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Our special advertising section offers a variety of books for outdoor reading.

Fiction Feature: Lynn Johnston is one of the world’s best-known cartoonists. This story is based on facts, but it’s a fictional version of how we imagine Canada’s most famous comic strip might have got its start.

From the archives: A photo essay from 1943 follows the story of Isaiah Clark, a Cree trapper, as he prepares to head into the wilderness in search of valuable furs.

Bring labour history into your classroom with these lesson plans and activities.

For the RCMP after the war, communists were the subversives. But when dissent flowered in the 1960s, the Mounties were flummoxed.

We salute some famous — and some not-so-famous — animals from Canada’s past.

Open Book: In Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series, Gary J. Smith offers behind-the-scenes stories about meetings that allowed the series to happen as well as the often-extraordinary efforts that were needed to sustain it.

The mysterious origins and enduring popularity of Canada’s favourite parlour game.

Anne Marguet has a master's degree in history, with a specialization in the history of migrations in the 20th century. She was a high school history teacher, first in France and then in Quebec, for 20 years. She has held the position of education coordinator at the Montreal Holocaust Museum since 2019.

Modern Canada requires an inclusive approach to history. Our young people are asking for it, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has recommended it. We agree.