Whose Stories Do We Tell?
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography aims to record noteworthy lives from “all points of view.” Six decades into its mission, what that means is still up for debate
Canadian History
Finding A Way In
How do you talk about a family shattered by trauma?
The Madam Who Shot the Mountie
How a brothel-keeper in 1880s Edmonton crossed the law – and won
Doing the Devil’s Work
The local bishop called her a heretic. The Criminal Code deemed her work illegal. But Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw was more concerned with helping women at Canada’s first birth control centre
These 10 Things Are Very Canadian
And they all have a surprising connection to U of T
A Lost Literature
Prof. Karina Vernon shares the untold stories of Black people on the Canadian Prairies
What Canada Got Right
An acceptance of diversity may be the country’s defining strength
Lessons from My Grandfather
The late Sol Littman’s fight against anti-Semitism is a reminder “to not let history repeat itself”
“The Oldest Profession in Canada”
Students in Laurie Bertram’s class explore a history that’s often hidden
Forging a Nation
Adrienne Alison's sculpture on Parliament Hill shows how cooperation and diversity won the War of 1812
New Sculpture Honours Norman Bethune’s Legacy
The U of T-educated doctor had a huge impact on health
Beyond the Group of Seven
Grad student Sara Angel has an ambitious idea to make Canadians more aware of our rich visual arts heritage
Someone to Watch Over Us
Victoria welcomes back a familiar face
Body Double
A U of T team finally settles the question of where Tom Thomson was buried
The Aviator
Brave, dashing and touched by the spirit of adventure, Douglas McCurdy became the first person to fly an airplane out of sight of land
Lives Lived
A project 50 years in the making tells Canada's story through its people
Battle on Vimy Ridge and Other Stories
What a bullet-scarred book and eight other intriguing objects tell us about U of T
Heavens Above
The ceiling in Flavelle House is a great example of art nouveau
Grist for the Mill
Medicine wasn't always so easy to swallow
The Evolution of the Book in Canada
New volume traces print back hundreds of years
Up from Slavery
Bryan Walls raises a monument to the Underground Railroad
The Ghost of Business Past
Chair in business history will examine the evolution of commerce in Canada
Making History
Dominion Institute aims to inform Canadians about their own history
A Geodetic Monument
Sculpture celebrates U of T grad who helped develop the theory of plate tectonics
Zeal
William Holman Hunt's portrait of Henry Wentworth Monk
Scientists & Thinkers
Leading in science, research and thought