I live in a small town, just to the west of Edmonton. When I drive into Alberta’s capital, I often take a road that circles the city. It’s named after a man who died over a century before the city even existed. And…. it’s quite possible he never...
When Europeans arrived in the 1500s, it began to have an immense impact on the Indigenous cultures in what would one day be Canada. Beginning on the east coast and moving west over the century, cultures would see significant change as Europeans...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at No company in Canada’s history, not Eaton’s, not Molson’s, not Air Canada, has had a bigger impact on our history than the Hudson’s Bay Company. It is a company that would occupy the lands that...
Support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Eight men and one child sat in a boat, staring at a ship that was slowly disappearing over the horizon. They had spent the winter on that ship, stuck in the ice. The crew grew angry as they waited to...