A young Indigenous man from Grouard, Alberta, enlisted to fight in the Second World War and he just received a secret summons from the...
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It was an event that nearly tore the country into two. It would also have political ramifications that lasted for decades, reshaping the...
We are beginning our look at the premiers of Manitoba, and we are starting with Alfred Boyd, who is considered the first premier of...
He carried a wounded soldier through the charred fields of Ypres as bombs exploded around him, Only six months earlier, he had been deep in...
The story of the Battle of Hill 70, fought in August 1917, is a notable one because it represented the first time that the Canadian Corps...
1873 After PEI joined Confederation, it needed to proceed with its first general election in 1873. In the April 1, 1873 election, the...
The year started off on a sad note when Queen Victoria died on Jan. 22. She had been the Queen of Canada since Confederation, had chosen...
Joseph Montferrand stood on Sapper’s Bridge, which connected the two areas of Bytown, Upper Canada. He was a hero for the French-Canadian...
The majority of Canadians likely can’t name too many generals in Canadian history, at least post-Confederation. There are several famous...
We have finally reached 1900, the first year of the 20th century. This century would transform the country and it all began with this year...