He went back to Canada after the start of World War II, but found it difficult to obtain radio work, and returned to England in 1940 to work as a war correspondent for the BBC. He was assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force, and reported on the bombings of Cologne. Later, during the battles on the western front, he reported on the ground war, and was one of the first correspondents to enter Brussels in September 1944. On VE Day, he spoke live from a commentary point overlooking Piccadilly Circus, reporting on the scene every twenty minutes from 2 pm until 4:55 am the following day.