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Uncovering the secrets of North America's Ice Age giants
Eighty thousand years ago the Earth began to cool, marking the start of the last Ice Age. Experts are still discovering how the big freeze affected the giant mammals which prowled its dramatically changing landscape. 15,000-year-old 'fossil' words reveal ancestral Ice Age languageHistory | 151 hits | 6:59 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
Dome-headed, dog-sized dinosaur once roamed southern Alberta
A newly identified species of dome-headed dinosaur roughly the size of a large dog once roamed the plains of southern Alberta, a team of Canadian scientists announced Tuesday. Canadians remember Battle of the Atlantic
The 70th anniversary of the single longest battle in Canadian military history is being marked across the country today. P.E.I. fossil footprints could be 290 million years old
A geology student from Halifax is investigating a set of fossil tracks he found on the South Shore of P.E.I. that may be 290 million years old. Atlantic Canadian mega-volcanoes blamed in mass extinction
The major extinction that paved the way for the rise of the dinosaurs was caused by the eruption of massive volcanoes in what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the northeastern U.S. and Morocco, a new study says. Canada looks to transform diplomatic buildings in London into ‘showcase' History | 135 hits | 12:22 PM on Wednesday | posted by BeaverFever
Scientists to test London skeletons for signs of Black Death bacteria
Workers digging a new railway line in London have uncovered what they believe is a burial ground containing victims of the Black Death -- a plague that wiped out as much as half of London's inhabitants when it swept the city in the mid-14th century.
Workers digging a new railway line in London have uncovered what they believe is a burial ground containing victims of the Black Death -- a plague that wiped out as much as half of London's inhabitants when it swept the city in the mid-14th century. FLQ October Crisis figure Paul Rose dies
Paul Rose, one of the key figures in Quebec's October Crisis, died today of a stroke at the age of 69. Shipwreck crystal might be rare Viking navigational aid
A rough, whitish block recovered from an Elizabethan shipwreck may be a sunstone, the fabled crystal believed by some to have helped Vikings and other medieval seafarers navigate the high seas, researchers say. Potpourri: Power to the people
Electricity service in the town of 1,200 85 years ago this month was about to become 24/7, thanks to a company called Mid-West Utilities (almost immediately to become known as Canadian Utilities) which took over the municipal power plant tucked underneath Supreme Court to rule on Métis land claim case
The Supreme Court of Canada will issue a landmark ruling today on whether the Métis were cheated out of an 1870 federal land deal that settled the Red River Rebellion.The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking
The Germans had vastly more work camps and ghettos than anyone knew.
History | 325 hits | 8:39 PM on Sunday | posted by commanderkai
The Germans had vastly more work camps and ghettos than anyone knew.Heart of King Richard I stuffed with potpourri of flowers, spices, incense: study
King Richard I, the 12th-century warrior whose bravery during the Third Crusade gained him the moniker Lionheart, ended up with a heart full of daisies, as well as myrtle, mint and frankincense.
King Richard I, the 12th-century warrior whose bravery during the Third Crusade gained him the moniker Lionheart, ended up with a heart full of daisies, as well as myrtle, mint and frankincense. Boeing 767 known as Gimli Glider up for auction
A former Air Canada Boeing 767 — dubbed the Gimli Glider — is up for auction, but it could cost the buyer a lofty chunk of dough to snap up the infamous piece of Manitoba history.Original, iconic Iwo Jima monument hitting the auction block | CTV News
The original smaller statue of the iconic raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in 1945 is expected to fetch up to $1.8 million later this month at a New York auction dedicated to World War II artifacts.
History | 258 hits | 9:10 PM on Friday | posted by commanderkai
The original smaller statue of the iconic raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in 1945 is expected to fetch up to $1.8 million later this month at a New York auction dedicated to World War II artifacts. Canadians' DNA helps ID King Richard III's bones
Scientists say they have found the 500-year-old remains of England's King Richard III under a parking lot in the city of Leicester.Ancient Manuscripts Torched by Radical Islamists
The historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, including one written in Hebrew, are no more. They were destroyed by Islamic terrorists in Mali.
History | 242 hits | 8:31 PM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai
The historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, including one written in Hebrew, are no more. They were destroyed by Islamic terrorists in Mali.Search for lost Spitfires in Myanmar may have hit a snag
Members of an excavation team hunting for dozens of World War II-era British fighter aircraft believed buried at Myanmar's main international airport said Friday that the search will take longer than expected after a survey discovered bundles of electric
Members of an excavation team hunting for dozens of World War II-era British fighter aircraft believed buried at Myanmar's main international airport said Friday that the search will take longer than expected after a survey discovered bundles of electric Shackleton's whisky returned to Antarctic hut
Talk about whisky on ice: Three bottles of rare, 19th century Scotch found beneath the floor boards of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's abandoned expedition base were returned to the polar continent Saturday after a distiller flew them to Scotland t
Talk about whisky on ice: Three bottles of rare, 19th century Scotch found beneath the floor boards of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's abandoned expedition base were returned to the polar continent Saturday after a distiller flew them to Scotland t Vintage gas pumps remain a symbols of defianceHistory | 343 hits | 6:34 PM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
Probably the last gas pump in Canada to issue fuel by the gallon still stands guard in a business whose owners were threatened with jail for refusing to convert to metric.Buried Christian Empire in Yemen Casts New Light on Early Islam
Archeologists are studying the ruins of a buried Christian empire in the highlands of Yemen. The sites have sparked a number of questions about the early history of Islam. Was there once a church in Mecca?
History | 311 hits | 6:24 PM on Sunday | posted by commanderkai
Archeologists are studying the ruins of a buried Christian empire in the highlands of Yemen. The sites have sparked a number of questions about the early history of Islam. Was there once a church in Mecca?Hundreds of Spitfire parts 'waiting to be found' across Britain
Hundreds of Spitfires and other aircraft that crashed during the Battle of Britain are still waiting to be unearthed across Britain, historians have disclosed.
Hundreds of Spitfires and other aircraft that crashed during the Battle of Britain are still waiting to be unearthed across Britain, historians have disclosed. Fight over secret Tommy Douglas file goes to top court
The Supreme Court of Canada is being asked to settle a seven-year battle to lift the shroud of secrecy over a decades-old intelligence dossier on socialist trailblazer Tommy Douglas.Servicemen, civilians remembered on Pearl Harbor's 71st anniversary
More than 2,000 people at Pearl Harbor and many more around the country are marking the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II.
More than 2,000 people at Pearl Harbor and many more around the country are marking the 71st anniversary of the Japanese attack that killed thousands of people and launched the United States into World War II. Dino museum gets go ahead
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum project has been throughits ups and downs over the past three years, but after the finalization of the County of Grande Prairie budget, there’s only one way the museum can go, and it’s up. Hunters used stone-tipped spears 200,000 years earlier than previously thought
A Canadian-led team of anthropologists find evidence that hunters used stone-tipped weapons 500,000 years ago — much earlier than previously believed. The fearless, near-forgotten story of HMS Jervis Bay
The attack came more than a thousand kilometres away in the mid-North Atlantic. But the enemy action — one of the earliest in the six-year Battle of the Atlantic — brutally brought the Second World War home to Newfoundland. Morning Glory: Canada's own WWI war horse
War Horse is the stage and screen story of a horse from Wales that goes to France during the First World War. There is an equally moving but little known true story about a Canadian horse and her rider. Korean War battle of Kapyong among Canada's greatest victoriesHistory | 342 hits | 11:31 PM on Thursday | posted by saturn_656
Ancient statue discovered by Nazis is made from meteorite
An ancient statue, recovered by a Nazi expedition in the 1930s, was originally carved from a highly valuable meteorite, say researchers.
An ancient statue, recovered by a Nazi expedition in the 1930s, was originally carved from a highly valuable meteorite, say researchers. Unsung hero of Queenston Heights finally gets his due
Uniform, sword of Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe to be returned to Ontario for permanent displayMajor breakthrough in search for King Richard III
A team from the University of Leicester has passed the first major hurdle in the search for King Richard III’s remains after discovering his burial ground in England this week.
A team from the University of Leicester has passed the first major hurdle in the search for King Richard III’s remains after discovering his burial ground in England this week. Search for lost Franklin ships launched in Canada's Arctic
EXCLUSIVE: CBC News is on board as Parks Canada launches the biggest expedition yet to find the missing ships from Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 effort to discover the Northwest Passage.Could video show footage of Amelia Earhart's plane?
High-resolution video taken in July is encouraging, exploration group says
High-resolution video taken in July is encouraging, exploration group says Radar mission little known success story of WWII Dieppe raid
When Canadian soldiers descended on Dieppe 70 years ago, they found themselves overwhelmed by a German army that was able to mobilize en masse to repel their attack. As soldiers began dying, a small group of Prairie soldiers embarked on a stealthy mission Loretta Mary Martin, the last link to First World War's famed Newfoundland Regiment, dies at 91
St. John’s woman married a veteran of the volunteer force that earned great distinction during the conflict Canadians share family connections to Dieppe raid
As the 70th anniversary of the Dieppe raid approaches, The Globe and Mail invited readers to share their connections to this defining moment in Canadian history.Scott's wrecked ship Terra Nova discovered in Arctic
The wreck of the ship that carried Captain Robert Scott on his doomed expedition to the Antarctic a century ago has been discovered off Greenland.
The wreck of the ship that carried Captain Robert Scott on his doomed expedition to the Antarctic a century ago has been discovered off Greenland. Early trading post found under Edmonton power plant 
Construction crews in Edmonton have found evidence of the city’s first settlement, believed to date back to 1802.Scientists find new human species
Fossils from Northern Kenya show that a new species of human lived two million years ago, researchers say.
Fossils from Northern Kenya show that a new species of human lived two million years ago, researchers say. WW II vehicle convoy marks Alaska Highway anniversary
Nearly 200 people will mark the 70th anniversary of the Alaska Highway this week with a drive up the highway in a convoy of World War II vintage military vehicles. Archives cataloguing state of Canadiana
Library and Archives Canada has compiled the first-ever master list of how well its massive collection is holding up as it prepares for a major move next year of thousands of pieces of Canadian history.Back to Canada News
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