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Unfurling the history of our Canadian flag
Sixty years ago this month, the iconic Canadian flag was raised, but not before a fiery Great Flag Debate
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The board game boom
Canada became a hotbed of gaming in the 1980s, for better or for worse
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The magnificent inland voyage of an Edwardian-era steamship
SS Keewatin may be moored in Kingston, Ont., now, but the stylish steamship used to offer a lavish lifestyle while cruising the Great Lakes
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The untold story of the Canadian Mayflower and the birth of New Scotland
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Here & There host Liz Beatty takes us on a journey of revelations that uncovers the other half of the story of one family’s part in the birth of Canada’s New Scotland. It’s a road trip deep into a sea-change moment happening across Nova Scotia, and to the precise intersection point of two cultures and two families that no one saw coming.
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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 4(3): Treasures of the fur trade
Episode 19
As a way of illustrating the importance of company fur traders to the 100-year-old HBC collection, curator Amelia Fay pulls out three items donated by Julian Camsell, HBC Chief Factor for the MacKenzie District in Canada’s Arctic
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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – BONUS EPISODE: Sir George Simpson
Episode 14
In this special bonus episode of Explore, canoe expert James Raffan introduces listeners to HBC Governor George Simpson and his unique style of “management by canoe”
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The untold story of the Hudson’s Bay Company
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 1: Waskaganish
Episode 12
The Explore podcast delves into the 350-year history of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In this, the first of a four-part series, we visit the James Bay Cree Nation of Waskaganish, site of the first-ever HBC trading post.
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Five companies that dominated the Canadian fur trade
Hooked on new TV show Frontier? Here are the real-life titans of Canada’s first industry.
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In the name of humanity: Recognizing 75 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Honouring the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jean Paul Riopelle
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150th anniversary: the Nine Hour Movement and adoption of the Trade Unions Act
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Le grand égalisateur? Se souvenir de la promesse de la Loi sur la citoyenneté canadienne.
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The great equalizer? Remembering the promise of the Canadian Citizenship Act
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The untold story of the “Canadian Mayflower:” A family roots journey in Nova Scotia
A pilgrimage to Kejimkujik reveals centuries-old connections between descendants of Nova Scotia’s first Scottish settlers and the Mi’kmaq who saved them
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Here comes the sun: Canada’s first astronomical observatory
Fredericton, home to the William Brydone Jack Observatory, will be one of the few Canadian cities to experience the total solar eclipse that crosses North America on April 8
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Celebrating 50 years of the Little NHL
After five decades, the Little Native Hockey League tournament continues to thrive as the largest Indigenous youth tournament in Ontario
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George Back: The expedition’s artist
The Canadian Arctic explorer’s evocative series of watercolours brings to life the beauty he experienced during a doomed overland trek to the Polar Sea
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The 1903 Frank Slide: In the shadow of the mountain
The story of Frank, Alta., the deadliest landslide in Canadian history and a town that endures
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Lessons learned from the ice storm of 1998
It plunged five million people into the dark and cold — the recovery would take years
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Ottawa landmark gets new life as temporary home for Senate of Canada
Inside the transformation of the old Ottawa train station into the “Red Chamber on Rideau”
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Canadian War Museum acquires historic Victoria Cross
Acquisition ensures that the medal set awarded to Saskatchewan-born Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie in the Second World War will stay in Canada
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Six notable moments in the Château Frontenac’s 125-year history
As Quebec's grand railway hotel turns 125, we look back at some key political and pop culture moments that happened there
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Les rivières de la résistance : une histoire de la Métis Nation of Ontario
« Nous en avions assez de nous cacher derrière les arbres. » Les flux et reflux de l’histoire des Métis telle qu’elle s’est déroulée sur les rives de l’Ontario
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Rivers of resistance: A history of the Métis Nation of Ontario
“We were tired of hiding behind trees.” The ebb and flow of Métis history as it has unfolded on Ontario’s shores
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An extraordinary presence: Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II loved Canada. As proof, look no further than what she has bequeathed us: the possibility to keep evolving our system of government.
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New Heritage Minute reveals the secret life of Lucy Maud Montgomery
Though beloved for her books featuring plucky heroines, the celebrated novelist privately battled depression and the sexist attitudes of the early 20th century
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A Canadian soldier’s “war flowers” and the resilience of the human spirit
War Flowers, a new exhibition on now at the Canadian War Museum, tells the stories of Canadians in the First World War through floriography, sculpture, scent and sound
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New exhibit spotlights weird and wonderful artifacts from Canadian history
The Canadian Museum of History’s newest exhibit, Unexpected! Surprising Treasures From Library and Archives Canada, opens Dec. 9
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150e anniversaire : le Mouvement des neuf heures et l’adoption de la Loi sur les syndicats
Pour comprendre les protestations des travailleurs qui ont ouvert la voie à la création de syndicats pour promouvoir les droits des ouvriers
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The Alex Fraser Bridge: A critical link in British Columbia’s highway system
In his newest book, Incredible Crossings, renowned historian and best-selling author, Derek Hayes, combines hundreds of visuals with meticulously researched commentary to educate readers on the bridges, tunnels and inland ferries that connect British Columbia
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Roy MacGregor – No Canoe, No Canada
Episode 44
Award-winning journalist and best-selling author, Roy MacGregor discusses the history of the canoe and how it continues to capture the imaginations of people across Canada and beyond
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From the archives: Frozen feat — a personal account of the 1925 expedition to conquer Mount Logan
The journey a master mountaineer described “one of the strangest ventures of my life.”
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The little-known history of Halifax’s island hoosegow
Today it’s home to a yacht club, but two centuries ago Melville Island was packed with prisoners, not boats
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On the Rock, waiting for the roll
Writer Stephen Smith takes to Newfoundland’s shores in his quest to see the ‘capelin roll’ — the spawning spectacle of a tiny fish with a massive ecological, historical and cultural impact
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Charlotte Gray
Episode 9
The bestselling author and historian on why exploration is essential to understanding Canada’s history
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The resurrection of Upper Fort Garry
Upper Fort Garry Heritage Provincial Park aims to bring history to life with new technological installation
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A century ago today, the Bluenose made history
100 years ago — on October 22, 1921 — the iconic Nova Scotian schooner was victorious in its first major race
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Bluenose: Behind the sails
The symbolism of the iconic Canadian fishing and racing schooner Bluenose may be as relevant today as it was 100 years ago when the ship first hit the water
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