Louis Roy First Printer of “Upper Canada Gazette”
Quebec-born Louis Roy, a superior typesetter, was the first printer of the first newspaper in Upper Canada.
At age 15, Louis Roy (1771-1799) began his...
First Newspaper in Early Ontario “Upper Canada Gazette”
The first newspaper in the province, the "Upper Canada Gazette" established in 1793 to disseminate government information, is a valuable historical record.
When Upper Canada...
Canadian Nuclear Physicist Harriet Brooks
Physicists were a rare breed at the turn of the 20th century and women in the nuclear science fields were even more sparse. Harriet...
S.S. City of Medicine Hat
The province of Saskatchewan is located in the middle of the Canadian prairies and is best known for its vast expanses of land. Commonly...
The Destruction of Huronia 1648 – 1649
The destruction of Huronia, the homeland of the Huron nation, by Iroquois war parties between 1648 and 1649 was an outcome of the bloody...
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...
Artist Paraskeva Clark Painted Canadians at Work and at War
At the end of her long and flourishing career as a prominent fine artist, Paraskeva Clark made startling statements.
Difficulties Faced by Women Artists
“I would...
The Oak Island Money Pit
The Oak Island Money Pit located in Nova Scotia, Canada is a site where buried treasure is rumoured to lie. It's also a site...
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...