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Ottawa-Hull Fire of 1900

It was a beautiful spring morning in Hull, Quebec on April 26, 1900. The sun was shining, the leaves were emerging on trees and birds were chirping to welcome the new season after a long winter. But there was still a chill in the air, causing many...

How Ottawa Became The Capital

Ottawa is the capital of Canada and every school child and Canadian knows that. It has been our capital since before Canada was even a country, but how did it become the capital? It was once a small village known for its lumber camps until it was...

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