Legion Magazine

07/11/2025

A Photo Tribute to Resilience and Brotherhood: Invictus Games 2025

Founded by Prince Harry in 2014, the Invictus Games celebrate the resilience, strength, and determination of wounded warriors from around the world. In February 2025, more than 500 athletes from 23 nations came together in Vancouver-Whistler for a competition unlike any other.

This special photo feature captures the heart of the Games — not just the action, but the emotion, camaraderie, and shared spirit of recovery. From the opening ceremony to moments of triumph and quiet reflection, explore the images that honour service, sacrifice, and healing through sport.

At Invictus, it’s not about winning or losing. It’s about finding strength through struggle — and standing proud together.

View the interactive story here:

https://legionmagazine.com/features/Invictusgames2025/

07/10/2025

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From Vimy Ridge to Normandy, from quiet cemeteries to scarred battlefields — these are the places where Canadians made history and sacrifice.
Guided by renowned battlefield historian John Goheen, this special issue takes you deep into the stories behind the most iconic sites of Canada’s military legacy.
🎖️ Reserve your copy today and walk the path of remembrance.
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07/10/2025

Join BST Vacations, Dominion President and Legion members from across Canada onboard the Celebrity Ascent for an amazing 11 night Caribbean Cruise. Sailing to St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts & Nevis.
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07/09/2025

Canada Day is forever Memorial Day in Newfoundland

On July 1, 1916, nearly 800 members of the Newfoundland Regiment went over the top at Beaumont-Hamel in northern France. A day later, just 68 answered roll call. It was 9:15 a.m. on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles of a bloody war, and two waves of …

07/08/2025

🎖️ "They actually jumped on us and it was hand-to-hand combat"
Canadian veterans of the Korean War share their memories, courage, and sacrifices in an exclusive feature by Legion Magazine.
These powerful interviews remind us why this conflict is often called the Forgotten War — but not by those who lived it.
👉 Watch, listen, and remember:

They are in their 90s now; some are more than 100 years old. A number of Korean War veterans joined Legion Magazine staff writer and photographer Stephen J. Thorne for extensive interviews and portrait sessions. Now you can see the pictures and hear excerpts from their talks 70 years after Canada an...

07/07/2025

20 years ago, Canada joined the international fight against Islamic State militants.

07/07/2025

Prize Pack consists of: Canada’s Ultimate Story O Canada: 5-Volume Set; one personalized signed copy of On War: Exploring why and how we fight; one History Connects Us tote bag

07/03/2025

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06/27/2025

Solving the mystery of how a seemingly random bomber crew photo ended up in the archives of a small-town Ontario school library.

06/26/2025

Second World War victory was fraught with conflicting emotions and consequences. It was a time of joy that the fighting was over, and heartbreak as the world took stock after six years of death and destruction. WW II may have ended, but daunting new challenges lay ahead. In today’s troubled times, the lessons of history may never be more relevant.

Narrated by Canadian actor Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy, American Primeval, The Walking Dead), Victory! Canada and the end of WW II takes a deep dive into the aftermath of the greatest conflict ever fought.

“Kim was a joy to work with. He is a consummate professional—personable, collaborative, precise and grounded. His read is absolutely on point, one of the best in Canvet’s Military Moments series of historical videos.” – scriptwriter Stephen J. Thorne, Legion Magazine

The end of World War II in 1945 was not just a moment of Allied triumph—it was the beginning of a new chapter in global history. Unlike the retribution-focus...

06/25/2025

It’s no secret that the widely known “greatest generation” is fast disappearing. In August 1995, there were said to be 501,690 living Second World War veterans in Canada. In 2010, that number had decreased to around 163,000. As recently as 2023, combined figures for WW II and the Korean War in...

06/25/2025

I was raised on stories and pictures of the Second World War. My father, Dr. Edward L. Thorne, was an air force medical officer who served three of his five Royal Canadian Air Force years (1942-45) overseas with fighter, coastal and bomber squadrons. The experience shaped the rest of his life. And a...