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The Prairie West as Promised Land

So the emblem of the West
Our bright Maple Leaf is bless’d
To its children of the goodly open hand;
All the nations of the earth
Are now learning of its worth
And are flocking to this wealthy, promised ...

Towards North American Monetary Union?

By (author) Eric Helleiner
Categories: History of the Americas

Eric Helleiner is chair of international public policy, Centre for International Governance Innovation, and associate professor, political science, University of Waterloo. He is the author of several ...

Witch in the Wind

While the story of the Bluenose -- her legendary speed and the famous races she won over the years -- has often been told, Witch in the Wind explores the history of the Bluenose from a fresh new perspective. ...

How the Scots Created Canada

By (author) Paul Cowan
Categories: History of the Americas
Series: We Created Canada

The Scots in Canada made their mark as explorers, fur traders, soldiers, business leaders, prime ministers and more. Ex-pat Paul Cowan marks their journey from his native land to the New World.

Three Against the Wilderness

By (author) Eric Collier
Categories: History of the Americas

Timeless tales about wilderness living. Eric Collier’s riveting recollections about the 26 years that he, his wife Lillian and son Veasy spent homesteading in the isolated Chilcotin wilderness made ...

Vancouver Art & Economies

Edited by Melanie O'Brian
Categories: History of art

Since the mid-1980s, the once marginal city of Vancouver has developed within a globalized economy and become an internationally recognized centre for contemporary visual art. Vancouver’s status is ...

Projecting Canada

By (author) Zoë Druick
Categories: History of the Americas
Series: Arts Insights Series

Zoë Druick teaches media and cultural studies, communications, Simon Fraser University.

Alberta's Oil Patch

By (author) Tim le Riche
Categories: History of the Americas
Series: 20th Century Series

From the pioneering days of the province’s oil industry at Turner Valley to the evolution of the massive oilsands extraction system at the Athabasca tarsands, business reporter Tim LeRiche writes an ...