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Before there were fire engines, there were fire horses — strong, steady steeds who were brave, loyal, and not above occasional mischief.

Eighteen teachers from across Canada are being recognized for their exceptional work in teaching Canadian history.

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 Canadian professor’s research into sensory deprivation and its connection to disturbing new methods of interrogation.

Portia May White became an international singing sensation in the 1940s but her career was short-lived due to management difficulties and ill health. Although she never made a commercial recording, some of her practice sessions were recorded backstage. In this video, White performs her signature song, “Think on Me.”

Book Review: In Masters and Servants, Parks Canada historian Scott Stephen examines how the Hudson’s Bay Company constructed its labour force during the firm’s “long first century.”

This Unit Plan encourages teachers to reconsider their twentieth century Canadian History program, using Expo 67 as a “lens” from which to examine Canada both at “100” and “150” years.

Students will work in groups to explore the historical experiences of Thérèse Casgrain and the women activists who created political, cultural, and social change in Quebec and Canada.

Educator Neil Orford explains how engaging students with museum visits could be the key to keeping them in class.

On the home front in World War II, Canadians lived a contradiction. They were told to save. And asked to spend.