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...
Arctic Expedition Ship HMCS Karluk Crushed in Ice, January 1914
The steam-whaler heavily loaded with supplies and equipment to last for many months, Captain Robert Bartlett and his crew sailed north from Victoria, BC....
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...
William Osler Taught the Art of Bedside Medicine to New Doctors
The skills of touching, viewing or speaking with a live patient were not required modules in medical student training in early Canada. A licence...
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...
McGill University Established in Montreal, Quebec in 1821
Nestled against the lush green spaces of Mount Royal, McGill University is located in a bustling downtown section of Montreal. An historical symbol of...
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...
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...
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...
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...