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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.

One of the first officers of the newly formed North-West Mounted Police, Francis Dickens, son of novelist Charles Dickens, was noted for his famous parentage, if not much else.

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

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

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

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

Having barely survived the trenches of World War I, returning Canadian soldiers — and the public at large — were greeted with a horror of a different ilk: the Spanish Flu. Weapons were no defence.

Risk-takers and thrill-seekers who made their marks on Canada.