Face to Face with Dinosaurs

The latest Canadian discoveries shed new light on these fascinating prehistoric creatures.
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Savouring Stillness

At the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, we came for a taste but stayed for the story.

Child's Play

The tale of an arguably creepy doll residing in the Hudson’s Bay Company Museum Collection.

Jesuit Ring

A brass token served to seal alliances and to propagate the faith.

2025 Governor General’s History Awards

Géo-visualiser les patrimoines de Mercier–Hochelaga–Maisonneuve

This project actively breathes new life into the stories of a Montreal working-class neighbourhood whose collective identity continues to inspire and unite.

Erin Quinn

Through Discovering Our Roots, Erin Quinn’s students became historians and museum curators as they explored their community’s local history.

Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink

In his superb intellectual biography of an important but largely forgotten figure in Quebec’s media and political scene at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink makes a major contribution to Canadian history.

The Governor General's History Awards

Celebrating the very best in Canadian achievements in the field of history and heritage.

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A Great Healing Machine

Born 150 years ago in 1872, First World War surgeon John McCrae served in McGill University’s acclaimed field hospital in France.

 

Peace and Friendship

Treaties ensure Mi’kmaw hunting and fishing rights on the island they call Epekwitk.

Standing Up to Big Nickel

Book Review: When 14,000 striking workers at the Inco nickel mine and smelter in Sudbury, Ont., put down their tools on Sept. 24, 1958, they unexpectedly ushered in a new era in Canadian labour history.

Shots Fired

Canada has a legacy of life-saving vaccine innovation and public immunization. That work is at risk of being derailed.

Structured for Success

Renovations to the Calgary Public Building combined heritage, sustainability and relevance.

Writing a New Song

The founders of the Canada Black Music Archives are on a mission to ensure the country’s Black musicians get recognition.

Education

Discussion Guide: “Shots Fired”

This activity explores the history of public health in Canada from pre-Confederation to the present.

Tracing the Tensions of the Cold War

In this lesson, students will examine the context of the Cold War and the causes that led to the conflict.

Running Towards Change

In this lesson, students will learn about Terry Fox and explore the history and development of lower limb prostheses.

Learning about Indigenous Law and Legal Orders Through Story

Societies throughout the world have different sources, or authorities, of law. In this activity, students will explore authorities of law in Indigenous societies. Students will specifically look at stories and use laws found in a story to approach solving a problem.