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Radar mission little known success story of WWII Dieppe raidWhen 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
Archives cataloguing state of CanadianaLibrary 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.
Vintage planes fly into HalifaxThis weekend vintage vessels aren't only docked in the Halifax Harbour for the Tall Ships Festival, a fleet of historic vintage planes have touched down at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
Fossilized 'nursery' of early animals found in NewfoundlandCanadian and British scientists working at Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland have discovered what they believe to be the first large grouping of baby rangeomorphs, 600-million-year-old, fern-shaped organisms thought to be the world's earli
Clovis people not 1st to arrive in North AmericaSpearheads and DNA found at the Paisley Caves in Oregon suggest that a separate group of people using different hunting tools arrived in North America several hundred years prior to the Clovis culture.
Ancient Maya workshop for astronomers discoveredArcheologists have discovered Maya astronomical tables that are hundreds of years older than any previously discovered - and which pour more cold water on the myth that the society predicted the world would end in 2012.
In 1912, post offices lined up to be named 'Titanic'A curious thing happened at the headquarters of Canada's postal system in 1912 following the sinking of the Titanic. Dozens of requests poured into Ottawa from postmasters across the country asking for permission to change the names of their post offices
Titanic memorial cruise arrives at wreck sitePassengers aboard the Titanic memorial cruise ship Azamara Journey are now at the site of the marine disaster that unfolded in the North Atlantic 100 years ago and will lay a wreath where the legendary vessel sank.
Relatives seek closure at Titanic burial site in HalifaxHoward Kallender drove more than 1,000 kilometres from Philadelphia to Halifax with his wife and three children to visit a grave he had never seen -- the final resting place of his great uncle, who perished in the Titanic disaster.
Former Liberal PM questions snub of charterNext week's 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the 1982 patriation of the Canadian Constitution seems to have largely escaped the official attention of an otherwise history-conscious Conservative government.
Did Ancient Drifters 'Discover' British Columbia?As the tide creeps over the sand flats of Pachena Bay south of Bamfield, it brings ashore the flotsam of the Pacific that -- on occasion -- hints at extraordinary travels and a mystery of historic proportions.
Rare native artifact returned to B.C.A centuries-old native artifact believed to have been given to British explorer James Cook by Vancouver Island natives has been returned to B.C. thanks to the largesse and perseverance of a Vancouver art collector.
Viking invaders brought mice everywhere, except CanadaAn international team of scientists has determined that the Viking invasions throughout the North Atlantic
world more than 1,000 years ago were accompanied in almost every case by the introduction of common house mice to the newly established Norse colon
New clue may shed light on Amelia Earhart mysteryA new clue in one of the 20th century's most enduring mysteries could soon uncover the fate of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who went missing without a trace over the South Pacific 75 years ago, investigators said Tuesday.
EDMONTON - The last of a dying breed, Barry Svederus has delivered milk in Edmonton since the cows came home. Elvis Presley was still performing and Wayne Gretzky was a year away from joining the Oilers in 1977 when Svederus drove his first truck for the
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