Modern Canadian History

Lt. Col John McCrae was a Canadian poet, surgeon and author during World War I. He is best remembered for writing In Flanders Fields.

Nov 9, 2009 - Terry Long

A powerful group of Toronto investment brokers sought control and personal financial gain at the beginning of the 20th century, regardless of the effect upon others.

Oct 1, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

Toronto stock broker Sir Henry Pellatt's grand dream resulted in construction of Casa Loma at great cost to many.

Sep 28, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

Toronto's Massey Hall, built expressly for orchestral and choral performances, opened June 14, 1894 and earned a unique place in history.

Aug 15, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

The Winnipeg General Strike brought men and women together in a massive protest that would profoundly change the city and the working world.

Aug 12, 2009 - Susan Huebert

Long Branch Park was once an exclusive summer vacation site catering to Toronto's elite. The reason for its success was also one of the main causes of its decline.

Aug 2, 2009 - Heather Zorzini

This is not the first time gold has gone missing from the high security vaults of the Royal Canadian Mint but this time no one knows where it has gone or how it was taken

Jul 8, 2009 - William Silvester

Located in southern Ontario, the National Air Force Museum of Canada houses one of the finest collections of military aircraft, uniforms and art in the world.

May 5, 2009 - Jason Gray

Timothy Eaton, a farm boy and storekeeper's apprentice in Ireland's County Antrim, became one of Canada's most successful merchants.

Apr 4, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

As the Second World War came to a close, a pair of German U-boats found themselves being commissioned into service with the Royal Canadian Navy.

Mar 28, 2009 - Jason Gray

Canadians invented the telephone and Blackberry and discovered insulin, but perhaps, their greatest gift to humanity is the Whoopee Cushion.

Mar 18, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

For eight days, in December of 1943, Canadian soldiers fought a vicious battle against Hitler's elite paratroopers, in a small Italian seaport named Ortona.

Mar 8, 2009 - Jason Gray

Sam McLaughlin's career that began with apprenticeship in upholstering horse-drawn carriages culminated in the formation of General Motors Canada in Oshawa, Ontario.

Mar 7, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson is frequently described as one of Canada's most influential people of the twentieth century.

Feb 25, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson's illustrious career included receiving the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize and becoming Prime Minister of Canada.

Feb 25, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

The Avro Arrow, built by AV Roe Canada was a high performance delta-wing interceptor. It represented the culmination of a design study that began in 1953.

Feb 20, 2009 - Terry Long

In his poem, "Ode to the West Wind", Percy Bysshe Shelley asked, "O wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"

Feb 14, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

Ortona, Italy, a seaside holiday town, just passed an anniversary of significance. Canada needs to commemorate its soldiers' wartime deeds from this "Little Stalingrad."

Feb 7, 2009 - James Ellsworth

Celebrations for the O.P.P.'s centenary anniversary include a dogsledding expedition, a time capsule and a travelling exhibition of mug shots.

Feb 5, 2009 - Pat Maitland

Steve Douglas started a massive project that will enable Canadians to view graves of their twentieth century war dead.

Jan 19, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

Many Canadians volunteered to fight fascism in Spain's Civil War from 1936-1939, but grappled with democracy and communism also, in a preview of both WWII & the Cold War.

Jan 8, 2009 - James Ellsworth

Newfoundland householders, especially in outport villages, expect to welcome masked guests during the evening who call out, "Any mummers 'lowed in?"

Dec 8, 2008 - Kathleen Airdrie

When the first of Canada's fallen soldiers in Afghanistan were repatriated in 2002, an amazing grassroots movement was started.

Nov 27, 2008 - Kathleen Airdrie

Too often, acts of kindness and charity are forgotten, but the people of Halifax, Nova Scotia remember.

Nov 7, 2008 - Kathleen Airdrie

The 1914 Empress of Ireland sinking was no less tragic than that of the Titanic in 1912.

Oct 30, 2008 - Kathleen Airdrie