For Canadian school kids, the country's history involves tedious tales of explorers lugging canoes between mosquito-infested rivers as they contemplate what or whom to eat. Apart from the odd skirmish ...

GATINEAU, QC, June 27, 2024 /CNW/ - On June 29, 1989, the Canadian Museum of History opened the doors of its iconic new building for the very first time. As the Museum celebrates the past 35 years, it ...

There is an argument to be made that September 28, 1972 was the greatest day in Canadian history. That it was greater than July 1, 1867, "a bright sunny day right across the country," the day the ...

Spread across four floors and nearly 300,000 square feet, the Canadian Museum of History (formerly the Canadian Museum of Civilization) is a behemoth. Welcoming more than 1.2 million people annually, ...

Ryan Hamilton is a graduate student in history at the University of Oxford. The October Crisis of 1970 saw the kidnapping of British diplomat James Cross and Quebec deputy premier Pierre Laporte, as ...

During Black History Month more than two years ago, in February 2024, the Ontario Conservative government announced it would introduce mandatory curriculum expectations focused on the history of Black ...