Spring 2026

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Features

On the Cover:

Funny Bones

How comedy made its way into Canada’s national consciousness

Also in Canada’s History:

Changing Minds

A small-town Ontario doctor persuaded Canada to rethink mental illness

Face to Face With Dinosaurs

The latest discoveries shed light on these prehistoric creatures

Any Sound You Can Imagine

Canadian inventor Hugh Le Caine’s story is finally getting told

Rulers of the Court

The Edmonton Grads led women’s basketball for 25 years

Paving the Way

B.A. Husbands championed equality for Nova Scotia’s Black community

Watershed Moments

Four mid-century floods altered Canadian urban history

On the Cover

Counterclockwise from top right: 1. Rick Moranis, 2. Wayne & Shuster, 3. Catherine O’Hara, 4. Andrea Martin, 5. Martin Short, 6. Howie Miller, 7. Eugene Levy, 8. John Candy, 9. Samantha Bee, 10. Shaun Majumder

Departments

Letters

Rave reviews from readers regarding the redesign of Canada’s History magazine

Now & Then

The human weather vane, pulling teeth, Giant Mine lessons, on the chesterfield, a successful suit and more

Album

Finding a Place: One woman’s journey from displaced person to mother of four in Toronto

The Dish

Flexible Feast: Bowls of Acadian fricot have brought people together for generations

Destinations

Savouring Stillness: A true taste of local history at the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac in Quebec

Restoration

Show Boat: After decades of service, Samson V has been given a new life as a floating museum

At the Museums

Moving Mountains: The Rockies play the starring role at this exhibit at the Whyte Museum in Banff

Books

An Albertan birder, Cold War secrets, the legacy of Indian day schools, blackface in Canada, walking and more

History Matters

Building a Better Canada: The 2025 Governor General’s History Award winners; plus, a tribute to Tim Cook

Trading Post

Child's Play: The tale of an arguably creepy doll residing in the Hudson’s Bay Company Museum Collection