A nation is a group of people who share the same illusions about themselves. Academics call it imagining a community. Vancouver cyberpunk novelist William Gibson calls it “consensual hallucination.” Whatever you call it, April Fools seems like a good opportunity to think about some of the illusions Canadians have about ourselves. One illusion we share [...]
This week, de Havilland’s Mosquito buzzes once more, Molson makes us question our national identity, and we consider whether Leonard Cohen looks good as Al Pacino.
In the wake of Stompin’ Tom Connors’ death, Kaitlin Wainwright explores the complexity of Connors’ songs, their themes and the nationalism that made him a Canadian icon.
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.
Enjoy a tasty morsel of Canadian news stories from around the web, curated for your reading enjoyment. It’s Canada Soup!
The Canadarm celebrates 31 years since its launch in space with a Google doodle and a tweet from astronaut Chris Hadfield.
The new Heritage Minute tells the story of Richard Pierpoint, a black Loyalist and hero during the War of 1812.
On Saturday, September 29, the Bluenose II, a reconstructed version of Canada’s most famous ship, the Bluenose, will launch in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia!
Complaints that the film Argo minimizes Canada’s role in rescuing six Americans during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis have been answered by Ben Affleck in a new postscript.
Former Newfoundland premier Brian Peckford has literally rewritten history, prompting the Canadian Encyclopedia to revise its article on the 1982 patriation of the Constitution.
Nanook of the North, a documentary of Inuk Nanook and his family in Canada’s Arctic, was a sensation when it first premiered 90 years ago. Watch the full film here!
The much anticipated film Argo premiers at TIFF on Friday. The film is based on the real-life Canadian Caper, a covert rescue mission by Canada and the US Intelligence Agency.
There were celebrations on July 1, 1867 for the new “Dominion of Canada,” but neither the date, name nor designation were sure things a few months before.
In Eugene Forsey, Canada’s Maverick Sage (Dundern Press), Helen Forsey talks about hearing her father’s typewriter as he banged away on it in his study. Eugene Forsey was a prolific writer—the sound of that typewriter must have comprised the background noise of Helen’s childhood. It is also something of a keystone for her current awareness [...]
This week, take a stroll down memory lane with the Queen, census data is released, the Canada Reads winner is announced, and hockey is compared to a comic book.
