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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...