Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Remembrance Day November 11, 2025 “Today, we honour the service of the brave women and men who answered the call. Those who sacrificed years away from loved ones, those who returned from combat forever changed, those who never came home. In an increasingly dangerous and divided world, remembrance is … Continue reading Remembrance Day
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Forgotten Soldiers An old photograph of two soldiers featured in the documentary Forgotten Warriors, produced by School of Creative Industries professor T’hohahoken Michael Doxtater. By: Antoinette Mercurio November 10, 2020 Imagine having to sit in a tank, shooting at soldiers, as it makes its way across trench warfare. Picture German soldiers running off in defeat as … Continue reading Honouring Remembrance Week #4
(Note: with the approach of Remembrance Day the CCI will be posting some stories that are perhaps less well known) “The Halifax Incident — Caribbean Volunteers and the Forgotten Casualties of War” In early March 1916, more than 1,000 Jamaican men — enlisted as part of the British West Indies Regiment’s third contingent — boarded … Continue reading Honouring Remembrance Week