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Canada in Battle of the Atlantic
With the sinking of SS Athenia - bound for Quebec - Canada joined World War Two in September 1939. Canadians fought German U-boats for freedom of ocean transportation. more...
The 'Toronto No. 2' Locomotive
James Good's Foundry in Toronto produced the first steam locomotive made in Canada. The 'Toronto' pulled carriages on the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railroad more...
Pierre Berton, Canadian Historian
Author, television personality, war correspondent and humourist, Pierre Berton was a man of many hats; one great accomplishment was illuminating Canada's history more...
Invented in France in 1867, oleomargarine was banned in Canada in 1886. The spread was enriched and affordable, and it was a threat to the dairy industry. more...
Canadian War Rations Coupons, WW2
Due to ships sent on other missions and to overseas soldiers needing essential nutrition, shortages of food and fuel in Canada lead to rationing during World War 2 more...
The Bank of Montreal opened for business in Montreal, Quebec, printing its own currency. As the country grew, the Bank prospered, launching branches across Canada. more...
Over rough trails and dirt roads, the stagecoach carried passengers, money and mail between cities and towns across Canada, and kept to schedules, too. more...
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Alleged Wedding of Edward VIII
By: Anya Laurence
A look at the claim of a Canadian woman that she became the bride of the Prince Of Wales (later King Edward VIII) in the 1920s. more...
By: Howaida Sorour
They've been around for over 100 years, yet but for those who are members few others know very much about them, and they are worth knowing. more...
By: Wendy Elliott
Flora MacDonald Denison (1867-1921) was an original: suffragist, journalist, radical believer in free love and birth control, and fan of spiritualism and Walt Whitman. more...
By: Wendy Elliott
Determined to find wealth in the Klondike Gold Rush, Martha Louis Munger Purdy Black instead found riches of another sort: love, friendship, adventure and a beloved home. more...
Kit Coleman, Intrepid Reporter
By: Wendy Elliott
A skilled journalist who wrote about issues and current events that touched her readers in a way most of her contemporaries did not. more...
By: Michelle Finch
Is there gold under the rubble of the Frank Slide? Who was the miracle baby who was the sole survivor of the slide? Was the town completely destroyed? Find out the truth more...
By: Michelle Finch
In the early hours of April 29, 1903, a giant rockslide tumbled down Turtle Mountain and struck the town of Frank, burying a mine and killing more than 70 people. more...
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