
History
Ham radio and the world of amateur radio operators
A dive into the fascinating evolution of radio, starting from the first received message at Signal Hill, Newfoundland
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History
A dive into the fascinating evolution of radio, starting from the first received message at Signal Hill, Newfoundland
Travel
Rocking and rolling across the Atlantic on a voyage steeped in history aboard Cunard’s iconic ocean liner
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
It plunged five million people into the dark and cold — the recovery would take years
History
From their beginnings in the late 19th century, salmon hatcheries have gone from cure to band-aid to crutch. Now, we can’t live without manufactured fish.
Mapping
An interactive mapping project compiles the nation’s geographic memorials to Canada’s role in global conflicts
Mapping
How Port Moody, B.C., missed out on becoming one of the world’s great harbours
Mapping
In 1560, Italian map engraver Paolo Forlani became the first to include “Canada” on a printed map
Mapping
In A History of Canada in 10 Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land, Adam Shoalts delves into the fascinating stories behind the people and maps that helped shape a nation
Mapping
Although often unheralded in accounts of Champlain's accomplishments, Indigenous Peoples played an important role in helping the famous explorer map New France
History
100 years after the Halifax Explosion, the city retains traces of its pre-war life
History
As Canada embarks on a process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, the Métis are still without territory to call their own
History
A beautiful panoramic map offers a bird's-eye view of what Winnipeg, Manitoba would have looked like in 1881
Mapping
Early maps of the railways that shaped our country
Science & Tech
A video by NASA’s Earth Observatory blog reveals the little-known history of tiny Landsat Island — and the Canadian woman who helped discover it
Mapping
Maps like the two pictured here were instrumental in opening up the countryside to urban North American bike owners
Mapping
Today it’s home to a yacht club, but two centuries ago Melville Island was packed with prisoners, not boats
Mapping
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin’s 18th-century map reveals how the pursuit of the humble fish helped shape the nation
Mapping
A look at the cartographic gem commissioned 250 years ago by Quebec’s military governor
Places
Places
Places
Places
Places
Places
Travel
Beaches, peaches, silver mines and history — this B.C. city does it all with a modern, urban twist.
Travel
Seven must-do experiences in the Yukon’s Gold Rush town
Travel
The Vimy Foundation Centennial Park provides a home for 100 repatriated ‘Vimy Oaks’ and is intended to be a space for reflection on the decisive battle
Travel
Your guide to exploring the sights, tastes and history of Greater Williamsburg
Cartographier l’histoire des pensionnats autochtones grâce à Google Earth
02Mapping Canada’s history of residential schools with Google Earth
03Canadian Geographic Education commemorates Vimy Ridge centennial in France with EF Tours
04RCGS to bring educational resources to Vimy for 100th anniversary of battle
People & Culture
On the 175th anniversary of Canada’s first telegraph message, a pioneering telegrapher recalls her exciting career
People & Culture
A celebration of the real Louis Riel, Métis leader and Manitoba founder, on the 150th anniversary of the Red River Resistance and the 175th of his birth
People & Culture
As sea level rise and the accelerating pace of coastal erosion threaten cultural heritage around the world, Canada has a lot to lose
Exploration
Two hundred years before Franklin and 300 years before Amundsen, a daring Dane came closer to finding the Northwest Passage than anyone had before
People & Culture
The new headquarters of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is transforming the way the 90-year-old organization carries out its mandate
Travel
Connect with Canada’s past and present on this network of waterways between Peterborough, Ont. and the nation’s capital
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
"The point of all this is to make history intimate"
Travel
Discover the New France of Samuel de Champlain on this scenic cycling route along the St. Lawrence River
History
L’histoire méconnue de la grippe espagnole de 1918 et notre état de préparation à la prochaine grande pandémie
History
Roaming First World War sites and cemeteries in northern France and Belgium, Stephen Smith reflects on what time heals — and what it can’t
History
Between 1914 and 1920, some 5,000 ethnic Ukrainians were imprisoned in Canadian internment camps. A new documentary tells their stories.
History
The little-known story of the 1918 Spanish Flu and how we're preparing for the next great pandemic
History
New multimedia project will examine the social and political impact of the flu on Canada, and how experts are preparing for the next pandemic
People & Culture
Master carpenter Gordon Macdonald on restoring an iconic B.C. bridge, the value of heritage infrastructure, and why he's set his sights on the Antarctic
People & Culture
George Hunter made it his lifelong mission to show Canadians their country. Now, his iconic images have been compiled into a book.
People & Culture
The daughter of a hereditary Mohawk chief and an English immigrant, Johnson used her hard-won celebrity to challenge Indigenous stereotypes
People & Culture
The latest Heritage Minute from Historica Canada profiles Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak and is the first to be produced in three different languages
People & Culture
The former governor general of Canada reflects on the challenges facing Canadian women today
History
Thousands of Canadians have fought and lost their lives overseas — and they haven’t been forgotten
History
Why HMCS Haida became the flagship of the Royal Canadian Navy
History
Magazine to look for evidence of racist language and attitudes in every issue published since 1930 and report on its findings
History
Discovery Canada's original drama portrays the struggle for wealth and power in 1700s Canada
History
Photos of flying ace Joe Fall offer a rare glimpse at life during the Great War
Travel
Past and present blend seamlessly in this colourful cultural hub, home to missions and Tex-Mex
Places
A look at the fascinating sites Parks Canada has proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation
Places
A look at how the Canadian Geographical Journal covered Vancouver’s 50th birthday
Environment
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
Exploration
The Raftsmen tells the remarkable (and once nearly forgotten) story of how four French expats living in Canada became the first to cross the North Atlantic by raft
Exploration
Author Ken McGoogan says his latest book, Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage, is the “more inclusive narrative of Arctic exploration” that the 21st century demands
Environment
In his new book, Original Highways: Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada, Roy MacGregor examines the historical legacy and future of Canada's greatest rivers