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Working History: David Watkins

Toronto high school teacher David Watkins has found a way to get his African-Canadian students passionate about their history.


William Notman: Photographic Pioneer

Artist and technician, elitist and democratizer, the Canadian who changed photography forever is featured in an exhibition at the Canadian Museum of History.


Honouring Canada’s History Champions

Governor General’s History Awards recipients recognized for fostering a greater understanding of Canadian history.


The Great War — Battle of the Somme

September 15–November 11, 1916: A century after the battle, the incredible cost in human lives remains controversial.


Off the Rails

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


Team Names: A Reflection of History

In this lesson students explore the ways in which history is often reflected in the names and logos of sports teams. They research the history of a Canadian community and create and illustrate a team name and logo reflective of its past. 


All My Relations

Watch now: in this webinar Shashi Shergill shares how grade 9 students deepened their understanding of Indigenous perspectives, specifically the affirmation of collective rights through an examination of treaty rights and research into historically significant events that impacted the relationship and Canadian society.


Lost Heroes of Comic Book History

Canada’s History caught up with comic book historian Hope Nicholson, who along with partner Rachel Richey, is spearheading the drive to introduce Nelvana to a new generation of readers.


Prince of Rupert's Land

Carolyn Harris, a Canadian historian who specializes in royalty, reveals in this interview that few Canadians realize that Canada’s early destiny was steered by a swashbuckling cavalier.


The Ahiarmiut: Out-of-the-Way Dwellers

Ayaaq (Mary) Anowtalik and David Serkoak recount the Canadian government’s forced relocation of Inuit from their homeland in the interior of Nunavut in the 1950s and their long struggle for justice.