Canadian Settlement

The Habitants were the original settlers brought to New France in the 17th Century.

Dec 2, 2009 - Terry Long

Born into a family of master mariners, Samuel de Champlain is remembered today as the Father of New France and as one of Canada's most important explorers.

Nov 24, 2009 - 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.

Nov 20, 2009 - Terry Long

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.

Nov 17, 2009 - Bonnie Way

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.

Nov 15, 2009 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

General Middleton made prudent preparations to obtain a decisive victory over Louis Riel and his Métis followers.

Nov 10, 2009 - Barbara Martin

Henry Hudson was one of the most prominent sailors and navigators of the 17th Century.

Nov 7, 2009 - 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.

Nov 4, 2009 - 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.

Oct 26, 2009 - Terry Long

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

Oct 25, 2009 - Barbara Martin

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

Oct 23, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

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

Oct 21, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

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.

Oct 18, 2009 - Terry Long

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.

Oct 11, 2009 - Murray Sager

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.

Oct 8, 2009 - Susan Huebert

The Battle of Queenston Heights was one of the first major engagements of the War of 1812 and took place on October 13, 1812, near Queenston, Ontario.

Oct 7, 2009 - Terry Long

The Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver Harbour in May 1914; most of the 376 East Indian passengers were never allowed to leave the ship.

Oct 5, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

In 1879 Edgar Dewdney sets up provisions to control activities of the Crees which end in violence.

Sep 28, 2009 - Barbara Martin

Canadians have believed a myth about the negotiations in the Indian treaties as being just, honest and fair dealings to allow them to integrate into Canadian society.

Sep 28, 2009 - Barbara Martin

In 1812, while Canada was a colonial backwater, the British were engaged in a life-and-death struggle with Napoleon Bonaparte.

Sep 25, 2009 - Terry Long

Many languages blend words from various tongues together, but Michif gives a unique insight into North American history by combining two entirely different languages.

Sep 18, 2009 - Susan Huebert

NWMP flee Fort Pitt in April 1885 after Cree attack led by Chief Big Bear

Sep 2, 2009 - Barbara Martin

Ottawa encouraged Chinese men to come to Canada to build the Canadian Pacific Railway, but when the work was finished they were no longer welcome.

Aug 31, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Land disputes with aboriginal and Metis result in Frog Lake Massacre

Aug 29, 2009 - Barbara Martin

The Canadian Martyrs were eight Jesuit missionaries who tried to convert the First Nations to Christianity in the mid-17th Century.

Aug 27, 2009 - Terry Long