Jules Peter Paivio, the last living Canadian veteran of the International Brigades for the Republic during the Spanish Civil War, poses for a photo in his nursing home in Aurora, Ont., on Jan. 23, 2012. The 94-year-old will be commemorated with Spanish citizenship.Michelle Siu/The Globe and Mail York University has been given $1-million to ensure future generations will be taught the story of the Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War. The gift from the Mackenzie-Papineau Memorial Fund will help make it possible for York to hire a new historian to teach students about an early chapter in the...