldier was laid to rest at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

Today, the Tomb of Canada’s Unknown Soldier is a place where generations gather to pay their respect, to not just one, but to all who serve and sacrifice for their country. It is a reminder that freedom has a cost, and that remembrance is a duty.

To honour this legacy, the Royal Canadian Mint has released the Honouring Canada’s Unknown Soldier $2 circulation coin. A powerful tribute, it’s a reminder in your pocket, a symbol in your change, of the courage that built this country, and those who continue to serve it.

Look for the commemorative coin in your change. Carry it with pride. And remember the one who stands for the many.
Discover the powerful journey of Canada’s Unknown Soldier—brought home to unite a nation in grief, gratitude and remembrance.
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Remember and reflect this November

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Note the standard focus on “Remembrance” in the November issue of Canada’s History magazine.
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This November, help your students explore the stories behind war and peace and engage in thoughtful conversations about remembrance.
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Remembrance Day Project

Each year around Remembrance Day, teacher Katy Whitfield and her team put up simple memorials outside churches, schools and private residences in their neighbourhood. Learn more about this initiative and consider the ways your students can conduct Remembrance Day projects in your classroom. Learn more

High Honour

She never set foot in Canada, yet her name graces many of this country’s buildings and streets — and even a mountain. Beyond this country, every Oct. 12, many in England and Belgium commemorate the life of Edith Cavell, the English nurse whom Germany executed during the First World War for helping wounded soldiers gain safe passage out of a war zone. Learn more
LESSONS & RESOURCES

Putting it into Perspective

In this lesson students explore the experiences and contributions of Indigenous soldiers to Canada’s role in the First World War. They draw links between the Treaty relationship and First Nations’ wartime involvement with a focus on the experiences of soldier Francis Pegahmagabow. Learn more

Highlighting the contributions of Black Canadians in WW1

We Remember The Black Battalion is a free verse poem about Black Canadian soldiers that introduces topics like racism and discrimination, in a format suitable for young readers. Learn more
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Flying and Spying: The Life of Kam Len Douglas Sam

Through exploring the life of Kam Len Douglas Sam, students will discover why Sam was the most decorated and highest-ranked Chinese Canadian in history. Learn more

At Home and Away

Explore the Kayak issues “Remembering the Great War,” “Great Canadian Women,” “Canada and the Second World War,” and “Canada and the Cold War” for stories about some of the many ways Canadians have been touched by war.

 
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🪖 80th Anniversary: End of the Second World War

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Airborne Assault

Canadian paratroopers fought the Nazis and outflanked the Soviets in the dying days of the Second World War. Read more
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Planes of the RCAF

A look at five iconic aircraft, from the First World War to the 1980s. Read more
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Women and the War
in the Air

Despite the restrictions on women’s participation in the war, some did manage to find a seat in the cockpit of an aircraft. Read more
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The Darkest Nights

In the winter of 1943–44, Bomber Command airmen took on the Nazis in the Battle of Berlin. Read more
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End of the Second
World War

2025 marks the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War.  Explore our curated online collection of articles, audio, images and video about that era. Read more
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Prisoner of Camp 33

A rare memoir recounts the experiences of a German POW in Canada. Read more

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Reflecting in November

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This November, share powerful stories and spark thoughtful conversations with your students as you reflect on themes of war and peace.

War and Peace in the Classroom

In this guide, educators share how they teach war and peace in the classroom, including advice, online resources, books, and lesson plans. Learn more

Cree Code Talkers

LESSON PLANAs Cree was not a well-known language outside of North America at the time, the government relied on Cree men to aid the Second World War effort by speaking in code. Learn more

At Home and Away

KAYAK MAGAZINE

Explore the Kayak issues “Remembering the Great War,” “Great Canadian Women,” and “Canada and the Second World War” for stories about some of the many ways Canadians have been touched by war.

The Bank of Canada Museum

Financial Literacy Month Classroom ResourcesNovember is Financial Literacy Month and the Bank of Canada Museum is ready to help you with hands-on resources for your elementary and secondary classes. Learn more

Stories Behind the History

Experience storytelling in an engaging podcast format with these war-themed episodes: “Voices of Vimy,” “Canada in the Korean War,” and “Behind Barbed Wire: A German POW in Canada.”

Landscapes of Injustice

Greg Miyanaga describes how he tackled a complex issue — the internment and dispossession of Japanese Canadians — with elementary-aged students, helping them to develop empathy, understanding, and advocacy. Watch the video
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