The fraught history of Canada Day, a holiday that marks the nation’s birth

On July 1, 1867, three British colonies merged to form Canada. But independence would prove elusive for decades to come.
Smithsonian Magazine

Canada - History and Heritage

Aboriginal peoples played a vital role in the settlement and development of Canada—many early European settlers were helped tremendously by the native peoples they encountered. These communities ...
The Globe and Mail

Canada is as impossible to describe as it is to cover. The Globe has never stopped trying

This is the final excerpt from A Nation’s Paper: The Globe and Mail in the Life of Canada, a collection of history essays from Globe writers past and present, coming Oct. 15 from Signal/McClelland & ...
The Globe and Mail

The past is present: What role should Canada’s historians play in reconciliation? The question has proved surprisingly controversial

Ira Basen is a Toronto-based radio documentary producer and writer. On the afternoon of Thursday, May 18, 1922, a couple of dozen people filed into the Victoria Memorial Museum on McCleod Street in ...
CBC.ca

Canada: A People's History

CBC Television s epic story of Canada and its people concludes as the country approaches the dawn of a new century, charting its journey In An Uncertain World. Episode 17 of CANADA: A PEOPLE S HISTORY ...