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  • The Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade

    Adriana A. Davies

    French-born Raymond Brutinel immigrated to Edmonton in 1904 and made his fortune in Alberta through land and railway development. He…

  • The University of Alberta at War

    Adriana A. Davies

    When the First World War broke out on August 4, 1914, the University of Alberta had only 439 students and…

  • Edmonton’s Fighting Men

    Adriana A. Davies

    Edmonton had a strong militia tradition. In 1908, the 19th Alberta Dragoons and 101st Regiment were established. The latter, in…