On April 4, 1949, the foreign ministers of Canada, the US, the UK, France and eight other countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty. An armed attack on one member would be an armed attack on them all.

Jack Ford was a Canadian photographer during the Second World War for RCAF Squadron 414. While advancing across Western Europe, he took thousands of photographs, including Winston Churchill (with his proverbial cigar), King George VI, Nazi planes, and prisoners of war. He also captured glimmers of humanity: in one photo, a Canadian soldier dressed as [...]

Between 1942 and 1947, the government brought 47,783 “war brides” to Canada, women who married Canadian servicemen overseas and then immigrated to Canada after the war.

On VE-Day, writer James Roxby remembers the unique CANLOAN program and the sacrifice of many Canadians to the war effort.

He was an obscure Canadian law professor. She was the world’s most celebrated woman. Together, they created one of the modern world’s great documents, adopted on December 10, 1948.

This week’s Canada Soup brings you news on Pearl Harbour, the Toronto Raptors’ first Canadian, Brian Mulroney’s award from Japan, Northrop Frye’s anniversary statue, and more!

On this day in 1942, Canadian and British troops raided Dieppe to test German defences. Of the nearly 5,000 Canadian soldiers, more than 900 were killed and 1874 taken prisoner.

An archeological dig reveals what German prisoners of war got up to at Manitoba’s logging camp.