The Search for the Northwest Passage, Arctic Shipping Route
Part of the mythology of Canada still, the search for the northwest passage began when European explorers sought shorter trade routes to...
The 1917 Halifax Harbor Explosion: Hurling Blame
The horrendous explosion in Halifax Harbor the morning of 6 December 1917 killed almost 2,000 people and altered the important Atlantic seaport...
The Scandal of the Ross Rifle
Canadian soldiers went into battle in World War I armed with a weapon that had major defects but whose maker was a friend of...
Merchant Vessel “SS Liverpool Packet” Torpedoed by U-Boat 432
German submarines patrolled the east coast of North America, sinking merchant and military vessels in WW Two.
Sailing between New York City and Newfoundland, the...
Canada During World War II and Some of the Battles She Fought
World War II (1939-1945) was the result of Hitler’s decision to invade Poland in his attempt to spread his rule and achieve...
Ontario Haunting: The Ghost of the Burlington Canal
For almost two centuries, the Burlington Canal has played a vital role in marine transportation and commerce on the Great Lakes. Initially constructed in...
Major-General Sam Steele of Canada’s North West Mounted Police
Courageous, Samuel Benfield Steele was a Canadian hero, keeping order in the Klondike Gold Rush and leading soldiers in war. He was knighted in...
Settling the Alaska Boundary Dispute in 1903
The Alaskan-Yukon boundaries were respected until the Klondike Gold Rush began. Arguments and tribunals ensued, the British sided with US and Canada lost.
The shores...
Dubbed Black Christmas, Allies Surrender in Battle of Hong Kong
The WWII Battle of Hong Kong was short. The vicious, bloody fight for the small British Colony located off the eastern coast of China...
The SS Mont Blanc Explosion in Halifax Harbor
The collision of the SS Imo and the SS Mont Blanc, heavily laden with wartime chemicals, set off an explosion that devastated the entire...