Dossier
Second World War
Coverage of Second World War in the Nexus archive.
- Family lore said my grandfather's WW II ship was torpedoed. The truth was far more interesting
CBC journalist Richard Woodbury discovered the true story of his grandfather's ship sinking during World War II, which differed from family lore. The family had limited knowledge about his grandfather's war service until Woodbury's recent investigation.
- Her family hid his father on their farm during WW II. They just met for the 1st time
Dina Van Dommelen-Samson and Nico Peltenburg met for the first time in Nova Scotia, with Peltenburg seeking to connect with the family of the man who hid his father during the German occupation of the Netherlands in WWII. Their meeting felt like a family reunion despite being strangers.