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February-March 2025

Oscar Peterson, 100 years of our Jazz Man. Plus: cheesy cash, saving Toronto's Chinatown, a headstrong heiress and genealogy gaffes.


Harriet Tubman's Canadian Legacy

Throughout the 1850s, the legendary Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman planned her operations from a base in Upper Canada.

Punching Above Our Weight

Book review: In David A. Borys' latest book, Punching Above Our Weight, images of “Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl” spoke volumes about this country’s steps forward in wartime.

The Watery World of Doris Slater's Art

Restless and innovative, Doris Slater Titus began by drawing comics before shifting to abstract art.

Notorious Canadian Stage-coach Bandit

Adopting the alias Pearl Hart, Lillie Davy escaped from a hardscrabble childhood with determination and a six-shooter.

Courting Justice

The Supreme Court of Canada was not always as supreme as its name suggests. Since 1875 the court has grown in importance alongside the country’s increasingly independent legal landscape.

April-May 2025

Canadian paratroopers at the end of the Second World War. Plus: The postwar housing crisis, Filipina garment workers and the revolutionary past of Thomas D’Arcy McGee.


June-July 2025

Hands off! Standing up for sovereignty. Plus: Same-sex rights, a Canada Day quiz and our metric milestone.


Little Pie from the Prairies

While it has touted the name “forgotten pie” in recent years, flapper pie has been a staple for generations of Prairie families.

They Made the House

Many generations ago, five Haudenosaunee nations united under the Great Law of Peace.