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Canadian crewmen fought for their lives when Japanese bombers attacked a Second World War troopship off the coast of Singapore.

Canadian paratroopers fought the Nazis and outflanked the Soviets in the dying days of the Second World War.
 

Much of Canada’s early history was shaped by the presence of smallpox, a “speckled monster” as deadly as Ebola that wiped out whole communities. Could the disease rise again?

Open Book: The Royal Canadian Air Force was formed on April 1, 1924. Our excerpt from the new book Pathway to the Stars: 100 Years of the Royal Canadian Air Force includes sections about a flying ace, a Canadian-built bomber, and the plan that led to Canada being called the “aerodrome of democracy.”

Our special advertising section includes the latest history titles along with other new and recent books from Canadian publishers.

In the 1940s contralto Portia May White was celebrated as Canada’s singing sensation.

Judette Dumel invited her Grade 7 students to discover the importance of immigration in Canadian history, particularly the Afro-Canadian diaspora. Composed of many different activities, the project encouraged students, among other things, to write a bibliographical account of a historical figure of the Afro-Canadian diaspora.

Was it a bang-up job or a bungle? A fresh look at the response to the 1885 North-West Rebellion.

Today, the wrongfully convicted can win their freedom and compensation. But when the death penalty was still in place, no one at the gallows got a second chance.

Launched in 1997 for Canadian secondary-school students, this historical “cold case” website has become a major force in online education, but is also a fascinating exploration for the armchair sleuth.