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Sep 8, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion is mourning the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
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Aug 26, 2022
Flying Officer Robert Lumgair is one of hundreds of Veterans being honoured in Royal Canadian Legion banner programs across Canada. Learn more about Lumgair's time in service and how Veterans across Canada are being honoured with the banner program.
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Aug 24, 2022
The 44th Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships, hosted by Legion Branch 010 Colonel John S Bourque, took place from August 4 to 7 in Sherbrooke, Quebec with nearly 700 athletes from across the country.
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Aug 5, 2022
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Aug 4, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion looks forward to the new artistic and historic project by The Canadian War Museum “In Their Own Voices: Stories from Canadian Veterans and their Families”. The project will document detailed memories and the post-war experiences of Canadian Veterans and their families.
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Jun 30, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion is helping mark National Indigenous History Month by sharing how Indigenous traditions percolate through the organization today, how they are shaping the future, and how an historic law from the past affected Aboriginal comrades and the Legion.
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May 31, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion is renewing its call for a comprehensive strategy to deal with the ballooning wait times faced by Canada’s Veterans after they submit their disability claims for processing.
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May 30, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion hopes the implementation of the recommendations found within the newly-released Arbour report will lead to permanent culture change within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and rebuild trust.
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May 6, 2022
The Legion urges the federal government to intensify its actions to support Canada’s Veterans. Read the Legion’s latest responses to the condo development at Juno Beach and the backlog in disability claims with Veterans Affairs Canada.
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Apr 7, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion is generally encouraged with the range of specific investments made in this year’s budget, which will have an impact on our Veterans and their families.
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Apr 6, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion’s National Headquarters and 1,350 Branches across the country will pay respects to those who fell during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, by lowering their Canadian flags to half-mast on April 9.
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Apr 1, 2022
The Legion applauds a new Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) initiative to support Veterans. A new program from VAC means Veterans who need mental health support will get it immediately with no need to wait in the current benefit claims application backlog.
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Mar 28, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion is aghast over plans to build a new housing development on the hallowed grounds of the D-Day landings of 1944.
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Mar 21, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 110 in Trenton received a five-year grant for its Veterans’ Wives Support Group that will begin in the spring.
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Mar 8, 2022
With resilience, dedication and focus, Royal Canadian Legion members and volunteers across the country weathered another year of uncertainty. Yet the thousands of people who help the Legion fulfil its mission were not deterred in 2021.
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Feb 24, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion commends the federal government for making the necessary financial investment to eventually end the Veteran disability claims backlog.
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Feb 23, 2022
For close to two years, the Legion has advocated for having a Platinum Jubilee medal presented to Canadians who have made a real difference in their communities.
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Feb 16, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion is calling on the Government of Canada to uphold its promise to clear the backlog that reportedly has 34,000 Veterans still waiting in dire need to receive benefits and supports. Read the letter to the Prime Minister.
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Jan 30, 2022
The Royal Canadian Legion strongly condemns the shocking actions of protestors who encroached upon the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Saturday.
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Dec 20, 2021
The Impact of concussion on a Veteran’s health and wellbeing can shatter their quality of life—and that of their family as well. Delays in treatment can extend recovery time and lead to long-term complications. Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada is working to change that, and The Royal Canadian Legion is proud to support their work.