Canadian Students Commemorate Dutch WWII 80th Liberation
Sunday, May 4, 2025, 9:20 am
Over 1,000 Canadian students have traveled to the Netherlands to join the 80th-anniversary celebrations of the nation’s liberation by the Canadian Army. The event offers a poignant opportunity for participants to engage with the solemn history of WWII while honoring longstanding gratitude between the nations.
Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, from river cleanup to the 80th anniversary of VE Day
"We must remember, yes, it was the Allies that ended the war, but to the Dutch, it is, it always will be that the Canadians liberated them."
May 8 marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe — VE Day. In the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of Canadian troops fought and thousands of them gave their lives fighting fascism in the name of freedom and democracy in countries most had never seen before. Whether storming the…
HALIFAX — As the Netherlands marks the 80th anniversary of the country’s liberation by the Canadian Army, more than 1,000 Canadian students will take part in events where they are expected to sense both the horror of war and the reverence of the Dutch for their liberators. Upwards of 175,000…
HALIFAX - As the Netherlands marks the 80th anniversary of the country’s liberation by the Canadian Army, more than 1,000 Canadian students will take part in events where they are expected to sense both the horror of war and the…
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