Happy Canada Day Weekend! 
Step into Canada’s rich history!
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Canadian Maple Woods Prints 
By Artist Jennifer Morse

“The sky in autumn is bluer than at any other time of year. On a perfect day in October, maple leaves are fluorescent against the sky. I woke up to that one morning two years ago. I dragged an 8’ x 4’ board into the woods, piled tubes of paints at my feet and started mixing and layering colours. The sunlight illuminated the leaves. It was like a cathedral, with light streaming through red, orange, gold, lime and blue stained glass.  I didn’t realize my feet were soaked until dusk forced me to stop. The next day the leaves fell.”

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O CANADA POSTERS!
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O Canada is Canada’s national anthem. It represents all Canadians and all corners of our country. Display your Canadian pride by displaying one or more of our new O Canada posters in your home or workplace.

Of contemptible pirates and desert isles:
The saga of Captain Barnabas Lincoln

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

On Nov. 13, 1821, Captain Barnabas Lincoln and his crew, including a Newfoundlander, set sail from Boston aboard the schooner Exertion. They were bound for the Cuban town of Trinidad loaded with foodstuffs and furniture. They had no idea what they were in for, when his ship was boarded by armed pirates.

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Military Moments | Battle of the Somme

Narrated by Linden MacIntyre

It was the most tenacious, grim, futile and bloody fight ever waged in the history of war.

Legion Magazine and Canada’s Ultimate Story present Military Moments | Battle of the Somme.  Narrated by Canadian journalist, broadcaster and novelist Linden MacIntyre, the video explores the devastation of one of the bloodiest battles in history, where more than 1.3 million soldiers on both sides were killed or wounded. #LestWeForget #TheSomme

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Blood in the Mud | 360 VR-Experience

A new bilingual, interactive 360° VR-EXPERIENCE from Legion Magazine—“Blood in the Mud 360°”—examines the role of the Newfoundland Regiment and the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the monumental First World War battle that took place more than 100 years ago on both sides of the Somme River in France, from July 1 to Nov. 18, 1916. The assault at Beaumont-Hamel on July 1 saw the Newfoundlanders all but wiped out in only 30 minutes. The Battle of the Somme continued for more than four months, and more than 1.3 million soldiers on both sides were killed or wounded. Through a virtual battlefield tour, this video explores the sacrifices of the Newfoundland and Canadian soldiers, placing the events of Beaumont-Hamel into the context of the Battle of the Somme and the greater war.

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June 28, 1914

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are assassinated by a Serbian nationalist, setting off a series of events leading to the start of the First World War.

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Military Moments | Battle of the Somme
Narrated by Linden MacIntyre

It was the most gigantic, tenacious, grim, futile and bloody fight ever waged in the history of war.

In leading up to the 102nd anniversary of the Battle of the Somme on July 1, Legion Magazine and Canada’s Ultimate Story present Military Moments | Battle of the Somme. Written by Don Gillmor and narrated by Canadian journalist, broadcaster and novelist Linden MacIntyre, the video explores the devastation of one of the bloodiest battles in history where more than 1.3 million soldiers on both sides were killed or wounded. #LestWeForget #TheSomme

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Step into Canada’s rich history! Have a look at our collection of products below!

Performance enhancers and war go hand in hand

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

The use of performance-enhancing drugs has a long history in war, both as a product of state-sanctioned programs and illicit use by participants. Stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines have been used to create better soldiers by improving stamina, overcoming sleeplessness, eliminating fatigue and boosting fighting spirit. Downers such as alcohol, opiates, morphine, heroin, marijuana and barbiturates have addressed with varying success the soldier’s greatest enemy—shattered nerves.

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Medical aid in the deep freeze

Story by Sharon Adams

Climate change has increased interest—and traffic—in the Arctic. This raises new threats to national security and sovereignty and increases chances of environmental disasters, shipwrecks and plane crashes, any of which may call for the scrambling of the Canadian Armed Forces, at any time of the year.

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June 19, 1917

King George V (right), seen here with his cousin Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, orders the royal surname changed from the Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.

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Get Dad a gift subscription to Canada’s Ultimate Story!

Our next edition in the award-winning series Canada’s Ultimate Story is The March to Victory: Canada’s Final 100 Days of the Great War.

In The March to Victory: Canada’s Final 100 Days of the Great War—Aug. 8 to Nov. 11, 1918—the Canadian Corps fought several great battles before Germany surrendered, ending “the war to end war.” It was arguably the greatest success in our military history. Includes action-packed battle maps! It makes the perfect gift for any history enthusiast!