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“The Switzerland of America”
How the Canadian Pacific Railway turned amenity into luxury with its now-forgotten mountain hotel dining stations
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How the Canadian Pacific Railway turned amenity into luxury with its now-forgotten mountain hotel dining stations
History
A look into one of the least-known migrations in North America
People & Culture
A revered artist, Riopelle considered the Canadian wilderness to be his muse
History
On the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a look at the system of IDs used to track and control Chinese residents
History
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
History
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”
History
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
History
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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Hooked on new TV show Frontier? Here are the real-life titans of Canada’s first industry.
150th anniversary: the Nine Hour Movement and adoption of the Trade Unions Act
02Le grand égalisateur? Se souvenir de la promesse de la Loi sur la citoyenneté canadienne.
03The great equalizer? Remembering the promise of the Canadian Citizenship Act
04A century ago today, the Bluenose made history
History
It plunged five million people into the dark and cold — the recovery would take years
Places
Inside the transformation of the old Ottawa train station into the “Red Chamber on Rideau”
History
Acquisition ensures that the medal set awarded to Saskatchewan-born Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie in the Second World War will stay in Canada
Travel
As Quebec's grand railway hotel turns 125, we look back at some key political and pop culture moments that happened there
People & Culture
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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Mapping
Today it’s home to a yacht club, but two centuries ago Melville Island was packed with prisoners, not boats
Travel
Upper Fort Garry Heritage Provincial Park aims to bring history to life with new technological installation
History
The bestselling author and historian on why exploration is essential to understanding Canada’s history