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The Future of Indigenous Languages

Efforts are underway to revive the endangered languages of Canada’s Indigenous peoples. But is it too late?


New Banknote Features Iconic Canadian Woman

“The Queen is in good company” now that Viola Desmond appears on the ten-dollar bill.


Forever Changed

A ‘bomb girl’ and a battlefield hero are among the people honoured in a Canadian War Museum exhibition.


2021 Book & Gift Guide

Our special advertising section includes the latest history titles along with other new and recent books from Canadian publishers — plus, unique gifts from Canada’s History!


Joining the Jet Age

The Avro Jetliner first flew on August 10, 1949, becoming the first passenger jet to fly in North America and only the second in the world, just two weeks after the British de Havilland Comet.


A Lawyer Without a Ticket

How a Squamish leader beat systemic discrimination to become one of Canada's top legal experts on First Nations issues.


The All-Canadian Game: Crokinole

Fiction Feature: Maybe you have a board in your basement or in your family’s cabin. Or maybe you’ve never heard of the game invented in Ontario nearly 150 years ago: crokinole.


Ship's Nameplate

The RMS Nascopie, built in 1911, has a hand-carved nameplate.


Transcription Viola Desmond: Unlikely Crusader

Video transcript: Viola Desmond didn't set out to be a civil rights leader. But in 1946 when she was removed from a theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, she fought back in court.

Dust and Depression Transcript

Prairie families in the 1930s watch their farms — and hopes — blow away while they wait for rain.