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The Life of John Cabot

By: Terry Long

Born Giovanni Caboto, John Cabot was an Italian explorer and navigator, who is traditionally believed to be the first modern European to see what, is now called Canada. more...

Canadian Indian Affairs

By: Barbara Martin

Ottawa sets control of the First Nations with amendments to the Indian Act. more...

Settlement by Halladay Family in Leeds County

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

In 1801, Noah and Mehitable (Cross) Halladay, members of a large New England family, journeyed to Upper Canada. more...

Gold Rush in the Cariboo

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Catherine O'Hare from County Down, Ireland was the only woman on an historic overland trek during the Cariboo gold rush. more...

The Voyageurs of New France

By: Terry Long

The Coureur des Bois, or Runners of the Woods, were a group of individuals who traded furs with the First Nations in New France in the 17th Century. more...

Hudson's Bay Company Arctic Fur Trading Posts

By: Murray Sager

Well into the 1970s the Hudson's Bay Company recruited their trainee fur-traders in the United Kingdom and sent them to their trading posts in isolated Inuit settlements. more...

Louis Riel of the Canadian Métis

By: Susan Huebert

One of the most controversial figures in Canadian history was Louis Riel, leader of the Manitoba Métis, whose actions helped shape the country's future. more...

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