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What is a moment or who is a person from Canadian history that you think more people should know about?

The prestigious role of Governor General of Canada dates back nearly 400 years, to the Governor of New France, Samuel de Champlain.

Book Review: Official commemoration without conflict is rare. Struggling over how best to know ourselves is not unique to the twenty-first century. Cecilia Morgan, a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, recounts in Commemorating Canada how Canadians have always grappled with making meaning of their shared and divisive history.

When prospectors stampeded into the Klondike, Chief Isaac guided the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in people through a time of turmoil.

Book Review: In the book Gridiron Underground, James R. Wallen describes how black football players were often passed up for positions because of the colour of their skin.

See what’s available in the February-March 2022 issue of Canada’s History.

Colourization project breathes new life into First World War images.

This issue explores what Canada gained and lost when we built our ribbon of steel. From passenger trains, to subways to the SkyTrain or tourist steam railways, we look at all kinds of trains.

Book Review: Author Allan Bartley, a former intelligence analyst in the Canadian security community, explores how the Klan moved northward in the early 1920s.