February-March 2025

See what’s available in the February-March 2025 issue of Canada’s History.

Posted January 8, 2025
Cover of the February-March 2025 issue of <em>Canada's History</em> featuring a colour photo of Oscar Peterson against a blue background.
Cover of the February-March 2025 issue of Canada's History.

February-March 2025

Features

Jazz Man

From humble beginnings to hall of fame, pianist Oscar Peterson epitomized both greatness and grace. by Jason MacNeil

Saving Sweet and Sour

To halt the destruction of Toronto’s Chinatown, restaurateurs discovered that the way to a politician’s heart is through his stomach. by Koby Song-Nichols

Headstrong Heiress

Victoria’s Kathleen Dunsmuir chased fame and spent a fortune. by Moira Dann

Cheesy Money

In the depths of the Great Depression, a small town in Saskatchewan cashed in on its cheddar. by Troy Zimmer

On the Cover

From The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock, this photograph of Oscar Peterson was taken by Eliot Elisofon for Life magazine during a 1954 performance.

Departments

Editor’s Note

A legacy of leadership.

The Packet

Picture perfect. Ring of truth. On the border.

Currents

Furry fortune. Newsmaker: Elsie MacGill. Signpost: Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! The Maple Leaf at sixty. The legacy of photojournalist Rosemary Gilliat Eaton. The dazzling life of 1960s soul singer Jackie Shane. Rosemary Sadlier on Black History Month. Made in Canada: paint roller.

Trading Post

A weighty 1950s-era cash register was used at a Northern store.

Destinations

An outdoor pageant offers stories and songs of Newfoundland and Labrador. At the museums: Seeing B.C. First Nations.

Books

Annus horribilis. Cold shoulder. Isolated outpost. Outsized role. More books: Wartime relics, Hudson Bay communities, Acadian combatants, capital monuments. Read them all

Roots

How to make friends and find genealogy answers on Internet forums.

History Matters

Celebrating the winners of the 2024 Governor General’s History Awards in Winnipeg.

Album

A Saskatchewan Kresge store’s staff poses at the lunch counter.

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