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Bell Island, Canada’s X-Files Isle

Newfoundland community celebrates the supernatural.


Canadian Women in the Sky

Book Review: Elizabeth Gillan Muir provides a different perspective on aviation history by focusing on the experiences of women. Muir begins with the earliest experiments with air travel, when it was considered somewhat shocking for a woman to fly, even as a passenger.


History Spotlight: The Underground Railroad

While Canadians often pride themselves on their historical support of the more progressive anti-slavery Union, British support for the North was never a given.


Thugs, Thieves & Outlaws

Book Review: In Thugs, Thieves & Outlaws, crime and court reporter Ryan Cormier shows that Alberta’s crimes have been no less grisly than Saskatchewan’s. His stories are sometimes macabre and bizarre.


The Bestselling Books of 2022 on Canada's History

Here are the Canadian-history titles most often purchased by our readers in the previous calendar year.


Anchors Aweigh

The Manitoba Museum gives new life to its Nonsuch Gallery.


2018 Young Citizens Revealed

Canada’s young historians shared digital stories of the past.


Roots: Chemical Reactions

DNA testing may expose skeletons in your closet.


Rush to Danger

Book Review: The voices of the medics shine through in the book Rush to Danger: Medics in the Line of Fire.


Hunger

Book Review: The book Hunger, by Rick Blom, examines how food impacted military forces during the First World War.