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In Search of Almighty Voice

Book Review: In his latest book, Bill Waiser seeks to discern fact from fiction in the story of a Willow Cree man who was killed by the North West Mounted Police in 1897.


Who Do We Remember... and How?

All over Canada people are rethinking the people and events we commemorate (remember). Statues fall, schools and streets are renamed. How do we decide? And what do you think?


Predicting the Weather

We’re so used to getting good, fast forecasts that we forget that wasn’t always true. In this issue of Kayak, we explore some of the ways we’ve tried to figure out what weather to expect.


Pinkerton’s and the Hunt for Simon Gunanoot

Book Review: Geoff Mynett’s Pinkerton’s and the Hunt for Simon Gunanoot tells the story of an accused double murderer who evaded capture for thirteen years in northern British Columbia in the early 1900s.


Bottoms Up

Book Review: In Bottoms Up, Newfoundland and Labrador author Sheilah Roberts Lukins presents a detailed history of alcohol production and consumption and the related cultural implications within her home province.


Finding Our Way

Canada’s an awfully big place. But since long before it was even a country right up to today, people have used all kinds of smart things to figure out where they’re going and how to get there.


Garbage

For as long as there have been people living in what we know as Canada, there’s been trash to deal with.


Colonialism’s Currency

Book Review: Brian Gettler’s book Colonialism’s Currency reveals the paternalistic attitude of the state towards Indigenous peoples and money.


White Coal City

Book Review: White Coal City explores the personal history of author Robert Boschman and multiple generations of his family.


Symbols in Canada

We’ve always had things that symbolized our communities and, later, our country.