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Experiments in Isolation

Intelligence agencies such as the CIA developed new and disturbing methods of interrogation based on the findings of researchers like the University of Manitoba's Dr. John Zubek. 

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Yesterday's Email

It was cheap, pretty and fast for its day. Little wonder the humble postcard was so popular. 

Three faces of a swashbuckler

The terms pirates, buccaneers and privateers are often used interchangeably, but back in the day the distinctions were important. 

Pirate Havens

Even the most dastardly pirate needed a refuge. These three areas were popular places to rest, and to rest in peace. 

The Foul Five

Who was a servant? Sadistic? Successful? Here are five nasty participants in a pirate-eat-pirate world.

Trading Post
Hudson’s Bay Company employee George Simpson McTavish Jr., the son of a Scottish fur trader, brought back a pair of moccasins from Fort Churchill around 1887.

Hudson’s Bay Company employee George Simpson McTavish Jr., the son of a Scottish fur trader, brought back a pair of moccasins from Fort Churchill around 1887.

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“Mirth and madness will ring in halls throughout Saskatchewan this summer...” said the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix on May 22, 1948.

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