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How Avro’s film department captured — and rescued — a priceless aviation archive.

Nova Scotia’s Harold Russell, the only person to win two Oscars for the same role, catapulted from obscurity to fame by turning a war injury into an inspiration.

Weakness, lack of intelligence, mental instablility — a century ago, these were some of the many reasons given for why women were unfit to vote.

We should remember past pandemics not just for their own sakes, but to ward off the complacency that can leave our communities vulnerable to, and ravaged by, future epidemics.

Governor General’s History Symposium: 
Fostering understanding and empathy through inclusive history

The Inuvialuit of the Mackenzie Delta faced desperation. Caribou had dwindled. But Alaskan reindeer held the promise of plenty. And so, in 1929, a few men and a huge herd began the long and arduous trek east. It was more than they bargained for.

Canadian history well-represented among spring 2017 book award finalists.

Ending a marriage was difficult in Catholic Quebec, but Albert Guay found a way.

Which book inspires you as a teacher?

Arsenic and no trace. But that all changed when forensic chemist Henry Holmes Croft made Canadian legal history with a pickling jar’s gruesome contents.