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See what’s available in the October-November 2022 issue of Canada’s History.

Book Review: It may not be immediately evident from the title, but this book feels current. The social-justice issues raised a century ago by visionary reformer Alfred Fitzpatrick have evolved, yet they’re still alive today. The fundraising challenges, personality conflicts, and power struggles of the past would be familiar to contemporary social activists.

Students will utilize and connect their snapshots of twentieth century Canadian history to one of the Historical Thinking Concepts.

As the Fathers of Confederation negotiated unity, their unmarried daughters and sisters hoped for alliances of a different kind.  

Pirate Maria Lindsey Cobham sent waves of fear through sailors in 1700s Canada.

The old buildings of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside have a checkered past. Is their shady heritage worth saving?

Ten creative and innovative contributions Canadians have made to our daily lives.

What began as a ‘Victorian gentleman’s club’ one hundred years ago has evolved into the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada we know today.

In the Great War, the Canadian state found itself fighting two fronts. And the historical irony is striking: while thousands of working-class men and women were marched off to Europe, ostensibly to defend the rights and freedoms of democracy against tyranny, such highly prized ideals were routinely—and often severely—violated at home.