The North West Canada Medal is a British campaign medal issued to the soldiers, volunteers, and North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) personnel who participated...
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of the District of Saskatchewan, North-West Territories, against the Canadian government. Many Métis felt that Canada was not protecting their rights,...
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Northwest Passage (redirect from North-West Passage)
Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Arctic Archipelago of Canada. The eastern route along the Arctic coasts...
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went to Canada for 11 years and fought in the North-West Rebellion as one of "French's Scouts" under Lord Minto, earning the North West Canada Medal and clasp...
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The South-West Asia Service Medal (French: Médaille du service en Asie du Sud-Ouest) is a campaign medal created in 2002 by the Canadian monarch-in-Council...
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The General Service Medal (GSM; French: Médaille du service général) is a service medal of Canada established by Queen Elizabeth II in March 2004 and...
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The orders, decorations, and medals of Canada comprise a complex system by which Canadians are honoured by the country's sovereign for actions or deeds...
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The following is the Canadian order of precedence for decorations and medals in the Canadian Honours System. Where applicable, post-nominal letters are...
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Black Canadians (French: Canadiens Noirs), also known as African Canadians (French: Canadiens Africains) or Afro-Canadians (French: Afro-Canadiens), are...
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North American English is the most generalized variety of the English language as spoken in the United States and Canada. Because of their related histories...
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Commonwealth of Australia, Canada and New Zealand permit members of the military and police to receive and display multiple United Nations Medals as separate decorations...
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Indian Mutiny Medal (1858) Second China War Medal (1861) New Zealand War Medal (1869) Abyssinian War Medal (1869) Canada General Service Medal (1866–70) Ashantee...
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the USA and other countries. Canada has won at least one medal at every Olympics in which it has competed. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is the...
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the Fenian raids, Red River Rebellion, and North-West Rebellion. Consequently, the lineages of some Canadian Army units stretch back to the late 18th century...
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The Nobel Prize medal is a gold medal given to recipients of the Nobel Prizes of Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics and Physiology or Medicine since...
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The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines...
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eligibility to receive the medal. Sixty-one Canadians who were serving in the United States Armed Forces have received the Medal of Honor; most received...
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moved with the I Canadian Corps to North-West Europe as part of OPERATION GOLDFLAKE, and the regiment resumed its role as the I Canadian Corps armoured...
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War (1861–1865), Canada did not yet exist as a federated nation. Instead, British North America consisted of the Province of Canada (parts of modern southern...
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several Canadians had received this medal, it was not included in the Canadian Honours System that was promulgated in 1967. Subsequently, a Canadian decoration...
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Greater Napanee (redirect from Napanee, Canada)
Greater Napanee is a town in southeastern Ontario, Canada, approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Kingston and the county seat of Lennox and Addington...
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The Kuwait Liberation Medal (Arabic: وسام التحرير Wisām al-Taḥrīr, English: Liberation Medal, lit. 'Medal of Liberation') is a medal created in 1994 that...
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named as Canada's closing ceremony flagbearers. Canadian athletes won 27 medals (nine gold, seven silver and 11 bronze). This meant Canada finished 12th...
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Bell of Frog Lake (category North-West Rebellion)
Company in the Midland Battalion, who received the North West Canada Medal for service against the North West Rebellion, also mentioned the bell in his diary...
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of occurrences If results for East and West Germany are combined, German athletes also won the most gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1988...
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The Territorial Force War Medal was a campaign medal awarded to members of the British Territorial Force and Territorial Force Nursing Service who served...
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Calgary (redirect from Calgary, Canada)
Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, had been a frequent summer guest there. In 1876, shortly after returning to Canada, he suggested its name...
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30,000 Medals were conferred on Canadians selected from all sectors of Canadian society. History portal Canada portal History of Canada "Canada (The Centennial...
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All-time Olympic Games medal table 1964 Winter Olympics medal table 1964 Summer Paralympics medal table Athletes from East Germany and West Germany competed...
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from 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, the duration of the North-West Europe Campaign. The Defence Medal, from 3 September 1939 to 8 May 1945 (2 September 1945...
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