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History

The Canadian Flag: Distinctively Our Own

February 15, 2012, By Norman Hillmer
Canada Flag

On February 15, 1965, at hundreds of ceremonies across the country and around the world, the red and white Canadian maple leaf flag was raised for the first time.

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Culture, In the News

Newsflash: Canada is Uncool

September 13, 2011, By Davina Choy
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Canada is uncool according to a recent poll that surveyed over 30,000 people in 15 countries. But let’s not fret about it. Let’s own what we are.

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History

The Beginning of the War of 1812

September 13, 2011, By John R. Grodzinski
Battle of Queenston Heights

200 years ago today, Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost arrived at Quebec to lead the war effort in British North America in what would become known as the War of 1812.

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Literature, Reading In Canadian

Viva Canadian Mystery Novels

August 23, 2011, By Susanne Marshall

Summer reading: the words conjure warm wind and sun and hours of leisure time. In most parts of the country these have been in short supply this season. What to read when the precious conjunction of time and weather appears? I tend, perversely, to turn to reading material that features chill, darkness and murder. I [...]

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Politics

Jack Layton’s Amazing Race

August 22, 2011, By John Geddes
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Jack Layton, leader of the NDP, has died after a battle with cancer. Just months before, he led the NDP to the Official Opposition in his last amazing race.

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From The Left Coast, History

Inventing the Lazy Indian

August 4, 2011, By Daniel Francis
Sculpture by Brian Jungen

Every Indian in B.C. who could and would work was employed, yet Aboriginal people were defined as lazy and irresponsible

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In Search of Lost Time, In the News

Canada’s Place in Baseball’s Hall of Fame

July 26, 2011, By Christina Lanteigne
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In honour of the Blue Jays’ Roberto Alomar and Pat Gillick’s induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Editor in Chief James Marsh recalls his baseball days in Toronto.

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History

De Gaulle and “Vive le Québec Libre”

July 24, 2011, By Thomas Axworthy
Charles De Gaulle

In the summer of 1967, General Charles De Gaulle, President of France, proclaimed from the balcony of Montreal’s City Hall a sentence that would change the history of Canada.

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History, In the News

Extreme Weather In Canada

July 19, 2011, By Christina Lanteigne
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All across the country Canadians have been experiencing extreme weather, which has many of us asking where has summer gone, or when will this heat end?

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History

Let’s Call it … Efisga

July 1, 2011, By Laura Bonikowsky

Naming a country is no small task. The name should evoke feelings of pride and strength and reflect the character of the land and its people. The explorer Jacques Cartier generally gets the credit for naming Canada; he documented the name in his journal, describing the “Kingdom of Canada” and noting that the entrance to [...]

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