Canadian History

• “That’s really cool!”: New stamp features historic Calgary carousel

  Heritage Park hopes recognition might help attract visitors: "It's one of those things, especially coming out of COVID, that might draw people in."

  Features

  Jul 27
  
• Montreal’s West Island takes a knee in continued fight against racism

  A group of Montreal West Island residents gathered at a Valois Park in Pointe Claire park Sunday to address a problem they say is still pervasive in that part of the city.

  Canada

  Jun 12
  
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• Canadian men’s soccer team looks to return to World Cup, 37 years after historic win in St. John’s

  San Jose, Costa Rica, is a long way from St. John's, N.L., but the two could be forever intertwined if Canada beats the Costa Ricans on Thursday to secure World Cup qualification.

  Canada

  Mar 24
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• Squamish Nation asserts need to lead reconciliation after Gassy Jack statue toppled

  Squamish Nation Coun. Wilson Williams Sxwixwtn said the Nation will be provide the city with recommendations on what to do with the space where the statue once stood.

  Politics

  Feb 16
• Black History Month: How Robert Sutherland saved Queen’s University

  Robert Sutherland was the first Black lawyer in Upper Canada and the first Black man known to have earned a university degree in North America.

  Education

  Feb 7
• ‘The story was hidden’: How residential school graves shocked and shaped Canada in 2021

  Beginning with the finding of unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, over 1,000 such graves were found at residential school sites over spring and summer.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2021
• B.C. museum exhibit shines light on shared sacrifice of Punjabi, Canadian troops

  'There were thousands of people in Flanders' fields during an iconic moment of Canadian history that have been left out traditionally,' historian Steven Purewal said.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2021
• Library and Archives Canada service cuts hindering research, historians complain

  Researchers say recent service cuts at Canada's national archives are making their work — already hampered by COVID-19 — even more challenging.

  Education

  Oct 22, 2021
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• Vikings crossed the Atlantic almost 500 years before Columbus, new evidence shows

  Scientists on Wednesday said a new type of dating technique using a long-ago solar storm as a reference point revealed that the settlement was occupied in 1021 AD.

  World

  Oct 20, 2021
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• Mi’kmaq hockey legacy helping re-claim pride, inspire reconciliation

  As Canadians reflect on the meaning of truth and reconciliation, one Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw woman has offered up a highly relatable avenue – through the history of hockey.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2021