Christopher Columbus

• Calls grow to change streets named after Christopher Columbus on island of Montreal

  Columbus Avenue, a small avenue measuring less than 140 metres long that is located off Hymus Boulevard, is raising some controversy in the West Island city.

  Politics

  Feb 1, 2023
  
• Who ‘discovered Canada’? Survey shows divide between Quebec and rest of country

  Quebecers are more inclined to say Jacques Cartier - or even Christopher Columbus - ``discovered Canada,'' compared to the rest of the country, a new survey suggests.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2022
  
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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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• Christopher Columbus statues in Chicago removed amid ongoing protests

  The removal comes a week after protesters tried to topple the monument to the Italian explorer and clashed with police.

  World

  Jul 24, 2020
• Statue of Christopher Columbus toppled by protesters in Baltimore

  Demonstrators used ropes to topple the monument near the Little Italy neighborhood, news outlets reported.

  World

  Jul 5, 2020
• Christopher Columbus statue removed from St. Louis park amid anti-racism protests

  A statue of Christopher Columbus that stood in a St. Louis park for 134 years was removed Tuesday amid a growing national outcry against monuments to the 15th century explorer.

  World

  Jun 16, 2020
• Christopher Columbus statues beheaded, toppled, burned, thrown in lake

  Christopher Columbus statues were damaged in Richmond, Va., and Boston, Mass., amid a growing backlash against monuments to racist figures.

  Trending

  Jun 10, 2020
• ‘Little Ice Age’ caused by death of 55-million Indigenous people after colonization: study

  Colonization of the Americas at the end of the 15th century killed so many people, it disturbed Earth's climate, according to a new study.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2019
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• Why Columbus, Ohio stopped celebrating Columbus Day

  Columbus, Ohio opted not to celebrate Christopher Columbus with the rest of the United States on Monday, choosing instead to move its holiday to November.

  World

  Oct 8, 2018
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• Explorer sees urgent need to excavate, preserve wreck he believes is Christopher Columbus’

  An explorer who believes he's found the wreckage of Columbus' the Santa Maria said Wednesday that the vessel has been looted and needs to be excavated immediately.

  World

  May 14, 2014