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'An amazing and horrible history': Remembering the Waterford Hospital
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'An amazing and horrible history': Remembering the Waterford Hospital | CBC News
People who've lived and worked at the Waterford Hospital in St. John's say it has a complicated history of pain and recovery, sharing deeply disturbing stories of abuse, powerful memories of caringâŠ
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-waterford-hospital-closing-1.7503732
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More than a department store: The long, complicated legacy behind Hudsonâs Bay Company
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More than a department store: The long, complicated legacy behind Hudsonâs Bay Company
Like the beaver it nearly wiped out, HBC made Canada into its home by fundamentally transforming its environment, and no bankruptcy court will liquidate that legacy.
https://theconversation.com/more-than-a-department-store-the-long-complicated-legacy-behind-hudsons-bay-company-253818
8 months ago
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A Supreme Sesquicentennial: The Upper Chamberâs high court connections
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A Supreme Sesquicentennial: The Upper Chamberâs high court connections
Canadaâs Supreme Court turns 150 in April 2025. The countryâs highest court of appeal shares many connections with the Senate, from its origins to its role
https://sencanada.ca/en/sencaplus/how-why/a-supreme-sesquicentennial-the-upper-chambers-high-court-connections/
8 months ago
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Here's why I've spent 8 months reporting on a 1930s wrongful conviction
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Here's why I've spent 8 months reporting on a 1930s wrongful conviction - Halifax Examiner
The story of Daniel Sampson is the origin story both of policing in Nova Scotia and of how Black people in particular are policed.
http://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/heres-why-ive-spent-8-months-reporting-on-a-1930s-wrongful-conviction/
8 months ago
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This former prime minister provides todayâs voters with a cautionary tale
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This former prime minister provides todayâs voters with a cautionary tale
John Diefenbaker found out quickly that being an effective opposition leader where he could simply criticize and oppose was far different than governing.
https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/this-former-prime-minister-provides-todays-voters-with-a-cautionary-tale/article_bcd5dbf7-7430-5d25-9532-af2863ed4d00.html
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As it seeks sale, Hudsonâs Bay mulls fate of trove of art, artifacts, including 1670 charter
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As it seeks sale, Hudsonâs Bay mulls fate of trove of art, artifacts, including 1670 charter
Some of the companyâs collection could be up for sale, while archivists are hoping artifacts like the charter end up in a public collection
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-as-it-seeks-sale-hudsons-bay-mulls-fate-of-trove-of-art-artifacts/
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Notre histoire en archives : traditions et délices de Pùques
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Notre histoire en archives : traditions et délices de Pùques - CHRONIQUEURS - estrieplus.com | Journal Web | Sherbrooke | Estrie.
AprĂšs les froids dâhiver, le printemps sâinstalle doucement et avec lui arrive la fĂȘte de PĂąques. Symbole de la rĂ©surrection de JĂ©sus pour les chrĂ©tiens, PĂąques est une occasion parfaite pourâŠ
https://www.estrieplus.com/contenu-histoire_archives_traditions_paques_banq-2004-55103.html
8 months ago
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Saskatchewan has not always been a conservative stronghold
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Saskatchewan has not always been a conservative stronghold | CBC News
Saskatchewan has been solidly conservative for decades, at least at the federal level, but historian Bill Waiser says the province wasn't always Tory blue.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-has-not-always-been-a-conservative-stronghold-1.7500080
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The University of Vimy Ridge: USask on the front lines
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The University of Vimy Ridge: USask on the front lines - News
As Canada prepares to commemorate Vimy Ridge Day on Wednesday, April 9, On Campus News takes a look at how one faculty member from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) brought a little part of theâŠ
https://news.usask.ca/articles/community/2025/the-university-of-vimy-ridge-usask-on-the-front-lines.php
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Princeton Museum looks to decipher mysterious shorthand of donated journal
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Princeton Museum looks to decipher mysterious shorthand of donated journal
Goodfellow's grandson will help the museum decode the unusual shorthand
https://www.trailtimes.ca/news/princeton-museum-looks-to-decipher-mysterious-shorthand-of-donated-journal-7917733
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The hidden history of a predatory principal at a Manitoba residential school
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The hidden history of a predatory principal at a Manitoba residential school | CBC News
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard very little about Agnes Benn, a teen girl who died near a Manitoba residential school in 1930, and the multiple sex abuse charges faced by the school'sâŠ
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/birtle-residential-school-records-benn-currie-1.7498788
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Creating Nunavut ⊠step by step
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Creating Nunavut ⊠step by step
Congratulations to the people of Nunavut and the leaders who forged the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and its companion Nunavut Act, which created the territory on April 1, 1999.
https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/creating-nunavut-step-by-step/
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The Women's History Project
8 months ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgrF...
Just dropped! Amazing conversation,
#BethAtcheson
is so thoughtful and full of insight.
#feministhistory
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1000 Voices, 1000 Stories Episode 011: Beth Atcheson
YouTube video by The Women's History Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgrFcZtWzG4
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#ElbowsUp
: Why have Canadians chosen hockey as the symbol of our national unity?
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#ElbowsUp: Why have Canadians chosen hockey as the symbol of our national unity? | CBC News
From boos to beer cans, one of Canada's cultural touchstones has become part of a national rallying cry.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/elbows-up-explained-1.7494878
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After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home
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After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home
Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/arts/design/museum-of-natural-history-returns-shrine.html
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Once a bustling rail line, a Moncton path tells a former railway's story
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Once a bustling rail line, a Moncton path tells a former railway's story | CBC News
Walking through Irishtown Nature Park, on the northern edge of Moncton, the winding path suddenly straightens out. According to historian and Roadside History columnist James Upham, it isnât aâŠ
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-path-railway-1.7495855
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Baseball's Unknown History in Ontario
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Baseball's Unknown History in Ontario | TVO Today
William Humber's latest book "Old Ontario at Bat: Baseball's Unheralded Ancestry" explores baseball's independent growth and development in the province of Ontario.
https://www.tvo.org/video/baseballs-unknown-history-in-ontario
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9 months ago
In todayâs post June Chow looks at Chinese Canadian immigration through archives, community memory, and the right to remember.
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The right to remember the past: Opening Chinese immigration records in Canadaâs national archives
âC.I.30 certificate of Dere Mee Gim.â The Paper Trail collection, UBC Library Rare Books and Special Collections, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Courtesy of the Dar Woon Family.âŠ
https://activehistory.ca/blog/2025/03/27/the-right-to-remember-the-past-opening-chinese-immigration-records-in-canadas-national-archives/
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Over 2,000 Scottish historical letters were stolen. They were found in Canada
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Over 2,000 Scottish historical letters were stolen. They were found in Canada | CBC Radio
A Scottish archivist embarked on a decades-long quest to figure out who stole thousands of historical letters, with the trail leading him to Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/scottish-historical-letters-1.7494820
9 months ago
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A Canadian blend: long underwear and politics
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A Canadian blend: long underwear and politics
Imagine you are in 1916, tucked into your warm bed when, ugh, you need to go to the bathroom.
https://www.thewhig.com/opinion/a-canadian-blend-long-underwear-and-politics
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Dean Beeby
9 months ago
A new substack from me: Part II of how the ultra-wealthy captured a prime minister with a secret fund, creating the Order of the Guinea. A cautionary tale.
deanbeeby.substack.com/p/how-the-ri...
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How the rich captured a Canadian prime minister: Part II
New archival details about the identities of Mackenzie King's benefactors
https://deanbeeby.substack.com/p/how-the-rich-captured-a-prime-minister
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Dean Beeby
9 months ago
New substack from me: the inside story of how the mega-rich bought a Canadian prime minister. New details unearthed from the archives.
deanbeeby.substack.com/p/how-the-ri...
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How the rich captured a Canadian prime minister: Part I
New archival details about a secret funds for William Lyon Mackenzie King
https://deanbeeby.substack.com/p/how-the-rich-captured-a-canadian
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Wilfrid Laurier Universityâs People Make History lecture series returns with March 26 panel on Canada-U.S. relations, featuring Lara Campbell from Simon Fraser University; Tim Cook from the Canadian War Museum; and Asa McKercher from St. Francis Xavier University
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Laurierâs People Make History lecture series returns with March 26 panel on Canada-U.S. relations
Featuring Professor Lara Campbell from Simon Fraser University; Tim Cook, chief historian and director of research at the Canadian War Museum; and Asa McKercher, Steven K. Hudson Research Chair in Canada-U.S. Relations at St. Francis Xavier University
https://www.wlu.ca/news/news-releases/2025/march/lauriers-people-make-history-lecture-series-returns-with-march-26-panel-on-canada-u.s-relations.html
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Why did Canada switch to metric?
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Why did Canada switch to metric?
Here's what Canadians thought of switching to metric decades ago as we look back on why it happened in the first place.00:00 - The big picture01:04 - Canada'...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=9POod00t1L7lbW-E&v=B5zCyUGW9-0&feature=youtu.be
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Tech-utopian, conspiracist and apartheid fan: Elon Muskâs grandpa was shaped by Canadian politics
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Tech-utopian, conspiracist and apartheid fan: Elon Muskâs grandpa was shaped by Canadian politics
Joshua Haldeman became politically active after losing his Saskatchewan farm during the âDirty Thirties.â
https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/joshua-haldeman-elon-musk-saskatchewan-tech-utopian-conspiracist?s=09
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Diefenbaker was a victim of foreign interference â just like Canada today
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Geoff Russ: Diefenbaker was a victim of foreign interference â just like Canada today
Bad actors do, in fact, have great interest in Canadian elections. That's as true now as it was in the 1960s
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/geoff-russ-diefenbaker-was-a-victim-of-foreign-interference-just-like-canada-today
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Vancouver Island marmot remains teach us about human history
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Vancouver Island marmot remains teach us about human history â The Discourse.
The Vancouver Island marmot species is nearly extinc, but K'Ăłmoks First Nation and the Marmot Recovery Foundation are uncovering its history.
https://thediscourse.ca/comox-valley/vancouver-island-marmot-teaches-about-human-history
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Torontoâs affordable housing crisis dĂ©jĂ vu
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Torontoâs affordable housing crisis dĂ©jĂ vu - Spacing Toronto
The lack of housing was so acute in Toronto in 1944 that the acting mayor, Robert H. Saunders, posted notices in newspapers warning families not to move to Toronto. This newspaper ad is included inâŠ
https://spacing.ca/toronto/2025/03/20/torontos-affordable-housing-crisis-deja-vu/
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Residential school denialism: what is it and how to recognize it
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Residential school denialism: what is it and how to recognize it | CBC News
Residential school denialism does not deny the existence of the school system, but rather downplays, excuses or misrepresents facts surrounding the harms caused by it, experts say.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/residential-school-denialism-explainer-1.7485959
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Discover Some of the Oldest Structures in Canada with Passport Places - National Trust for Canada
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Discover Some of the Oldest Structures in Canada with Passport Places - National Trust for Canada
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have called the land now known as Canada home, long before British and French...
https://nationaltrustcanada.ca/online-stories/discover-some-of-the-oldest-structures-in-canada-with-passport-places
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The first-ever nuclear meltdown incident in history happened in Ontario
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The first-ever nuclear meltdown incident in history happened in Ontario
On Dec. 12, 1952, the world witnessed its first-ever nuclear reactor accident at Chalk River Laboratories right here in Ontario. Located roughly 180 âŠ
https://www.blogto.com/city/2025/03/first-ever-nuclear-meltdown-incident-history-ontario/
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Il y a 40 ans, Reagan et Mulroney chantaient ensemble à Québec
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Il y a 40 ans, Reagan et Mulroney chantaient ensemble à Québec
Il y a 40 ans se tenait, au Grand Théùtre de QuĂ©bec, un sommet qui allait marquer lâhistoire en raison de lâamitiĂ© entre Reagan et Mulroney.
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/03/15/il-y-a-40-ans-reagan-et-mulroney-chantaient-ensemble-a-quebec
9 months ago
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Episode 002 1000 Voices, 1000 Stories: Judy Erola was the first female weather reporter at CKSO-TV and am influential Member of Parliament representing the Nickel Belt. Judy's unwavering commitment to public service and advocacy for women's rights have left an indelible mark on Canadian history.
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Episode 002: Judy Erola | 1000 Voices, 1000 Stories
Judy Erola was a pathfinder for women in media and politics. From her groundbreaking role as the first female weather reporter at CKSO-TV to her influential ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fORVerbbdY&si=avk2MzdFLg40T-Xf
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Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon
9 months ago
My final entry for my series with
@dcb-dbc.bsky.social
on the lives of Black people enslaved in Upper Canada is the biography of John Baker. I trace his life from slavery to freedom.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Northern B.C. researchers creating queer history documentary and archive for region
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Northern B.C. researchers creating queer history documentary and archive for region | CBC News
The project will include two components â a documentary film and an accessible historical archive to serve as a lasting resource for future researchers, educators and the public.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/northern-bc-queer-2slgtbq-history-1.7485234
9 months ago
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The Second World War showed Canada how to take control of its own destiny. Itâs time we do so again
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Opinion: The Second World War showed Canada how to take control of its own destiny. Itâs time we do so again
One hopes that the next Canadian prime minister will find a way to forge a new path with the U.S. president for all North Americans
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-second-world-war-showed-canada-how-to-take-control-of-its-own/
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Invading Canada Is Not Advisable
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Invading Canada Is Not Advisable
Weâve tried before. It didnât work out.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/us-canada-relations-trump/682046/
9 months ago
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The history of the iconic Sam the Record Man in Toronto
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The history of the iconic Sam the Record Man in Toronto
When it comes to legendary Toronto retail landmarks, few could truly rival the cultural significance of Sam the Record Man, where stepping into the sâŠ
https://www.blogto.com/music/2025/03/history-iconic-sam-record-man-toronto/
9 months ago
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PhD dissertation on Indigenous sovereignty shaped by experience in Williams Lake
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PhD dissertation on Indigenous sovereignty shaped by experience in Williams Lake
The former LCSS student recently completed his PhD which focuses on Indigenous sovereignty
https://www.coastmountainnews.com/local-news/phd-dissertation-on-indigenous-sovereignty-shaped-by-experience-in-williams-lake-7877860
9 months ago
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A unique addition to Saskatchewan's queer history: Stephanie Massicotte of Saskatoon Morning talks with Cheryl Loadman, chair of Spark Your Pride, and poet Belinda Betker about a special edition of Folklore magazine called Unapologetically Queer!
skhistory.squarespace.com/unapologetic...
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Saskatoon Morning with Stephanie Massicotte
The stories in this edition include moments of deep and enduring love, stories of tragedy and loss, uplifting tales of humour in the face of adversity, and accounts of resilience that reveal the profound strength within our queer community.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-88-saskatoon-morning/clip/16134027-unapologetically-queer-compilation-stories-seniors-living-province
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Graphic novel brings XwĂ©malhkwu (Homalco) Eldersâ voices to a new generation
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Graphic novel brings XwĂ©malhkwu (Homalco) Eldersâ voices to a new generation â UBC News
Media are invited to the Vancouver launch of Xwémalhkwu Hero Stories: A Graphic Novel, at UBC on March 12.
https://news.ubc.ca/advisory/xwemalhkwu-homalco-hero-stories-graphic-novel-vancouver-launch/
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What a Cold War-era foreign relations crisis can teach us about todayâs
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Opinion: What a Cold War-era foreign relations crisis can teach us about todayâs
âFor those familiar with modern Canadian history, the Bomarc Missile Crisis serves as a reminder of the pattern of aggression from the American executive when Canadian policy has not aligned withâŠ
https://ubyssey.ca/opinion/opinion-bomarc-missile-crisis-can-teach-us-about-today/
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Government of Canada Web Archive Launches the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Collection
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Government of Canada Web Archive Launches the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Collection
Version française By Tom J. Smyth As we mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, LAC is proud to launch a web archival collection documenting this importanâŠ
https://thediscoverblog.com/2025/03/13/government-of-canada-web-archive-launches-the-vancouver-2010-olympic-and-paralympic-collection/
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NiCHE Canada
9 months ago
Today we have "âKeep the beaver Canadian!â: The Passage of Bill C-373, 1975" by
@ccoates.bsky.social
This post is the second in a series marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of Bill C-373, edited by
@blairstein.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/03/14/k...
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âKeep the beaver Canadian!â: The Passage of Bill C-373, 1975
In 1975, Canada fiercely defended the beaver as its national symbol against New York state's attempt to claim it as their own.
https://niche-canada.org/2025/03/14/keep-the-beaver-canadian-the-passage-of-bill-c-373-1975/
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Les Américains convoitent des régions du Canada depuis longtemps
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Les Américains convoitent des régions du Canada depuis longtemps
Aussi saugrenues puissent-elles paraßtre aux yeux de plusieurs Canadiens, les visées expansionnistes américaines - évoquées cette fois par le président
https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2025/03/12/les-americains-convoitent-le-canada-depuis-longtemps/
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Cinq anniversaires, cinq femmes francophones qui ont marquĂ© lâhistoire
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Cinq anniversaires, cinq femmes francophones qui ont marquĂ© lâhistoire
Il y a 380 ans : Jeanne Mance fonde un hĂŽpital La Française Jeanne Mance arrive Ă Ville-Marie (MontrĂ©al) en 1642 pour y Ă©tablir une mission avec lâintention dâĂ©vangĂ©liser et de sĂ©dentariser lesâŠ
https://francopresse.ca/societe/2025/03/08/cinq-anniversaires-cinq-femmes-francophones-qui-ont-marque-lhistoire/
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For centuries Hudsonâs Bay faced death and survived. Can the company do so again?
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Opinion: For centuries Hudsonâs Bay faced death and survived. Can the company do so again?
Hudsonâs Bay was granted creditor protection last week, after being unable to pay its bills. During every prior hardship, the company has persevered
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-for-centuries-hudsons-bay-faced-death-and-endured-can-the-company-do/
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Rebuilding Jasperâs historic Anglican church
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Rebuilding Jasperâs historic Anglican church
Jasper's Anglican Church has roots dating back to the early 1900s. The building was destroyed in the July 2024 wildfire, but now thereâs an opportunity to reshape the church as a community space openâŠ
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6672464
9 months ago
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Alex Bowers
9 months ago
In my latest Legion Magazine article, I speak to Canadian military historian Brad St. Croix of
@otdmilhistory.bsky.social
. Over the past few years, he has challenged falsehoods spread by certain online users about Canadian military history and similar topics.
legionmagazine.com/history-in-a...
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Garbage Gobblers: How a Vancouver Island âmonsterâ curbed littering in the fifties
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Garbage Gobblers: How a Vancouver Island âmonsterâ curbed littering in the fifties
Throwing trash in a bin wasnât always second nature for British Columbians, but a colourful concrete creature created in Langford helped change that.
https://cheknews.ca/garbage-gobblers-how-a-vancouver-island-monster-curbed-littering-in-the-fifties-1242074/
9 months ago
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