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History Idol: Thanadelthur

Canada's History web editor Tanja Hütter thinks Thanadelthur is a positive example of 1700s-era girl power.

Congress 2011: Dr. Jerry Bannister fears a loss of Loyalism research

Jerry Bannister, a historian at Dalhousie University in Halifax, laments the collective shift of focus away from traditional, older histories of Canada toward more modern events.

Congress 2011: Michel Ducharme claims Sir John A. Macdonald Prize

This year’s winner of the Sir John A. Macdonald prize for academic writing is Michel Ducharme of the University of British Columbia. He won the top writing prize at this year’s CHA awards gala for his 2010 book, Le concept de liberté au Canada a l’époque des Révolutions atlantiques (1776-1838).

Congress 2011: Dr. Ann McGrath on including the Aboriginal perspectives

Historians need to break the “stranglehold” of European-dominated narratives if history is to become more inclusive for Aboriginals, says a leading Australian scholar.

Congress 2011: Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross on Japanese-Canadian property seizures

Many Canadians today are aware that their federal government rounded up Japanese Canadians during the Second World War and shipped them off to internment camps the interior of British Columbia. But what ever happened to the homes and property seized during the internments?

Congress 2011: David Hackett Fischer on Champlain's Dream

Pulitzer-prize winning historian challenges peers to blaze new path.

History Spotlight: Pierre and Margaret Trudeau - Canada's Royal Couple

As paparazzi culture rose in the '70s, Pierre and Margaret Trudeau became Canada's "royal couple."

History Idol: John Rae

John Rae is not as well known as some of the other famous names of northern exploration — people like Sir John Franklin, for instance. But Ken McGoogan argues that Rae deserves greater recognition than he has received to date because of what he accomplished.

History Spotlight: The Last Best West

Dr Laura Detre, an instructor of history at Washington & Jefferson University, talks to us about the “Last Best West” program — a Canadian immigration strategy to encourage settlement in western Canada.