Starting with a $25-million museum overhaul, the Conservatives want to change the way Canadians perceive their past
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Looking at art with history in mind: a very brief Ottawa summer tour
Among the many fine things about a classic summer family road trip is the way history often becomes part of the holiday. Pull the car over at that historic plaque. Drag the kids through another museum. Then, ice cream—perfect balance achieved.
Vikings in Canada?
A researcher says she’s found evidence that Norse sailors may have settled in Canada’s Arctic. Others aren’t so sure.
Conservatives rebranding museum: civilization is out, history is in
GATINEAU, Que. – The Conservative government is spending $25 million to retool the Canadian Museum of Civilization in advance of Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017.
The Commons: Pledging allegiance
Canada may lack the romanticism of revolution. But 144 years into our national experiment, we get to lay some claim to Will and Kate.
Changing the face of Washington
A number of Canada’s top architects have been leaving their mark on the American capital
It’s back: our oldest canoe comes home
The Irish returned it, but no one told the people who made it
Mitchel Raphael on MPs in court
Easing Peter MacKay’s pain and the faster Flaherty