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From kings to cavemen, new DNA discoveries suggest we're all part of one big genealogical family.

Thomas and Lillian Orford parted from an unconsummated marriage. When she tried to revive the marriage he spurned her. To avoid alimony he needed proof of her adultery. A child by another man should be enough, but Lillian had an explanation for that.

Commemorating the wars is not about celebrating conflict; it is about remembering that there are values worth sacrificing for.

Was Jack the Ripper a McGill University graduate?

The hands that rocked the cradles of Canada’s prime ministers.

When polio struck an Inuit community in the late 1940s, it led to a tragedy that shocked the country.

From Don Mills to Paradise Crescent: The great post-war migration.

Our 16^th annual advertising section offers a wide selection of books and gifts for Canadian history lovers.

Lawrence Hill tells the story of the Book of Negroes, the original book that inspired his best-selling book and the popular mini-series.

Today, the wrongfully convicted can win their freedom and compensation. But when the death penalty was still in place, no one at the gallows got a second chance.