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Avro Arrow replica could take to the skies after decades of work
It's been nearly 60 years since Canada's iconic Avro Arrow supersonic interceptor jet was cancelled and scrapped. But for years, a group of volunteers in Calgary has been attempting to build a replica that could one day take flight. Students cover Ottawa's Vimy Bridge in 3,598 ribbons
A group of Ottawa-area high school students are deploying to northern France this month on a mission that will follow in the footsteps of the young men who fought at the pivotal Battle of Vimy Ridge nearly 100 years ago. B.C. government recognizes 56 historic Japanese-Canadian places
The announcement comes on the 75th anniversary of the internment period, when more than 22,000 Japanese-Canadians were forcibly removed from the B.C. coast, and incarcerated in camps in the Interior, and beyond, between 1942 and 1949. Remembrance 'torch-bearers': Canadian students making pilgrimage to France for Vimy 100
A Vimy Ridge soldier’s great-great-grandson will retrace his steps in northeastern France when the 16-year-old attends the 100th commemoration of the famed battle on April 9. Ontario student Sam Futhey was surprised to learn recently that his great-great- Canada's earliest recorded avalanche happened in Labrador, geologist says
An 18th-century avalanche near Nain is Canada's earliest recorded avalanche. The avalanche occurred in the winter of 1781-82 about 20 kilometres from Nain and killed 22 people in their homes, Livermand said. That time Vancouver's hippies took over Stanley Park 50 years ago
Carol Reid was 23 years old when she donned a garland of iris flowers and walked out the door of her Fourth Avenue home to join hundreds of hippies making their way to Stanley Park. Relative of Vimy Ridge soldier to trace his final footsteps
A hundred years after the Battle of Vimy Ridge, French citizens are travelling in Cape Breton to honour Nova Scotians who died in the First World War fight. One of the stories they are following is that of John Arsenault. Historic 'Little England' Thompson community crowdfunds to reopen museum
A ghost town in the B.C. Interior is raising money on GoFundMe to attract a student employee and reopen its museum. Slain on-duty police officer honoured in Vancouver 102 years later
More than 100 years after he was killed in the line of duty, a Vancouver police officer has finally received a ceremony befitting a fallen officer. Mistreatment of Chinese pioneers during B.C.'s gold rush commemorated in historic ghost town
A plaque was unveiled in B.C.'s Cariboo region to commemorate the contribution of Chinese Canadians and to signify their "hardship and suffering" under past provincial governments. Vimy Ridge reenactment ready to take flight
The Comox, B.C. group Vimy Flight is packing six First World War replica planes into a Boeing C-17 and flying them to France for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.Vintage U.S. nuclear test films declassified and publicized
From the deserts of southern New Mexico and Nevada to islands in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. government conducted dozens of nuclear weapons tests from the 1940s until the early 1960s.
From the deserts of southern New Mexico and Nevada to islands in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. government conducted dozens of nuclear weapons tests from the 1940s until the early 1960s. B.C. introduces legislation to repeal historical wrongs dating back to 1871
British Columbia's move Tuesday to extinguish discriminatory provisions in historical provincial legislation of which some dates back almost 150 years was described as pulling an embedded needle from a long suffering body.Mao’s Cultural Revolution; a book uncovers horror of mass murder spree
When he was a high school student in Changsha, the capital of the Hunan province in south central China, Tan Hecheng accompanied an older cousin to meet some of his friends in the Dao County area, a long bus ride away. While his cousin caught up with his
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When he was a high school student in Changsha, the capital of the Hunan province in south central China, Tan Hecheng accompanied an older cousin to meet some of his friends in the Dao County area, a long bus ride away. While his cousin caught up with his Canada's 'birth certificate' remains locked up in the U.K.
It's considered one of Canada's most important founding documents.But the British North America Act, signed in 1867, remains under lock and key in the United Kingdom, where the government charges more than $350 for visitors to take a peek. 'Secret Alberta': New documentary brings Amber Valley back to life
To her ancestors, it was the Promised Land. To Myrna Wisdom, it was home. Though few traces of Amber Valley still exist, the forgotten town about 100 km north of Edmonton was once a thriving all-black settlement of homesteaders. 'Secret order' authorizing RCMP's covert Cold War wiretapping program released after 65 years
The "secret order" that authorized Canada's first warrantless domestic wiretapping program at the dawn of the Cold War threatened five years in prison to anyone who revealed the dragnet's existence, the newly released document shows. ‘This is a real emergency’: Chilling artifacts from when Canada prepared for nuclear annihilation
A glimpse of the rarely seen bunkers, air-raid sirens and government pamphlets from the hair-trigger madness of the Cold War 'It changed my life forever': survivor of 1986 Edmonton mall coaster crash wants memorialHistory | 938 hits | 11:41 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It's been 30 years since Rod Chayko was flung from a flying roller-coaster at West Edmonton Mall, and it bothers him still that there is no memorial at the site to honour the three people who died that day.Former paratrooper, Ralph Jones died as Last Post was played at 11am on Remembrance Sunday
Ralph Jones, 93, was shot in the arm, foot and stomach after jumping into Normandy in 1944 but went on to take part in the largest single day airborne operation of the war in Germany in 1945.
Ralph Jones, 93, was shot in the arm, foot and stomach after jumping into Normandy in 1944 but went on to take part in the largest single day airborne operation of the war in Germany in 1945. 10 children to war: McCreary, Man., family believed to have sent more kids to war than any other
Look closely at the walls of the legion in McCreary, Man., and you'll find one wood-framed Second World War memorial with 10 photos that isn't like the rest. No Stone Left Alone: Students lay poppies in honour of Edmonton's fallen
As Remembrance Day nears, thousands of Edmonton school children lay poppies along the headstones of fallen soldiers. Canadian Navy will investigate 'lost nuclear bomb' spotted during diving trip
Sean Smyrichinsky found a mystery object off the coats of Northern Canada while diving and believes it may be the lost nuclear bomb, which went missing after a plane crash in February 1950.Clinton drops out of U.S. presidential race
Hillary Clinton has ended her bid for the White House and formally endorsed Barack Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum in Washington.
Hillary Clinton has ended her bid for the White House and formally endorsed Barack Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum in Washington. Liverpool Packet, sunk by Nazi U-boat, surfaces in new documentary
New research for a CBC documentary is shedding light on how a war-time attack on a Mersey Pulp and Paper ship sparked fears that the Nazis were invading Seal Island, N.S.50 German Focke-Wulfs that disappeared after WWII 'found buried under old Turkish airport'
A Turkish aviation enthusiast believes he has found the final location for at least 50 Nazi-built Focke-Wulf FW-190 fighters supplied by Hitler during 1943 in return for much needed iron ore.
A Turkish aviation enthusiast believes he has found the final location for at least 50 Nazi-built Focke-Wulf FW-190 fighters supplied by Hitler during 1943 in return for much needed iron ore. Alberta flood in 2013 uncovers more of Calgary's archeological past
Another ancient bison kill and butchering site has been unearthed by the 2013 flood in a popular recreational and fishing area southeast of Calgary.These British soldiers survived Ypres but what happened when they went home'
The tank commanders are in their camp at La Lovie, near the Belgian town of Poperinge, where they could try to forget their forays into the notorious killing zone known as the Ypres Salient.
The tank commanders are in their camp at La Lovie, near the Belgian town of Poperinge, where they could try to forget their forays into the notorious killing zone known as the Ypres Salient. HMS Terror find under review by federal government, Nunavut government
The events leading up to the discovery of Sir John Franklin's second ship in Nunavut waters are being investigated by the territorial and federal governments to determine if the search was conducted legally.Nazi-era time capsule found in Poland
Nazi-era newspapers, coins, documents and copies of Hitler's "Mein Kampf" have been found in a "time capsule" that was buried in 1934 in the foundations of a Nazi training center, a Polish town official said Tuesday.
Nazi-era newspapers, coins, documents and copies of Hitler's "Mein Kampf" have been found in a "time capsule" that was buried in 1934 in the foundations of a Nazi training center, a Polish town official said Tuesday.Kim Kardashian buys full-page ad blasting Wall Street Journal for denying Armenian genocide
'Advocating the denial of a genocide by the country responsible for it — that’s not publishing a "provocative viewpoint," that’s spreading lies'
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'Advocating the denial of a genocide by the country responsible for it — that’s not publishing a "provocative viewpoint," that’s spreading lies' Sir John Franklin's long-lost HMS Terror found
HMS Terror, one of Sir John Franklin's two ships lost in the doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition, has been found in Nunavut's Terror Bay, over 90 kilometres south of where the ship was believed to have been abandoned.Jared Enos produces vivid colorized photographs of Europe during WWII
A teenager has produced a set of colorized photos that document the struggle of the Western Front in WWII. Jared Enos of Rhode Island said the images can help us connect with the past.
A teenager has produced a set of colorized photos that document the struggle of the Western Front in WWII. Jared Enos of Rhode Island said the images can help us connect with the past.Scientists find 3.7 billion-year-old fossils, oldest known
The earliest fossil evidence of life on Earth has been found in rocks 3.7 billion years old in Greenland.
The earliest fossil evidence of life on Earth has been found in rocks 3.7 billion years old in Greenland. Halifax arch marks departure of soldiers in the Great War
A wooden arch baring the words 'The Last Steps' was unveiled today on the Halifax waterfront near where tens of thousands of Canadian soldiers set off to fight in the First World War, never to return to return home. Explorers find 2nd oldest confirmed shipwreck in Great Lakes
The second oldest confirmed shipwreck in the Great Lakes, an American-built, Canadian-owned sloop that sank in Lake Ontario more than 200 years ago, has been found, a team of underwater explorers said Wednesday.Search resumes for fabled Nazi 'gold train'
Explorers in Poland begin digging for a legendary Nazi train said to be laden with treasure and armaments. The search in southwestern Poland attests to the power of a local legend claiming a Nazi "gold train" disappeared in a mountain tunnel as the
Explorers in Poland begin digging for a legendary Nazi train said to be laden with treasure and armaments. The search in southwestern Poland attests to the power of a local legend claiming a Nazi "gold train" disappeared in a mountain tunnel as the Regina teenager walks in footsteps of World War veterans
Abby Vadeboncoeur is one of 13 students from across Canada who won the prestigious national Beaverbrook Vimy Prize. It’s a fully funded, two-week educational program that travels through England, France and Belgium to visit important historical sites for Army veterans say a London memorial to Canadians is being ‘desecrated’
A London memorial commemorating one million Canadians who fought alongside Britain armed forces in two World Wars is being used as a water slide and paddling pool causing outrage.
A London memorial commemorating one million Canadians who fought alongside Britain armed forces in two World Wars is being used as a water slide and paddling pool causing outrage.Scientific evidence of mythical great flood found in China
Legend says that China's first dynasty, the Xia, began after the sage King Yu tamed the waters of a massive flood that swept away villages and overran mountains. Now, for the first time, scientists have found archeological evidence that the flood may actu
Legend says that China's first dynasty, the Xia, began after the sage King Yu tamed the waters of a massive flood that swept away villages and overran mountains. Now, for the first time, scientists have found archeological evidence that the flood may actu New plaque honours Japanese-Canadian WW I veterans
Despite facing discrimination, hundreds of Japanese-Canadians enlisted to fight for Canada during the First World War.Discovery of Philistine Cemetery May Solve Biblical Mystery
An unprecedented find in southern Israel may finally reveal the origins of one of the Hebrew Bible's greatest villains.
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An unprecedented find in southern Israel may finally reveal the origins of one of the Hebrew Bible's greatest villains. Fun facts about Canada's founding fathers
Canada’s founders were a not-so-motley crew of mostly lawyers and businessmen, with the odd doctor, journalist and pharmacist thrown in for good measure. Who were these Fathers of Confederation? Beaumont-Hamel: What happened, and what went wrong
For the Newfoundland Regiment, the Battle of the Somme near Beaumont-Hamel, France, was the most devastating loss of the First World War — and it all happened in a matter of minutes. Toronto's CN Tower turns 40History | 1095 hits | 10:08 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The CN Tower turns 40 on Sunday, marking a milestone for Canada’s tallest and arguably most iconic building.WWI tunnels by US troops are rediscovered in France by an amateur explorer
The winding tunnels used by the American Expeditionary Force, sent by President Wilson to reinforce Britain and France, were recently discovered by an amateur battlefield explorer
The winding tunnels used by the American Expeditionary Force, sent by President Wilson to reinforce Britain and France, were recently discovered by an amateur battlefield explorerUS had extensive contact with Ayatollah Khomeini before Iran revolution
Documents seen by BBC suggest Carter administration paved way for Khomeini to return to Iran by holding the army back from launching a military coup
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Documents seen by BBC suggest Carter administration paved way for Khomeini to return to Iran by holding the army back from launching a military coupSteinmeier ′skeptical′ over pending decision on Armenian massacre terminology
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed his concerns over the plans to change the terminology used to describe the Armenian massacre. Turkey rejects that the events of 1915 amount to genocide.
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Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed his concerns over the plans to change the terminology used to describe the Armenian massacre. Turkey rejects that the events of 1915 amount to genocide. She came north because the ‘land of liberty’ made her work for free: Why the Tubman $20 is great for Canada | National Post
She lived in Canada, risked her life to turn people into Canadians and is a testamentShe lived in Canada, risked her life to turn people into Canadians and is a testament that our cold, agrarian colony had way more freedom than the 'land of the free' that Supreme Court ruling: Who now qualifies as an ‘Indian’History | 640 hits | 9:11 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada declared Thursday that Canada’s 600,000 Métis and non-status Indians are indeed “Indians” under the Constitution. The decision has raised questions about who qualifies as Métis or non-status Indian, but the answer mighBack to Canada News
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