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Attack on Bell Island

Listen to Bell Island, Newfoundland's, fascinating wartime history as a target of German U-boats.


Hold your horses

There is more to Calgary than Stampede and cowboys.


Respectable Ladies?

Volunteering spirit of young women in turn of the century Montreal wasn’t always what it seemed.


Beautiful Banff

Banff is the crown jewel of Canada’s parks system. Too pretty to leave alone, it has been the focus of conflict all through its 125-year history.


History Idol: William Lyon Mackenzie King

He’s been called boring, a waffler, and a kook. But William Lyon Mackenzie King is still a History Idol for Jack Granatstein.


Mushing Machine

For thousands of years, the Inuit used dogsleds to cross the harsh northern terrain. The sleds became a symbol of northern life.


Dorset in the Arctic: A Norse Connection

Which group may have influenced the Dorset? It was the Norse, of course.


How to do Oral History

Watch now: Dr. Stacey Zembrzycki explains the processes of doing oral history.


Anna, the King, and I

Not only was this Canadian's life story fictionalized for the film The King and I, Anna Leonowens was instrumental in the founding of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.


The Chesapeake Piracy

A Union warship’s capture by Confederates who made Canada their base during the American Civil War made for a sticky diplomatic situation.