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Book Review: Award-winning author John Boessenecker has written several books about Old West outlaws and lawmen. His recent book Wildcat is the well-researched story of bandit Pearl Hart, born Lillie Davy in Lindsay, Ontario.

Book Review: So You Girls Remember That was compiled and edited by Jenny Nelson as the culmination of a project initiated by Bellis’s now deceased son Charlie Bellis and friend Maureen McNamara. The book is infused with Bellis’s love of music, her Christian faith, and her refusal to let anything get her down for long — not to mention her bluntly salty tongue.

Book Review: On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered four female members of his family. The meticulously planned massacre happened in the small community of Castleton, Ontario, and made headlines across the continent.

The two lives of French Canada’s first international singing star.

Book Review: The Russian Refugees provides a glimpse not only into one family’s story but into the experiences of many Canadians, as the narrative spans nearly a century and shows a broad perspective of the country’s ever-changing values.

See what’s available in the December 2022-January 2023 issue of Canada’s History.

Emotional stories from genealogists.

Contrary to its clean, law-abiding image, the Canadian West had its fair share of colourful criminals.

In this activity students create a package of 10 Canadian History Trading cards reflecting what they have learned and studied as their course progressed over the term.

The purpose of the unit is to encourage students to appreciate our democratic institutions and to recognize the commitment made by our veterans to establish and maintain them.