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Create AccountWilliam Jepps served aboard HMCS Glace Bay during the Second World War.
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During the Second World War, Wilmer Gagnon served in the Canadian Forestry Corps, helping to gather lumber for all types of important uses in the Allied war effort.
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Winifred Sirois served in the army during the Second World War.
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Howard Large recounts his experience of the Dieppe Raid in 1942.
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Wladyslaw Pasaj served in the Polish Forces during the Second World War.
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Yorkston Marion served in the army during the Second World War.
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William Carr joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 after graduating from Mount Allison University. He was sent overseas and flew photo reconnaissance missions in England and Italy.
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William Cameron served aboard HMCS Kitchener during the Second World War.
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William Campbell served with the Queen’s Own Rifles Regiment in post-armistice Korea. He provides good insights into the guard and patrol duties along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Korea and the unit’s actions if the armistice was broken. His stories include two good anecdotes, one about guard duty on a bridge across the Imjin River and the other about nighttime guard duty at a railway station in Seoul.
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William Black transferred from the Canadian Army to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1952, mostly for the chance to go to Korea. This excerpt provides many insights into naval personnel's activities in-theatre, particularly with respect to Japan, which was a major staging area for United Nations forces during and after the Korean War (1950-1953).
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William Earl served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during the Second World War through to his retirement in 1975.
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Humans have been exploring the North American Arctic for centuries, beginning about 5,000 years ago when Palaeo-Inuit were looking for a homeland, followed by the early Inuit (Thule) — ancestors of the Inuit. European exploration of the same region began with the Norse in the 10th century and, after a short pause, was continued by Englishmen during the Elizabethan era (1558–1603). Over the next several hundred years, explorers ventured to the Arctic in search of resources, scientific knowledge, national prestige, personal fame and a navigable Northwest Passage. The most successful of these explorers adapted to the harsh Arctic environment and adopted the tools and practices of northern Indigenous peoples.
Before the arrival of Europeans, Indigenous peoples in Canada had their own building traditions. Dwellings and structures differed vastly from nation to nation, depending on their purpose and function. Building traditions also reflected important aspects of Indigenous peoples’ respective cultures, societies, geographies, environments and spiritual beliefs. This article provides an overview of the main types of dwellings and structures used by Indigenous peoples in the Arctic, Subarctic, Northwest Coast, Plateau, Plains and Eastern Woodlands.
William Wood served as a mechanic in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.
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The prime minister (PM) is the head of the federal government. The PM is typically the leader of the party with the most seats in the House of Commons. The PM controls the governing party and speaks for it. They appoint senators and senior judges. They also appoint and dismiss all members of Cabinet. As chair of Cabinet, the PM controls its agenda and sets the goals of Parliament. Recent years have seen a debate over the growing power of prime ministers and the effect of this on Parliament.
This article is a plain-language summary of the Prime Minister of Canada. If you are interested in reading about this topic in more depth, please see our full-length entry: Prime Minister of Canada.
William Adelman served in Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry during the Second World War.
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William Thompson served in the infantry during the Korean War.
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William Sheppard served in the artillery during the Second World War.
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Canada is a constitutional monarchy. As such, there is a clear division between the head of state and the head of government. The head of government is the prime minister, an elected political leader. The head of state is the Canadian monarch. Their duties are carried out by the governor general, who acts as the representative of the Crown — currently Charles III — in Canada. (Lieutenant-Governors fulfill the same role in provincial governments.) The governor general performs a wide array of ceremonial duties. They also fulfill an important role in upholding the traditions of Parliament and other democratic institutions. Inuk leader Mary Simon was formally installed as Canada’s 30th Governor General on 26 July 2021. She is the first Indigenous person to hold Canada’s viceregal position.
