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Titans

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


A History of Canada in Ten Maps

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


Mapmaker

Book Review: Mitchell establishes her interest in Turnor through genealogy — she is a direct descendent of the map-maker and, like him, is descended from Orkney Scottish and Cree ancestors from the eighteenth century


Classroom Fight

Fiction Feature: It’s Manitoba in 1888. Is it better for French-speaking and English-speaking friends to go to school together, or to have a chance to learn in their own language?


Biography of HBC co-founder claims RBC Taylor Prize

Other Canadian history books receive multiple 2020 award nominations.


Distorted Descent

Book Review: Distorted Descent is a scathing critique of white people claiming “métis” status for personal gain.


Invisible Generations

Book Review: Invisible Generations is a carefully written book anchored in the author’s friendship with a mixed-race schoolteacher.


The Last Battle of Seven Oaks

Fiction feature: Young boys relive a deadly battle about furs and food.


Out of Everyday Life, Into the Museum

Should ordinary objects be preserved?


Canada's History Travel Tours

All aboard to celebrate Canada’s history with Rail Travel Tours, travelling Canada by rail to the Atlantic, Pacific or Arctic coast.