Legion news

Read the latest news releases and articles from Dominion Command of The Royal Canadian Legion.

 

  • Veterans, mental health, and the service dog connection

    Dec 6, 2024
    The Royal Canadian Legion has long been advocating for government-led national training standards for service dogs—amazing animals that provide a lifeline for Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police veterans living with operational stress injuries such as post traumatic stress disorder, or physical injury.
  • The Legion and Calgary Grey Cup Committee Honour Veterans at 2nd Annual Pancake Breakfast and VIP Reception

    Nov 27, 2024
    The Royal Canadian Legion and the Calgary Grey Cup Committee (CGGC) once again joined forces during the 111th Grey Cup Festival to honour Canada’s Veterans and celebrate the spirit of Western hospitality. The 2nd Annual Stampede Breakfast and VIP Reception brought together Grey Cup fans, local dignitaries, and Legion members for a day of fun, food, and Remembrance.
  • First Legion PhD scholarship recipient: Improving PTSD treatment for Veterans

    Nov 19, 2024
    Raphaelle Merlo of Laval University in Quebec is the first ever recipient of a new $50,000 PhD scholarship in Veteran Health Research, offered by The Royal Canadian Legion. She is embarking upon research related to mental health and traumatic events.
  • The Royal Canadian Legion hosts Canada’s 2024 National Remembrance Day Ceremony

    Nov 11, 2024
    Close to thirty-five thousand people gathered at Canada’s National War Memorial for the National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa this year. “When we say we will remember them, we mean it,” says Royal Canadian Legion Dominion President Berkley Lawrence. “We will remember their bravery, their sacrifice, and how their selflessness led to our lives of freedom today.”
  • An RCAF Veteran’s story: The importance of Remembrance

    Nov 6, 2024
    Dorsan “Sam” Lambert grew up just outside of Bruges, Belgium, on a small plot of land his family cultivated. He was only 9 years old when the Second World War began, and it was only eight months later Germany would occupy Belgium for the remainder of the war. “It was simply terrifying. I was afraid for 4 years, non-stop,” Sam said. One of the core pillars of The Royal Canadian Legion is supporting the tradition of Remembrance –amplifying the stories of Veterans who have served our country is one way of continuing this tradition.
  • The Royal Canadian Legion names Canada’s 2024 National Silver Cross Mother

    Nov 1, 2024
    The Royal Canadian Legion is honoured to name Mrs. Maureen Anderson of Oromocto, New Brunswick, as this year’s National Silver Cross Mother. Maureen will symbolize all Silver Cross Mothers when she places a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Remembrance Day.
  • Honouring a Century of Service: A Special RCAF 100th Anniversary Flypast for the National Remembrance Day Ceremony

    Oct 26, 2024
    Each year, at the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, countless Canadians come together to pay tribute to our Veterans and mourn those who gave their lives in service to our country. This year, at 11:30 a.m., as the solemn notes of God Save the King fill the air, a special flypast of vintage military aircraft will soar above, marking the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
  • The Royal Canadian Legion 2024 National Poppy Campaign gets underway

    Oct 25, 2024
    The Royal Canadian Legion’s 2024 National Poppy Campaign launched today with wider access to Poppies than ever before, Remembrance stories about Canada’s Veterans highlighting the Royal Canadian Airforce, a new ceremony planner for teachers, and hundreds of new locations participating in an advertising blackout to encourage Canadians to take two minutes of silence.
  • Amazonian access! Legion offers lapel Poppies through new Amazon collaboration

    Oct 22, 2024
    The Royal Canadian Legion is set to expand its Poppy distribution capability by offering lapel Poppies for the first time via a new storefront on the Amazon.ca store. The Poppies will be offered on Amazon.ca for donations of $2, $5, $10, and $20. One hundred percent of the funds raised will go directly to the Legion’s Poppy Trust Fund to help support our Veterans, their families, and communities.
  • Coming up! Legion’s 2024 National Poppy Campaign

    Oct 18, 2024
    The Royal Canadian Legion’s National Poppy Campaign is just around the corner and will feature new and returning initiatives. The National Poppy Campaign officially begins on Friday, October 25th.