Canada History
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Heritage Park celebrates 60 years and Canada DayCalgary's Heritage Park marked not one, but two big birthdays Monday, celebrating 60 years in the community and the 157th Canada Day.CanadaJul 1, 2024
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New Chinese Canadian Museum opens in VancouverThe Chinese Canadian Museum that opens Saturday in Vancouver's Chinatown on the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act.PerspectivesJun 30, 2023
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After 185 years, Quebec Patriot gets his wish with crosses from New Zealand shipwreckThe Quebec Patriot's descendants say they hope relics can be used to raise awareness of a little-known chapter in the province's history.CanadaJun 12, 2023
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Who ‘discovered Canada’? Survey shows divide between Quebec and rest of countryQuebecers are more inclined to say Jacques Cartier - or even Christopher Columbus - ``discovered Canada,'' compared to the rest of the country, a new survey suggests.CanadaAug 25, 2022
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Canada’s spy service watched nationalist group in ’60s, ’70s over communism concernsThe fledgling committee advocated distancing Canada from western military alliances and reasserting the country's control over its airspace and territorial waters.CanadaJul 25, 2021
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A look at some of Canada’s national historic sites dedicated to Black historyHere's a look at a few of the federally-recognized historic sites that celebrate Black history in Canada.CanadaFeb 15, 2021
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Who is the best PM of the 20th century? Depends on where you live in Canada, poll findsThere appears to be a regional divide in how fondly Canadians view prime ministers past.CanadaDec 31, 2019
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B.C. board launches public effort to rename school named after ‘racist’ federal MPAlan Webster Neill, the namesake of a Port Alberni school, for his efforts in the House of Commons to deny voting rights to Asian immigrants and other now-controversial positions.Dec 18, 2019
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Canada Day quiz: Majority of Canadians fail to answer fun facts about countryMost poll respondents, for instance, had never heard the true stories of how future prime minister John Turner once rescued former prime minister John Diefenbaker from the ocean in Barbados while both were on vacation in 1965.CanadaJun 27, 2018
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The Canada Gate: A ‘unique project’ to commemorate the Battle of Passchendaelen the heart of Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, Al Simm turns pieces of recycled metal into ornate poppies.CanadaSep 26, 2017
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