
People & Culture
Sacred returns: the repatriation of Indigenous heritage
The uncertain future of thousands of artifacts as the Hudson’s Bay Company winds down
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People & Culture
The uncertain future of thousands of artifacts as the Hudson’s Bay Company winds down
History
A new children’s book from the RCAF Foundation hopes to inspire the next generation of aviators
Places
The 49th parallel forms a major part of Canada’s southern border with the United States. Test your geography smarts with our ultimate quiz!
History
Sixty years ago this month, the iconic Canadian flag was raised, but not before a fiery Great Flag Debate
History
Canada became a hotbed of gaming in the 1980s, for better or for worse
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History
On Dec. 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted an aspirational document articulating the foundations for human rights and dignity, but who was the Canadian that helped make it possible?
History
Understanding the workers’ protests that paved the way for the creation of unions to advocate for workers’ rights
History
Que signifie être un citoyen canadien? Que vos ancêtres habitent cette terre depuis des temps immémoriaux ou que vous ayez récemment immigré, les différentes…
History
The act was meant to formalize Canada’s national identity — and keep the peace
History
100 years ago — on October 22, 1921 — the iconic Nova Scotian schooner was victorious in its first major race
Travel
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.
History
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
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”
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A pilgrimage to Kejimkujik reveals centuries-old connections between descendants of Nova Scotia’s first Scottish settlers and the Mi’kmaq who saved them
Places
The story of Frank, Alta., the deadliest landslide in Canadian history and a town that endures
History
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
History
The Canadian Museum of History’s newest exhibit, Unexpected! Surprising Treasures From Library and Archives Canada, opens Dec. 9
150e anniversaire : le Mouvement des neuf heures et l’adoption de la Loi sur les syndicats
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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
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
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.
History
The bestselling author and historian on why exploration is essential to understanding Canada’s history
History
Hooked on new TV show Frontier? Here are the real-life titans of Canada’s first industry.
Wildlife
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