In the early hours of December 13, 1939, the South Atlantic bore witness to one of World War II’s most dramatic naval ...

During World War 2, Canada played a crucial role in defending Britain’s Atlantic supply lines - a lifeline without which ...

Harper will get closer look at the culture of Atlantic Canada this summer when he plans a tour of the region. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices · About CBC News Corrections and ...

The Battle of the Atlantic was fought from the beginning of the war in 1939 until Germany's surrender in 1945. Nearly 2,000 members of the Royal Canadian Navy died along with 1,600 Canadian ...

At a gala marking the Battle of the Atlantic, in Ottawa on Thursday, 11 Wrens were recognized for their service. “They didn’t serve at sea, but they were crucial enablers for those who were at ...

There was reason to believe last week that a U-boat fleet, bigger and more dangerous than ever, was moving westward from the middle Atlantic. >Canada's Air Minister C. G. Power announced four ...

Monday at the 2024 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in St. Catharines, Ont., we saw two skirmishes in what could be described as the “Battle of the Atlantic.” In draw four of pool play, Maritime ...

Canada’s 44,000 dead represented a higher percentage of the population than America’s losses in the Second World War. Those who served were almost entirely volunteers. Bottom line: It is not a ...

Description. This lesson provides an overview of the World War Two Battle of the Atlantic (1939-45). The lesson, which features University of Notre Dame military history professor Ian Ona Johnson ...

The forgotten ruthlessness of Canada’s Great War soldiers. Modern Canadians cannot condemn the sometimes shocking behaviour of their WWI soldiers without knowing the stress of battle, historian ...

The Battle of the Atlantic was, as the Duke of Wellington said about the desperately close Battle of Waterloo, a “nearest-run thing.” By early May 1945, the battle saw its last actions, and ...