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....
Joseph B. Tyrrell, Noted Geologist, Gold Miner, Dinosaur Hunter
Scarlet fever struck Joseph Tyrrell when he was a young child and the illness left him with permanent hearing damage. Tyrrell, born on November...
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...
The “Extension of Nation”: Commodity and Commodification
The shift from oral to printing culture affected human beings' perception of society. Nations are global villages where information is a commodity.
The 21st century...
How the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was built
The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was the dream of Sir John A. Macdonald as he envisioned a Canada that would stretch from the Atlantic...
Battle of Paardeberg Drift, Canadians in the Second Boer War
Battling against the British Empire, the Boers of South Africa refused to live under the rule of the British Imperial government. The Boers were...
Christmas Around The World – Canada
Canada has a large range of cultural backgrounds that bring various traditional components to the Christmas season. French, English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Aboriginal...