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Viking Colonization in Canada: Canada's First European Colony

By: Terry Long

The Life of John Cabot: Canada's First Modern Explorer

By: Terry Long

Canadian Indian Affairs: Saskatchewan First Nations Attempts to Amend Treaties Quashed

By: Barbara Martin

Settlement by Halladay Family in Leeds County: First Farm in Village of Elgin Owned by Charitable Settlers

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Gold Rush in the Cariboo: Overland Trek to British Columbia with Catherine Schubert

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

The Voyageurs of New France: Canada's Runners of the Woods

By: Terry Long

Hudson's Bay Company Arctic Fur Trading Posts: Trading Company Recruits Staff in Remote Scottish Islands

By: Murray Sager

Louis Riel of the Canadian Métis: Violent Rebel or Founder of a People and a Province?

By: Susan Huebert

The Battle of Queenston Heights: The Beginning of the Invasion of Canada

By: Terry Long

Historic Gardening Tips: How Thrifty Homesteaders Stored Their Vegetable Harvest

By: Janice Benthin

Canada Denied Entry to East Indians: Ship Carrying Would-be Immigrants Tested Colour Bar

By: Feature Writer Rupert Taylor

Edgar Dewdney: Commissioner of Indian Affairs, North-West Territory

By: Barbara Martin

Canadian Betrayal of the Crees: Treaty Negotiations

By: Barbara Martin

The Causes of the War of 1812: The Second Invasion of Canada

By: Terry Long

The Michif Language of North America: Métis Identity and History in a Unique Blend of Cree and French

By: Susan Huebert

Battle of Fort Pitt: Cree Negotiation for Increase in Food Ration Turns Deadly

By: Barbara Martin

Chinese Discriminated against: Canada’s Racist History of anti-Asian Laws

By: Feature Writer Rupert Taylor

Frog Lake Massacre: 1885 North-West Rebellion

By: Barbara Martin

The Canadian Martyrs: Canada's First Saints

By: Terry Long

The United Empire Loyalists in Canadian History: Canada and the Aftermath of the American Revolution

By: Terry Long

The History of Long Branch, Ontario 1791-1883: Queen's Ranger Col. Sam Smith & the First Military Tract, Etobicoke

By: Heather Zorzini

Pioneers in Upper Canada: United Empire Loyalist Settlements in Canada

By: Jenny Burr

The Invasion of Quebec in 1775: Canada and the American Revolution

By: Terry Long

Marie de l'Incarnation: The First Ursuline of New France

By: Sara McCleary

The French and Indian War in Canadian History: The Conquest of Quebec

By: Terry Long

The History of New France: The First European Settlers in Canada

By: Terry Long

The First Europeans to Arrive in Canada: The Vikings Visited Canada in 1000 AD

By: Terry Long

History of Marie-Anne Gaboury Lagemodiere: Lifetime Adventures of Louis Riel’s Grandmother

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Pacific Canada In Canadian History: A New Academic Study of Canada

By: Allan Cho

A Brief History of Burlington, Ontario: The Unique Story of a Southern Ontario City

By: Gemma Richardson

Grosse Île, Quebec Quarantine Station: Irish Memorial National Historic Site Commemorates 1847 Tragedy

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

The Mystery of the Spanish Mound: Evidence for Early Contact

By: James Hamilton

Susan Moir Allison: British Columbia Aboriginal and Pioneer Life Recorded

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

The Baronetage of Nova Scotia: Titles Given to Financial Backers of New World Settlements

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Quilting History in Canada: Traditions and Origins are seen in Settlers’ Quilts

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Loyalists and Providence: The Hungry Summer

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Sharbot Lake, Ontario Not a Ghost Town: Name Honors First Native Family To Settle in the Area

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Butler's Rangers Settle Canada: How British Land Grants Brought Pioneers to Niagara, Ontario.

By: Sarah B. Hood

How The Scots Created Canada: Book Details the Scottish Contribution to the History of Canada

By: Brent Sedo

The Buffalo: What the Animals Meant to Native Canadians

By: Florence Cardinal

The Beothuk: Newfoundland's Extinct Natives

By: Florence Cardinal

Native Canadian Housing: Where the First Natioms People Lived

By: Florence Cardinal

Coureurs de Bois: Wilderness Adventurers

By: Florence Cardinal

John Cabot: Early Explorer

By: Florence Cardinal

The Vikings: in Newfoundland

By: Florence Cardinal

From Acadians to Cajuns: The Great Expulsion of 1755

By: Florence Cardinal

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