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On the eve of the Second World War, England worried for its wealth. War was costly. But the gold to pay the price of victory lay vulnerable in London. The solution — ship England’s treasure overseas, to Canada. And so began Operation Fish.

First-hand accounts from those who were there.

These are the nine characters who made a difference in the growth and development of Alberta and Saskatchewan. 

In 1919, a federal political party held a convention to choose its leader, forever changing the way politics is practised in Canada.

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

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

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.

Echoes of the Montreal massacre linger today.

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

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.