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Finding Reconciliation

Are non-Indigenous Canadians ready to concede that we all live on land meant to be shared? Historians suggest we should be.


Refashioning Canada

Designers and models of the Caribbean diaspora brought a new aesthetic to big-city couture.


It Was Dark There All the Time

Book Review: Hamilton writer, historian, and arts curator Andrew Hunter has written a historical account of the life and times of Sophia Burthen Pooley, a Black enslaved Upper Canadian woman.


Gender Terror

Echoes of the Montreal massacre linger today.


Made in Canada: Handy to Have

Ten creative and innovative contributions Canadians have made to our daily lives.


Cannibal Cruise

When thirty gentlemen of Henry VIII’s court signed on for a sea tour of Newfoundland, they didn’t quite get what they bargained for: starvation, cannibalism and piracy.


Ties that Bind

Canada's railways have always held a special place in our history and in our hearts.


After Victory: The Legacy of the Necessary War

The Second World War led to fundamental changes to Canada, ushering in a new country forged by a generation’s service and sacrifice.


Unacquainted with Fear

How Eileen Vollick became the first Canadian woman to earn a pilot's licence.


Willing to be Thrilling

Her skirt was transparent. Her midriff was bare. Canadian-born pioneer of modern dance Maud Allan scandalized Edwardian London. In more ways than one.