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
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
How do you talk about a family shattered by trauma?
How a brothel-keeper in 1880s Edmonton crossed the law – and won
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
And they all have a surprising connection to U of T
Prof. Karina Vernon shares the untold stories of Black people on the Canadian Prairies
An acceptance of diversity may be the country’s defining strength
Students in Laurie Bertram’s class explore a history that’s often hidden
A U of T team finally settles the question of where Tom Thomson was buried
Brave, dashing and touched by the spirit of adventure, Douglas McCurdy became the first person to fly an airplane out of sight of land
A project 50 years in the making tells Canada's story through its people
The ceiling in Flavelle House is a great example of art nouveau
Medicine wasn't always so easy to swallow
New volume traces print back hundreds of years
Bryan Walls raises a monument to the Underground Railroad
Dominion Institute aims to inform Canadians about their own history