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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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Aviation Nation: The past, present and future of the Royal Canadian Air Force
A new children’s book from the RCAF Foundation hopes to inspire the next generation of aviators
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Ultimate Canadian Geography Quiz: How well do you know the 49th parallel?
The 49th parallel forms a major part of Canada’s southern border with the United States. Test your geography smarts with our ultimate quiz!
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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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Honouring the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jean Paul Riopelle
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Les rivières de la résistance : une histoire de la Métis Nation of Ontario
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Rivers of resistance: A history of the Métis Nation of Ontario
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An extraordinary presence: Remembering Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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New Heritage Minute reveals the secret life of Lucy Maud Montgomery
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In the name of humanity: Recognizing 75 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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?
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150th anniversary: the Nine Hour Movement and adoption of the Trade Unions Act
Understanding the workers’ protests that paved the way for the creation of unions to advocate for workers’ rights
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Le grand égalisateur? Se souvenir de la promesse de la Loi sur la citoyenneté canadienne.
Que signifie être un citoyen canadien? Que vos ancêtres habitent cette terre depuis des temps immémoriaux ou que vous ayez récemment immigré, les différentes…
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The great equalizer? Remembering the promise of the Canadian Citizenship Act
The act was meant to formalize Canada’s national identity — and keep the peace
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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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The untold story of the Canadian Mayflower and the birth of New Scotland
Episode 1
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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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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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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Reflecting on the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act
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Lessons learned from the ice storm of 1998
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Ottawa landmark gets new life as temporary home for Senate of Canada
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Canadian War Museum acquires historic Victoria Cross
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Six notable moments in the Château Frontenac’s 125-year history
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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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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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“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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Little Hawaii: The history of Hawaiians in Pacific Canada
A look into one of the least-known migrations in North America
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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
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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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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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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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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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The bestselling author and historian on why exploration is essential to understanding Canada’s history
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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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Wildlife
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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