Donald Stewart, who turned 94 this month, recalled the moment 75 years ago when he learned his compatriots in the Canadian army had won the Battle of Ortona. Stewart, then still a teenager, was at the ...

The holidays are often a time for recollection and reflection. For Ret. Lance Corporal Maurice White of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, memories can be a mixed bag. "The Eddies that I know of did not ...

ORTONA, Italy -- The Moro River runs peacefully in its valley these days -- a lot different from the scene in December 1943 when some of the most bitter fighting of the Second World War Italian ...

Eighty years ago, as some Canadian troops enjoyed a Christmas dinner that included roast pork, vegetables and beer at a church in Ortona, Italy, their fellow troops were busy fighting nearby in the ...

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Remembrance Day this year marks the centennial of the end of the First World War and the struggle 75 years ago for Ortona, one of the bloodiest battles fought by the Loyal Edmonton Regiment (LER) ...

Many Canadians know about Dieppe, the D-Day landings at Juno Beach and Hong Kong. They were the famous Canadian battles of the Second World War. But mention "Ortona" and you are likely to be met with ...