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Medical director Joseph Workman believed that 50 per cent of his alleged “lunacy” cases were curable at home. But with this half-built facility so close at hand, local officials found it a convenient place to drop off their criminals, misfits and troublemakers.

Was Jack the Ripper a McGill University graduate?

A priest suspected of murder. A scientist who can solve the puzzle using ballistics evidence — precise proof never before used in a Canadian court. This would be no ordinary murder trial.

Like oil today, in 1843 coal was essential to economic development. But William Logan found no coal in the Province of Canada.

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.

Mona Parsons was member of the Dutch resistance, and one of only a few Canadian civilians to be interned in Nazi prison camps. Andria Hill recounts Mona Parson’s remarkable story.

No matter where we have come from, we are all Canadians.

When Canadian war medals are auctioned, everyone pays a price. 

Eleven creative and innovative contributions Canadians have made in the area of sports and leisure.

The stories behind the names embedded in Canada’s geography.