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War, pestilence, and fire were the constant enemies of the young Augustinian nurses. But they persevered. Today the Hôtel-Dieu de Quebec stands testimony to their faith and charity.

In 1929, Canada’s Mary Pickford won the Academy Award for best actress in a motion picture. Along with fellow Canadian Mack Sennett, she helped forge the character of Hollywood in the silent era.

When a delegation of four Indigenous chiefs arrived in England three hundred years ago, they created quite a stir.

Bankrolled by wealthy anglophone stockbrokers, the Montreal Maroons were destined to crash.

As an eleventh-hour stand-in for the world’s fair, Montreal had to pull off a miracle to get Expo 67 ready on time.

An extraordinary botanist and revolutionary intellectual, Brother Marie-Victorin — the David Suzuki of his day — changed the face of Quebec’s scientific community.

A look at a few of the many “firsts” for Canadian women.