At the turn of the 20 th century, the Boer War held all the promise of noble and heroic adventure for thousands of young Canadian men. And for the nation it was an opportunity to show the world ...

The last survivor of the Boer War, who was believed to be Canada's oldest man, has died in British Columbia at 111, his daughter said Wednesday.

But a historian suspects he was one of the nearly 7,400 Canadian soldiers who served on the British side in the South African War (also known as the Boer War) from 1899 to 1902.

In their bid to brand Canada a “warrior nation,” Stephen Harper’s Conservatives seek to glorify Canadian military history, regardless of its horrors. On Saturday Canada’s Minister of Veteran Affairs ...

Boer War's 110th anniversary plans ... So when a Commons committee recommended in December 2011 doing something to mark the participation of more than 7,000 Canadian volunteers in Britain's 1899 ...

The Conservative government was warned in advance by bureaucrats that its 110th anniversary commemoration of the Boer War celebrated a "sensitive" conflict. In fact, a speech by the then veterans ...

The Boer War, also known as the South African War, lasted from 1899 to 1902 and pitted the Empire against the two Boer republics. “The war was a very complicated affair.

reenactors bring boer war to life at ringwood manor A regiment of British troopers moves forward in "battle" during the 10th annual Grand Victorian Tactical weekend in Ringwood State Park on July 24.

Re: Windsor memorial to ‘nasty little war’ gets $675K makeover (May 11) The refurbishing of our Boer War (1899-1902) memorial in Jackson Park speaks to Windsor’s commitment to honour the ...