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War, pestilence, and fire were the constant enemies of the young Augustinian nurses. But they persevered. Today the Hôtel-Dieu de Quebec stands testimony to their faith and charity.

An award winning author, journalist, film producer, and screenwriter, Brian Vallée also raised awareness of domestic violence.

A disturbing incident in 2002 shoes that the stigma surrounding shell shock in the Canadian military has not gone away.

Canada’s History Society is pleased to announce the names of the 2017 Young Citizens Award winners.

A war hero and Nazi prison camp escapee is remembered in Nova Scotia. 

“The Queen is in good company” now that Viola Desmond appears on the ten-dollar bill.

Why do we call some beautiful or meaningful creations art while we call others crafts?

Book Review: In Drop Dead by Lorna Poplak, the author has provided a serious exploration of Canada’s history of capital punishment from Confederation to abolition, honing in on the preferred method: public hanging.

See what’s available in the April-May 2020 issue of Canada’s History magazine.

National and regional book prizes recognize excellence in popular and scholarly history