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Reclaiming Saint Kateri

A “lily among thorns” or a victim of colonialism? Maybe there’s another way to understand Canada’s only Aboriginal saint.


Reasonable Doubts

Today, the wrongfully convicted can win their freedom and compensation. But when the death penalty was still in place, no one at the gallows got a second chance.


Disparate Duo

Born as twins in 1905, Alberta and Saskatchewan grew apart. Single-minded visionaries, hardening ideologies, and nature’s lottery helped turn the two provinces into a disparate duo.


Slow Road to Tolerance

It’s hard to say when attitudes in Canada began shifting towards a more tolerant, multicultural society. Perhaps it began with the Holocaust.


Laurier’s Sunny Ways

On the 175th anniversary of Wilfrid Laurier’s birth, three writers weigh in with their thoughts on a prime minister who stood firmly on middle ground.


Right Honourable Moms

The hands that rocked the cradles of Canada’s prime ministers.


Valour Sold

When Canadian war medals are auctioned, everyone pays a price. 


Home Sweet Suburb

From Don Mills to Paradise Crescent: The great post-war migration.


"Queer Doings"

In May 1838, a letter triggered the crumbling of George Markland’s world. What happened next offers a glimpse into attitudes toward homosexuality in nineteenth-century Canada.


Mercy Mission

When polio struck an Inuit community in the late 1940s, it led to a tragedy that shocked the country.