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Book Review:  In Strangers in the House, Candace Savage writes of her search for her family history and the bigotry that her family experienced in Saskatoon in the early twentieth century. 

An intrepid botanist braved ice and snow to bring his prized specimens home

Canada’s harsh immigration policies of the 19th and 20th centuries discriminated against people based on race, particularly people wishing to emigrate from China.

Transcript of the Montreal Chronicles: Saint Catherine Street video

From the Orient to New York via Vancouver, precious silk could only be transported one way — by rail. For Canadian railways, every minute counted.

Open Book: In Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation, Andrew Stobo Sniderman and Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashi) trace the historical and continuing reasons why the prospects and outcomes for young people growing up in the two adjacent communities have been and remain so different.

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With its long history of separatist movements, Vancouver Island could well have become Canada's eleventh province.

A home gardener should consider growing heirloom plants for reasons beyond keeping history alive.

André Pelchat explores the history and beauty of la Vieille Capitale