This year marks a century and a half since the first numbered treaties were signed

Host David McGuffin and RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts reveal some of the compelling figures of the early fur trade in Canada: Henry Kelsey, Samuel Hearne, and the great Dene leader Matonabbee

100 years after the Halifax Explosion, the city retains traces of its pre-war life

A century ago, the medical school building at the University of Toronto was the site of a momentous scientific breakthrough

Il y a un siècle, le bâtiment de l’école de médecine de l'Université de Toronto était le site de la découverte révolutionnaire de l’insuline 

Acquisition ensures that the medal set awarded to Saskatchewan-born Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie in the Second World War will stay in Canada

La professeure Anna Triandafylllidou se penche sur un projet de mise en récit numérique où 28 étudiants de deuxième cycle de partout au Canada étaient invités à répondre à la question : Qui suis-je ?

Professor Anna Triandafyllidou reflects on a digital storytelling project that saw 28 graduate students from across Canada answer the question: Who am I?

100 years ago — on October 22, 1921 — the iconic Nova Scotian schooner was victorious in its first major race

Omar Mouallem, author of Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas, looks at why an unshakeable faith in Canada’s multiculturalism project — common amongst the generation of Muslim immigrants who arrived in the ’70s — is not always shared by those who have migrated in the last 20 years, and is rarely felt by their children

A book by environmental historian Daniel Macfarlane reveals the decades of technological feats and cross-border politics that went into “fixing” one of North America’s most important natural sites

Published in the New York Journal as a fanciful full-page map, Going to Klondyke encouraged everyday newspaper readers to try their luck at gold prospecting in the Yukon

Canada’s last active seaport immigration shed closed 50 years ago — a look back at Pier 21

Le symbolisme du Bluenose, l’emblématique goélette canadienne de pêche et de course, est peut-être tout aussi pertinent aujourd’hui qu’il y a 100 ans, lorsque le navire a touché l’eau pour la première fois

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

A French-born Canadian changed the world of mapping by photographing the Rockies

A 17th-century circumpolar map shows the early days of Arctic exploration

Author Emma Donoghue’s novel about the 1918 pandemic offers up many parallels to our 2020 pandemic experience

La participation du Canada à la bataille de l’Atlantique, montrée ici, est considérée comme étant son rôle le plus crucial dans la guerre.

Canada’s part in the Battle of the Atlantic, shown here is considered its most essential role in the war

Retracer l’histoire des Nations Unies à l’aide d’une carte, réalisée pour les écoles en 1947 afin de commémorer le grand moment de l’union de la planète pour le plus grand bien

Tracing the history of the United Nations with a map, produced for schools in 1947 to commemorate the momentous coming together of the planet for a greater good

La première exposition des artistes avait lieu le 7 mai 1920

Their first exhibition was May 7, 1920 at what is now the Art Gallery of Ontario

Une rétrospective des débuts de l’institution fondée il y a 350 ans, qui revendiquait autrefois une part importante du globe

Gagnante de la médaille d’or il y a 100 ans à Anvers (Belgique), l’équipe canadienne a établi une domination en hockey olympique qui a duré pendant trois autres Jeux successifs

Winning gold 100 years ago in Antwerp, Belgium, Canada’s team set a standard for Olympic hockey dominance that would last for three more successive Games

L’année 1970 marquait la naissance des Jeux, créés pour donner aux athlètes nordiques plus d’occasions de s’entraîner et de participer à des compétitions

Games were started in 1970 to give northern athletes more opportunities for training and competition

“Most successful season” of exploration since the wreck was discovered surfaces 350 artifacts from officers’ quarters

The bestselling author and historian on why exploration is essential to understanding Canada’s history 

In his new book Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson, Mark Bourrie examines the larger-than-life legacy of the French-Canadian fur trader 

A new book by Ken McGoogan traces the experiences of Scottish Highlanders evicted from their homes to pre-Confederation Canada

Our beloved red-and-white maple leaf flag was raised on Feb. 15, 1965, but not before years of angry debates and a parade of competing designs were put down

On April 1, 1999, Canada’s youngest population took control of its largest territory. Here’s how Canadian Geographic covered the story. 

The amazing story of Renatus Tuglavina, remembered in northern Labrador as a folk hero

A new novel by Erika Behrisch Elce brings Lady Franklin — widow of doomed polar explorer Sir John Franklin — to life in new and creative ways

The author, actor and member of Monty Python wrapped up the Canadian leg of his North American book tour with a sold-out show in Ottawa  

An exclusive abridged excerpt from a new book by the famed explorer, actor and comedian

Magazine to look for evidence of racist language and attitudes in every issue published since 1930 and report on its findings

As Canada embarks on a process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, the Métis are still without territory to call their own

The re-release of Owen Beattie and John Geiger's Frozen in Time introduces a new generation to a captivating — and still unsolved — mystery 

A new exhibit at the British Library in London, U.K. features images captured by Canadians between 1895 and 1924

New Canadian Museum of History exhibit featuring digital facial reconstruction to open July 1

Frustrated with North American railway timetables, Fleming proposed a new way to keep an interconnected world moving on schedule: standard time

These images from the first half of the 20th century show Canada's oldest national park when it was still young