American Civil War

• American Civil War-era sword belonging to N.B. doctor to go on display in Saint John

  A ceremonial sword that belonged to a New Brunswick doctor who served in the American Civil War has found its way back home.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2024
  
• Black History Month: Saskatchewan’s Mattie Mayes leaves impact decades after her life

  Mattie Mayes was born a slave and eventually migrated to Saskatchewan, leaving a lasting impact on many in the province and beyond.

  Features

  Feb 1, 2021
  
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• Saskatoon Ex tells vendor to stop selling Confederate flags

  An official with the Saskatoon Ex said the group is “terribly sorry for the oversight” after a video appeared on Instagram.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2019
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• Slavery played a ‘central role’ in the Civil War, Texas students will be taught 153 years later

  Texas students used to be taught that states' rights, sectionalism and then slavery caused the Civil War. That's changing.

  Politics

  Nov 16, 2018
• Regina antique collectors could have possible Jesse James tintype photo

  Two Regina antique collectors have purchased a tintype photo of what could be infamous American outlaw Jesse James.

  Canada

  May 3, 2018
• Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth’s Canadian connection

  A little-known connection between Canada and Abraham Lincoln's assassin will quietly mark an anniversary this week.

  Oct 13, 2014