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Q & A: Brian Stewart spent decades reporting on world events for CBC’s The National and The Journal. His memoir, On the Ground: My Life as a Foreign Correspondent, was published by Simon & Schuster Canada in September. Stewart shared with Canada’s History reflections on his work and the state of contemporary journalism.

Our special advertising section is a great source for holiday gifts — including the latest history titles, as well as other new and recent books from Canadian publishers.

In this activity students create a package of 10 Canadian History Trading cards reflecting what they have learned and studied as their course progressed over the term.

Use this puzzle to test your students’ knowledge of Canada’s spooky past.

Canada’s National History Society believes in the value and power of stories to transform communities and to connect all people in Canada. We believe that diversity is a strength, and that by sharing each other’s stories and experiences, we grow empathy, fostering deeper understanding and appreciation for the past, present, and future of Canada.

James H. Gray, now deceased, was a well-known chronicler of Western Canadian history and author of such popular and accessible books as Red Lights on the Prairies, The Boy from Winnipeg and Booze.

Jean-Pierre Frigon stimulates the learning of history through a number of educational activities — presentations, projects, field trips, and exchanges — which involve students directly.

Francesca Ianni is an energetic history teacher who wants her students to be fascinated by learning and to enjoy coming into her classroom. Francesca infuses her lessons with stories, and anecdotes as well as historical facts to engage her students.

Peter Bjornson uses cross–curricular projects and community partnerships to get his students thinking “out of the books.” His classes take ownership of local heritage, learning the importance of history as they explore national and global connections to their own local stories.

In this presentation, Naomi Fortier-Fréçon and Calvin Racette discuss Treaty4Project.