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Hôtel-Dieu of Québec , Canada's First Hospital
The Duchesse d'Aiguillon funded the building of the religious Hôtel Dieu Hospital in Québec City, the only hospital in North America north of the Dominican Republic. more...
Married to a man over twice her age, Frances Simpson came to Canada by ship and to Manitoba's Red River by canoe. Her life in Canada was lonely and difficult. more...
Fort Macleod, North-West Mounted Police Outpost
The first town in alberta, the NWMP Fort Macleod was initially built on an island in the Old Man River, then moved up-river. The town sprung up around the police outpost more...
Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia
The American Revolution divided the US. Those faithful to Britain went to Canada - soldiers, freed slaves, indentured servants and families- as United Empire Loyalists more...
Canada's First Christmas in 1535
On his second trip to the New World, explorer Jacques Cartier and his men spent the winter near Stadacona and celebrated Canada's first recorded Christmas. more...
Laura Secord's Rush to Save Canada
Dehydrated, exhausted and with feet cut and bleeding, Laura Secord pressed on to reach Lt. Fitzgibbon with the message that Upper Canada was about to be taken by America more...
Hébert, the First French Family
Packing up their three children, the Héberts sailed across the ocean to New France. With little to work with, the family made a good life caring for natives, settlers more...
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By: Terry Long
Believed to be the first European to see the St. Lawrence River, Jacques Cartier claimed what is now the Province of Quebec for France. more...
Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
By: Bonnie Way
In Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill, biographer Charlotte Gray tells the story of two of Canada's first female authors. more...
Early Quebec Bachelors Rewarded for Marrying
Populating a new land was near the top of the Quebec agenda in the 1600s and 1700s. There were rewards for marrying and for producing children. more...
Battle of Batouche, May 12 1885
By: Barbara Martin
General Middleton made prudent preparations to obtain a decisive victory over Louis Riel and his Métis followers. more...
By: Terry Long
Henry Hudson was one of the most prominent sailors and navigators of the 17th Century. more...
By: Terry Long
Viking attempts to colonize North America began in the late 10th Century, when Norse sailors began exploring the northeast coast of North America. more...
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...
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