The story of the Canadian war brides and their journey to Canada is one of the most fascinating and romantic of World War Two. Why nearly 45,000 British and European women would leave behind everything that was familiar to start a new life in post-war Canada is a story worth telling.

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Welcome to the Canadian War Brides website. I hope you enjoy visiting this site and learning about the wonderful War Brides of World War Two!

April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. Originally based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the band enjoyed international success in the 1970s and 1980s, releasing more than 20 albums since 1971.

War bride is a term used in reference to foreign women who married military personnel in times of war or during their military occupations of foreign countries, especially–but not exclusively–during World War I and World War II.. One of the largest and best documented war bride phenomena is American servicemen marrying German “Fräuleins” after World War II.

Historical profile of Igor Gouzenko who basically launched the Cold War by revealing that the USSR was actively spying on the Western World in particular in nuclear

Bride napping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by capture, is a practice in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry. Bride napping has been practiced around the world and throughout history. It continues to occur in countries in Central Asia, the Caucasus region, and parts of Africa, and among peoples as …

Hong Kong War Diary. Hong Kongs second world war experience, as it is researched and documented today.

Nikkei Stories is an interactive film project that chronicles the history of the Japanese diaspora around the world. The first two phases will be about Nikkei in Vancouver and Steveston, Canada and will be launching in Spring 2015. Stay tuned.