Canada's History
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Thanks to a generous sponsor, we are pleased to offer a fourth reprint of Black History in Canada!
Sign up below to receive your FREE class sets of our very popular Kayak issue devoted to Black history. PLUS you’ll have access to free lesson plans and resources. Registration link in comments.
Sign up below to receive your FREE class sets of our very popular Kayak issue devoted to Black history. PLUS you’ll have access to free lesson plans and resources. Registration link in comments.
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Thanks to a generous sponsor, we are pleased to offer a fourth reprint of Black History in Canada!
Sign up below to receive your FREE class sets of our very popular Kayak issue devoted to Black history. PLUS you’ll have access to free lesson plans and resources. Registration link in comments.
Sign up below to receive your FREE class sets of our very popular Kayak issue devoted to Black history. PLUS you’ll have access to free lesson plans and resources. Registration link in comments.
Do you want to engage with experts in the field of history education? Sign up now for the 2026 Virtual Historical Thinking Institute.
Early bird rate until December 1st!
Early bird rate until December 1st!
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Do you want to engage with experts in the field of history education? Sign up now for the 2026 Virtual Historical Thinking Institute.
Early bird rate until December 1st!
Early bird rate until December 1st!
Rememberance Day memorials have changed fuelled by creation of online databases that document the lives and deaths of Canada’s soldiers. Christopher Moore writes in depth about how that affects who we remember and how.
Read through the link in the comments.
Read through the link in the comments.
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Rememberance Day memorials have changed fuelled by creation of online databases that document the lives and deaths of Canada’s soldiers. Christopher Moore writes in depth about how that affects who we remember and how.
Read through the link in the comments.
Read through the link in the comments.
Did you know that Canada had a role in inventing baseball? Or that the Toronto Blue Jays weren't the first Canadians to win an international championship? Read about nine such facts from Canada's baseball history through the link in the comments.
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Did you know that Canada had a role in inventing baseball? Or that the Toronto Blue Jays weren't the first Canadians to win an international championship? Read about nine such facts from Canada's baseball history through the link in the comments.
Today we mourn the loss of Dr. Tim Cook, Canada’s most celebrated military historian. Learn more about his incredible work as a writer and community leader: www.canadashistory.ca/cmsctx/pv/78...
Canada’s History Society mourns Tim Cook - Canada's History
Historian was a passionate Canadian who helped us understand ourselves.
www.canadashistory.ca
October 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Today we mourn the loss of Dr. Tim Cook, Canada’s most celebrated military historian. Learn more about his incredible work as a writer and community leader: www.canadashistory.ca/cmsctx/pv/78...
Are you a teacher participating in the Heritage Fair program?
Over four online sessions (Oct–Dec), gain practical tools to help students explore history, craft strong inquiry questions, and share their discoveries with confidence. Sessions are also presented in French.
Find the link in the comments.
Over four online sessions (Oct–Dec), gain practical tools to help students explore history, craft strong inquiry questions, and share their discoveries with confidence. Sessions are also presented in French.
Find the link in the comments.
October 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Are you a teacher participating in the Heritage Fair program?
Over four online sessions (Oct–Dec), gain practical tools to help students explore history, craft strong inquiry questions, and share their discoveries with confidence. Sessions are also presented in French.
Find the link in the comments.
Over four online sessions (Oct–Dec), gain practical tools to help students explore history, craft strong inquiry questions, and share their discoveries with confidence. Sessions are also presented in French.
Find the link in the comments.
This Thanksgiving, consider celebrating the educators and researchers who keep our history alive.
Help us reach our goal through the campaign link in the comments.
Help us reach our goal through the campaign link in the comments.
October 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This Thanksgiving, consider celebrating the educators and researchers who keep our history alive.
Help us reach our goal through the campaign link in the comments.
Help us reach our goal through the campaign link in the comments.
It's World Teachers' Day! Listen to our latest podcast series where we speak to the finalists of the 2025 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching about their work inside and outside the classroom. Find the podcast link in the comments.🎓
October 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It's World Teachers' Day! Listen to our latest podcast series where we speak to the finalists of the 2025 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching about their work inside and outside the classroom. Find the podcast link in the comments.🎓
FROM THE OCT/NOV 25 ISSUE:
Winnipeg-born filmmaker and artist Noam Gonick spoke with independent visual arts curator Wayne Baerwaldt about Gonick’s recent documentary, as well as his new ballet video installation.
Full interview linked in the comments.
Winnipeg-born filmmaker and artist Noam Gonick spoke with independent visual arts curator Wayne Baerwaldt about Gonick’s recent documentary, as well as his new ballet video installation.
Full interview linked in the comments.
October 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
FROM THE OCT/NOV 25 ISSUE:
Winnipeg-born filmmaker and artist Noam Gonick spoke with independent visual arts curator Wayne Baerwaldt about Gonick’s recent documentary, as well as his new ballet video installation.
Full interview linked in the comments.
Winnipeg-born filmmaker and artist Noam Gonick spoke with independent visual arts curator Wayne Baerwaldt about Gonick’s recent documentary, as well as his new ballet video installation.
Full interview linked in the comments.
This fall we are offering a professional development series to support teachers in the Heritage Fair program.
Learn strategies for guiding students through every stage of their project, from selecting topics to presenting their findings. Register by Oct. 1 for early-bird pricing! Link in comments.
Learn strategies for guiding students through every stage of their project, from selecting topics to presenting their findings. Register by Oct. 1 for early-bird pricing! Link in comments.
September 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This fall we are offering a professional development series to support teachers in the Heritage Fair program.
Learn strategies for guiding students through every stage of their project, from selecting topics to presenting their findings. Register by Oct. 1 for early-bird pricing! Link in comments.
Learn strategies for guiding students through every stage of their project, from selecting topics to presenting their findings. Register by Oct. 1 for early-bird pricing! Link in comments.
FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL: In advance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, explore our latest publication created in collaboration with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: Truth Before Reconciliation: Indigenous Law and Legal Orders. Download PDF through link in comments.
September 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL: In advance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, explore our latest publication created in collaboration with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: Truth Before Reconciliation: Indigenous Law and Legal Orders. Download PDF through link in comments.
This is the latest manifestation of a long struggle concerning the place of religion in the public sphere in Quebec, a story largely unknown or misunderstood outside the French-speaking community. And, of course, it all started with New France.
Full article linked in the comments.
Full article linked in the comments.
September 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is the latest manifestation of a long struggle concerning the place of religion in the public sphere in Quebec, a story largely unknown or misunderstood outside the French-speaking community. And, of course, it all started with New France.
Full article linked in the comments.
Full article linked in the comments.
ON NEWSSTANDS NOW!
The Oct-Nov issue features a local initiative to preserve war veteran history, an autoworkers strike that contributed to labour movement, and the creation of the Northwest Angle + Annual Beaver supplement, which explores rediscovering Indigenous graves and where to go from here.
The Oct-Nov issue features a local initiative to preserve war veteran history, an autoworkers strike that contributed to labour movement, and the creation of the Northwest Angle + Annual Beaver supplement, which explores rediscovering Indigenous graves and where to go from here.
September 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
ON NEWSSTANDS NOW!
The Oct-Nov issue features a local initiative to preserve war veteran history, an autoworkers strike that contributed to labour movement, and the creation of the Northwest Angle + Annual Beaver supplement, which explores rediscovering Indigenous graves and where to go from here.
The Oct-Nov issue features a local initiative to preserve war veteran history, an autoworkers strike that contributed to labour movement, and the creation of the Northwest Angle + Annual Beaver supplement, which explores rediscovering Indigenous graves and where to go from here.
As Toronto International Film Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, we have compiled a list of some of the most notable Canadian contributions to the Hollywood film industry.
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Find the newsletter linked in the comments.
September 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
As Toronto International Film Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, we have compiled a list of some of the most notable Canadian contributions to the Hollywood film industry.
Find the newsletter linked in the comments.
Find the newsletter linked in the comments.
Beavers and bees might seem like an unlikely duo, but this productive pair has long been associated with big business.
Full post linked in the comments 🦫
Full post linked in the comments 🦫
September 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Beavers and bees might seem like an unlikely duo, but this productive pair has long been associated with big business.
Full post linked in the comments 🦫
Full post linked in the comments 🦫
📰From the newsletter: This former-fishing-camp-turned-remarkable garden in Bas-Saint-Laurent was created by Elsie Reford, a feminist and philanthropist. She is seen pictured here in her gardens, circa 1935.
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#WorldPhotographyDay #canadianhistory
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#WorldPhotographyDay #canadianhistory
August 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
📰From the newsletter: This former-fishing-camp-turned-remarkable garden in Bas-Saint-Laurent was created by Elsie Reford, a feminist and philanthropist. She is seen pictured here in her gardens, circa 1935.
Find the full newsletter linked in the comments!
#WorldPhotographyDay #canadianhistory
Find the full newsletter linked in the comments!
#WorldPhotographyDay #canadianhistory
Bloody (fantastic) beaver post about Cree artist Kent Monkman's 2011 painting "Les castors du roi" which draws on multiple references to make the beaver the subject of colonial-style hunting/war art.
Full post linked in the comments 🦫
Full post linked in the comments 🦫
August 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Bloody (fantastic) beaver post about Cree artist Kent Monkman's 2011 painting "Les castors du roi" which draws on multiple references to make the beaver the subject of colonial-style hunting/war art.
Full post linked in the comments 🦫
Full post linked in the comments 🦫
August 12 is celebrated as #WorldElephantDay. Humans have always been in awe of these wonderfully big creatures but sometimes not in the best way.
Read more about the life and afterlife of Jumbo through the link in the comments🐘
#canada #canadian #canadianhistory #elephant
Read more about the life and afterlife of Jumbo through the link in the comments🐘
#canada #canadian #canadianhistory #elephant
August 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
August 12 is celebrated as #WorldElephantDay. Humans have always been in awe of these wonderfully big creatures but sometimes not in the best way.
Read more about the life and afterlife of Jumbo through the link in the comments🐘
#canada #canadian #canadianhistory #elephant
Read more about the life and afterlife of Jumbo through the link in the comments🐘
#canada #canadian #canadianhistory #elephant
Some 61 nursing sisters faced Canada's deadliest naval attack during the Great War. Their deaths became fodder for Allied propaganda. Read "Maritime Massacre" and other stories from last week's newsletter through the link in the comments.
August 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Some 61 nursing sisters faced Canada's deadliest naval attack during the Great War. Their deaths became fodder for Allied propaganda. Read "Maritime Massacre" and other stories from last week's newsletter through the link in the comments.
In 2021, the House of Commons unanimously designated August 1 as Emancipation Day, an occasion to reflect on the history and legacy of slavery in North America. Canada does not have a history of industrial-scale slavery but it did exist in what’s now Canada, and wasn't abolished until 19th century.
August 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In 2021, the House of Commons unanimously designated August 1 as Emancipation Day, an occasion to reflect on the history and legacy of slavery in North America. Canada does not have a history of industrial-scale slavery but it did exist in what’s now Canada, and wasn't abolished until 19th century.
This week’s newsletter was all about the food that has brought Canadians together.
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#canada #canadianhistory #history #museum #foodstagram
Find the full newsletter linked in our comments 📄
#canada #canadianhistory #history #museum #foodstagram
July 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This week’s newsletter was all about the food that has brought Canadians together.
Find the full newsletter linked in our comments 📄
#canada #canadianhistory #history #museum #foodstagram
Find the full newsletter linked in our comments 📄
#canada #canadianhistory #history #museum #foodstagram
Many illustrations from Canada’s colonial period survive today as woodcut prints, but Louis Nicolas’ Codex Canadensis presents a rare example of ink and watercolour drawings. Check out the full post on Instagram through the link in the comments!
#canada
#canada
July 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Many illustrations from Canada’s colonial period survive today as woodcut prints, but Louis Nicolas’ Codex Canadensis presents a rare example of ink and watercolour drawings. Check out the full post on Instagram through the link in the comments!
#canada
#canada
Here’s a newsletter full of stories about how craft and craftiness has played a role in Canadian history. From urban homesteading trends to traditional knowledge, craft has been central in bringing people together.
Full newsletter is linked in the comments!📬
Full newsletter is linked in the comments!📬
July 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Here’s a newsletter full of stories about how craft and craftiness has played a role in Canadian history. From urban homesteading trends to traditional knowledge, craft has been central in bringing people together.
Full newsletter is linked in the comments!📬
Full newsletter is linked in the comments!📬
These 18th century hat labels caught the attention of potential customers with fanciful depictions of the new world where beavers were abundant🎩
Full Instagram post is linked in the comments.
Full Instagram post is linked in the comments.
July 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
These 18th century hat labels caught the attention of potential customers with fanciful depictions of the new world where beavers were abundant🎩
Full Instagram post is linked in the comments.
Full Instagram post is linked in the comments.
Happy #WorldChocolateDay! Read about the (very successful) post-war children's protests to make chocolates affordable again. Full article linked in the comments.
July 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Happy #WorldChocolateDay! Read about the (very successful) post-war children's protests to make chocolates affordable again. Full article linked in the comments.