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The Ballots Question

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


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.


Francis J. Dickens: Profile of an Officer

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.


Making Noise

Many of Hollywood’s most distinctive, Oscar-winning sound effects were the work of a little-known Canadian.


Ties that Bind

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