Culture & Society
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
Culture & Society
The Madam Who Shot the Mountie
How a brothel-keeper in 1880s Edmonton crossed the law – and won
Alumni
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
Culture & Society
A Lost Literature
Prof. Karina Vernon shares the untold stories of Black people on the Canadian Prairies
Culture & Society
What Canada Got Right
An acceptance of diversity may be the country’s defining strength
Campus
“The Oldest Profession in Canada”
Students in Laurie Bertram’s class explore a history that’s often hidden
Culture & Society
Body Double
A U of T team finally settles the question of where Tom Thomson was buried
Alumni
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
Culture & Society
Lives Lived
A project 50 years in the making tells Canada's story through its people
