Library And Archives Canada

• 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
  
• Finance committee OKs $64M extra spending on new Ottawa central library

  Ottawa's finance committee approved an extra $64 million in spending on the city's new central library project, which must contend with soaring construction industry costs.

  Money

  Oct 19, 2021
  
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• New central Ottawa library is $141M over budget due to construction costs: report

  Ottawa's new central library is facing ballooning costs due to pressures on the construction industry, pushing the city to contribute an extra $64 million to the project.

  Money

  Oct 14, 2021
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• Ādisōke: New Ottawa central library given Anishinābemowin name meaning ‘storytelling’

  Officials unveiled the new name for Ottawa's joint central library on Thursday, explaining the Ādisōke moniker refers to the telling of stories in Anishinābemowin.

  Education

  Aug 5, 2021
• Remembrance Day 2016: More than half of First World War records now online

  Wondering where and when your grandfather enlisted? Or what kind of injuries your grandmother treated near the front? Thanks to an ambitious project at Library and Archives Canada, the answer may be only a few clicks away.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2016
• Remembrance Day 2016: A portrait of soldier Herbert Hayes

  Global News used archival material now available online to piece together the wartime service of one Canadian, Pt. Herbert Hayes.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2016
• Superman, Wolverine and – Nelvana? Canadian superheroes celebrated at new exhibition

  Library and Archives Canada is jumping on the superhero bandwagon this month, unveiling an exhibition featuring Canadian comic book heroes and illustrators from the past and present.

  Canada

  May 10, 2016
• Documents of residential school abuse can be destroyed, court rules

  At issue are documents related to compensation claims made by as many as 30,000 survivors of Indian residential schools - many heart-rending accounts of sexual, physical and psychological abuse.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2016
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• Library and Archives releases ‘historical’ documents on mutant Canadian patriot ‘Wolverine’ in April Fools’ prank

  Library and Archives Canada announced that they have acquired historical documents related to James Howlett, better known as "Wolverine."

  Entertainment

  Apr 1, 2016