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First a boom. Then a bust. Then another boom. Then a bust. For nearly 160 years, Fort Selkirk followed fortune’s fancy. Now its champions are ensuring it’s here to stay.

Much of Canada’s early history was shaped by the presence of smallpox, a “speckled monster” as deadly as Ebola that wiped out whole communities. Could the disease rise again?

Items including moccasins and a book that were used by Philip de Carteret when he worked as a trapper and fur trader for Revillon Frères and the Hudson’s Bay Company between 1929 and 1934 in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec are profiled. 

Moccasins are among the most abundant articles of clothing housed in Canadian museum collections.

An Inuk artist reflects on the legacy of the residential schools in the Far North.

The Mohawk of Kahnawake were renowned for their skill and agility when it came to high-steel construction. But in 1907, they were the hardest hit when the Quebec Bridge collapsed.

A look at some wild ways Canadians cashed in on goods and services.

From brewers, to rail barons, to oil-and-gas giants, these tycoons changed Canada.

Book Review: Adam Shoalts is a well-known Canadian explorer who has documented his travels through remote landscapes via a series of popular narratives.