Lila Bell Acheson Wallace, Co-founder of Reader’s Digest
In magazine racks at checkouts, on coffee tables at dentist and doctor offices, in all sorts of waiting rooms, the covers of Reader’s Digest...
Steamboat “Asia” 1882 Disaster on Georgian Bay
Only teen-aged passengers Christine Morrison and Duncan Tinkiss survived the September 14, 1882 nautical disaster on Georgian Bay.
The flat-bottomed ship Asia, built to...
“Albertosaurus” Dinosaur Fossil Found in Alberta in 1884
Scouting for coal and other resources and the best routes for new railways, geologists explored the Red Deer River valley in southern Alberta in...
Georgina Fane Pope, First Matron of Canadian Army Nursing Corps
Nursing Sister Georgina Fane Pope earned Canada's first Royal Red Cross Medal for her dedicated nursing service in the Boer War in South Africa
The...
The Massacre at Lachine: The Attack and its Aftermath
Early on the morning of 5 August 1689, the fifteen hundred Iroquois warriors on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River launched their...
Joe Boyle: King of the Klondike
Joe Boyle was a boxing promoter who made a fortune in gold mining. In later life he mingled with presidents, prime ministers, and, romantically,...
Canadians Invested Millions in Victory Loans in WWI and WWII
As soldiers fought the enemy in grim battles overseas in World War One, the Government of Canada fought another battle. The costs of war...
Hudson’s Bay Company’s Ship ‘The Nonsuch’ with Zachariah Gillam
James Bay is in sight! Land ho! The 1668 expedition to Canada's north by explorers Groseilliers and Radisson was a success. It led to...
Etienne Brule – Interpreter, Explorer, Traitor
From its founding in 1604, New France's survival depended on the profitability of the fur trade, specifically beaver pelts. Samuel de Champlain, the colony's...
Quebec’s 1832 Cholera Epidemic
When cholera invaded Quebec City in 1832, this devastating disease gripped people's minds, creating a climate of terror. The corpses it left behind were...