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Book Review: When 14,000 striking workers at the Inco nickel mine and smelter in Sudbury, Ont., put down their tools on Sept. 24, 1958, they unexpectedly ushered in a new era in Canadian labour history.

The Virtual Historical Thinking Institute will offer an introduction to historical thinking and enhance your expertise in designing history programs, courses, units, lessons, projects, or educational resources that explicitly focus on historical thinking. Available in English and French. Dates: Jan-Apr 2026.

On your way to school and your other activities, pay special attention to what you see. Come up with a Dilist of things whose history you’d like to know more about — maybe it’s a person, an event, a place, an object, an idea.

Celebrating Canada’s history makers, creating compelling content, connecting with kids, supporting history education and research, and learning from Canada’s young storytellers.

David A. Robertson Transcript

George Feyer was at one time Canada’s most celebrated cartoonist. But fame could not erase his dark side.

Many of the same British aristocrats wielded power in both India and Canada. A podcast with international relations scholar Madhuparna Gupta, historical non-fiction author Stephen Bown and senior editor Kate Jaimet.Winner of the 2023 Canadian Ethnic Media Award for Podcast Feature.

From the Orient to New York via Vancouver, precious silk could only be transported one way — by rail. For Canadian railways, every minute counted.

Louis the parrot fought the forces of progress in British Columbia’s capital — and won.

Hip tips for making family history cool for kids.