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Fighting for those who fought for us 200 years ago. Durnbrooke, Newell May 1, 2012 1941
When competence is as stealthy as an F-35. Nickerson, Michael May 1, 2012 781
Cupid in the personal ads. Brief article Mar 22, 2012 289
American conservation and the expansion of Waterton Lakes Park 1910-1914. Doherty, Jeffrey Mar 22, 2012 6340
Moonshining. Brief article Mar 22, 2012 329
Donations. Brief article Mar 22, 2012 237
The transformation of Alberta Social Credit. Shamchuk, Adam Mar 22, 2012 5072
Natural gas on the Athabasca river. Brief article Mar 22, 2012 199
A brief history of post-contact First Nations. Taylor, Drew Hayden Mar 1, 2012 501
Military musical: Canada's own war of 1812 overture: a new production by Oddysey showcase brings our history to musical life. Wasser, Marlee Jan 1, 2012 1036
From the bridge to the ridge: Lethbridge volunteers and the Battle for Vimy Ridge. Clifton, Brett Jan 1, 2012 4449
Spectacular holdup. Brief article Jan 1, 2012 229
The Plamondon Canal. Maccagno, Tom Jan 1, 2012 2224
Reminiscences of 1885. Antrobus, Bertie W.; Antrobus, William D. Jan 1, 2012 3125
The other "forgotten war". Peate, Les Brief article Nov 1, 2011 244
Governor Simcoe. Grant, Doug Sep 22, 2011 697
25 years ago, December 1986. McBride, Robert C. Brief article Sep 22, 2011 151
The hanging of Peter Abramowicz and Father John Duplanil's efforts to save him. Langford, Tom Sep 22, 2011 4882
Road from Calgary to Edmonton. Brief article Sep 22, 2011 188
Constantine Scollen: the forgotten missionary. Huel, Raymond Biography Sep 22, 2011 5864
The CPR demonstration and supply farm: 1908-1944. Dempsey, L. James Sep 22, 2011 3664
First female lawyer. Brief article Sep 22, 2011 332
Peace with the Kootenay Indians. Sep 22, 2011 753
Donations. Sep 22, 2011 305
Year 2011 Legacy Campaign. Brief article Sep 22, 2011 162
Netting Newfoundland's prosperity: Newfoundland's wealth lay in its natural resources, especially its cod stocks, but political choices devastated the livelihoods of its people and its economy. Scaliger, Charles Sep 5, 2011 3402
A snake story. Herald, Lethbridge Jun 22, 2011 403
Early farming in Edmonton. Ross, Donald Jun 22, 2011 1333
The squatters. Jorgenson, Robin Daniel Jun 22, 2011 905
Incident at the Oxley Ranch, 1933. Yeo, Bill Jun 22, 2011 1749
A well-oiled machine: Alberta's Eugenics program, 1928-1972. Grekul, Jana Jun 22, 2011 4367
Northern national event, June 28-July 1, Inuvik, Northwest territories. Brief article Jun 1, 2011 198
"We were soldiers once ... And young". Konkel, K.G.E "Chuck" May 1, 2011 2760
Scholarships. May 1, 2011 3435
Father Lacombe, the Oblate missions, and the Western Treaties. Huel, Raymond Mar 22, 2011 5084
Louis Primeau: Hudson's Bay Man and Pedlar. Maccagno, Tom Biography Mar 22, 2011 3609
My life in an Indian Residential School. Dempsey, Pauline Mar 22, 2011 3504
"The Huns and Vandals are thundering at our gates and within our gates": faces of the enemy in Saskatoon during the Second World War. Kelly, Brendan Mar 22, 2011 15282
Making a living: African Canadian workers in London, Ontario, 1861-1901. Adams, Tracey Mar 22, 2011 17837
"By the West, for the West": and the struggle for provincial rights in Alberta. Thrift, Gayle Jan 1, 2011 6524
Battle at Fort Edmonton: fur traders under siege. Dempsey, Hugh A. Jan 1, 2011 3518
Bennett at bay. Brief article Jan 1, 2011 159
Chasing the giants. Kyba, Daniel A. Jan 1, 2011 5877
A race with death. Jan 1, 2011 639
Introduction. Bibliography Jan 1, 2011 7636
Canada. Dec 13, 2010 642
Surveillance and the city in Michael Winter's This All Happened. Thompson, Peter Critical essay Dec 1, 2010 8046
Yesterday's war, tomorrow's adventure the war of 1812 in context: Viewed by British historians as a minor sideshow to the epic Napoleonic wars being waged on continental Europe, the war of 1812, nevertheless, remains a defining moment in Canada's history. Leclerc, Eric Oct 1, 2010 1147
Thoughts on time-based readings of Canadian literature and culture. Huebener, Paul Essay Jun 1, 2010 9492
Thomas Flewelling UE: Brave, Harworking, Steadfast, Stoic. Fax, Audrey Hutchison Biography Mar 22, 2010 1626
Three steps towards a history of the book in Newfoundland. Barker, William Essay Mar 22, 2010 11430
MP's anti-Riel comments condemned by Metis, government officials. Narine, Shari Mar 1, 2010 503
Father Aeneas M. Dawson and Canadian expansionism. McEvoy, Frederick J. Biography Jan 1, 2010 5247
Des livres de piete pour le Canada, (1640-1850). Martin, Philippe Report Jan 1, 2010 8492
Gerard Dion, Mgr Gustavo Franceschi et le regime populiste de Juan Peron. Les intrigues politiques d'Argentine et l'utilite du modele social quebecois. Demers, Maurice Report Jan 1, 2010 8955
25 years ago: fall 1984. McBride, Robert C. Brief article Sep 22, 2009 210
10 years ago: fall 1999. McBride, Robert C. Brief article Sep 22, 2009 167
Public health nursing in early 20th century Canada/Les services infirmiers de sante publique au debut du 20e siecle au Canada. McKay, Marion Jul 1, 2009 3669
How much folate is in Canadian fortified products 10 years after mandated fortification? Shakur, Yaseer A.; Rogenstein, Carly; Hartman-Craven, Brenda; Tarasuk, Valerie; O'Connor, Deborah L. Report Jul 1, 2009 3581
Canadians can overcome the past and the pain. Bruner, Thomas J. Feb 1, 2009 917
A tour of remembrance. Thurlbeck, Joanne Dec 1, 2008 747
Arthur Currie: a general like no other: Canada's greatest general falls victim to a loud-mouthed, mashed-up politician and becomes a tragic hero. Shannon, Norm Dec 1, 2008 1244
Shadow soldiers: Capt. John Deserontyon: aptly named Odeserundiye--'where thunder was'--Captain John Deserontyon stood alongside the great Mohawk leaders of his time. A native Loyalist, he never lost in battle and spent his final days in his namesake town, Deseronto, at the junction of the St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario. Jodoin, Mark Nov 1, 2008 3063
Cent jours dans la vie des Campivallensiennes. La greve de 1946 a Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Bettez, Lucie Sep 22, 2008 19933
The politics of the Ontario Labour Relations Act: business, labour, and government in the consolidation of post-war industrial relations, 1949-1961. Smith, Charles W. Sep 22, 2008 18211
Organizing for defeat: the relevance and utility of the trade union as a legitimate question. Green, Brian Essay Sep 22, 2008 7583
Recent Publications in Canadian Labour History/Travaux recents en histoire des classes populaires canadiennes. Lonardo, Michael; Sweeny, Robert C.H. Bibliography Sep 22, 2008 4365
Quebec's separation movement: it brought Canadian unity closer. Salloum, Habeeb Viewpoint essay Sep 22, 2008 2748
Controversy, commemoration, and capitulation: the Canadian War Museum and Bomber Command. Bothwell, Robert; Hansen, Randall; MacMillan, Margaret Sep 22, 2008 6995
Between the white and the red; Remembering Canadians in the Spanish Civil War. Rae, Patricia Critical essay Sep 22, 2008 3159
"Reckless extravagance and utter incompetence": George Ross and the Toronto textbook ring, 1883-1907. Clark, Penney Report Sep 22, 2008 18492
The devil's dues: downed Canadian airmen witness the horrors of Buchenwald. Shannon, Norm Sep 1, 2008 1669
Renegades: the men of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion: fighting for the ideal of the Republic, the Mac-Paps battle facism in Spain. Petrou, Michael Excerpt Jul 1, 2008 1946
L'histoire du livre et de l'imprime au Canada et les percees en histoire culturelle et intellectuelle. Lamonde, Yvan Critical essay Mar 22, 2008 4729
Papers presented at the annual meeting. Brief article Jan 1, 2008 247
A current bibliography of Canadian religious history/Bibliographie recente d'historie religuese du Canada. Bibliography Jan 1, 2008 9756
Vimy Ridge Memorial: stone with a story. Scott, Jill Essay Dec 22, 2007 2918
The Rideau warriors Arthur Lennox. Jodoin, Mark Nov 1, 2007 2794
Introduction. McBride, Grietje R. Brief article Sep 22, 2007 91
Recent publications in Canadian labour history/ Travaux recents en histoire des classes populaires canadiennes. Lonardo, Michael; Sweeney, Robert C.H. Bibliography Sep 22, 2007 3866
Frank Calder: chief of chiefs remembered for tireless fight for Aboriginal rights. Miller, Heather Andrews Jan 1, 2007 1163
A timeline of the homosexual "rights" juggernaut. Jul 1, 2006 4162
Our greatest decade: although he used a Ouija board and talked to his dead mother, Prime Minister Mackenzie King gave Canadians ... Shannon, Norm Apr 1, 2006 1795
It seems like just yesterday, or so I'm told. Taylor, Drew Hayden Viewpoint essay Apr 1, 2006 763
What the kids are reading about history. Moore, Christopher Reprint Mar 22, 2006 1104
Are our picture books telling our story? Black, Marilynne V.; Jobe, Ronald Mar 22, 2006 2736
Historians as explorers. Hayden, Michael Dec 1, 2005 2119
How I became a Canadian history buff. Robertson, Lloyd Dec 1, 2005 1169
The partnership that created Canada: the place of the Loyalists and French Canadians in North American history. Senior, Hereward Sep 22, 2005 3305
Distributors, agents, and publishers: creating a separate market for books in Canada 1900-1920. (1) Part I. Parker, George Sep 22, 2005 22100
Maurice Spector, James P. Cannon, and the Origins of Canadian Trotskyism. Palmer, Bryan D. Sep 22, 2005 27883
The silent admiral: "no man said less or deserved more," Walpole said of Charles Saunders, the admiral who accompanied Wolfe to Quebec. Twatio, Bill Jan 1, 2005 1512
1975 the year that was. Dec 1, 2004 4639
Good old Glenmore school days. Patton, Clarence Jun 22, 2004 3380
Beginnings of the Amateur Athletic Union. Ballantyne, H. Jun 22, 2004 550
Canada in the 21st century: beyond dominion and middle power. Welsh, Jennifer M. Jun 22, 2004 5816
UELAC Conference: June 3rd to 6th, 2004: host: Kawartha Branch. Mar 22, 2004 1250
The Etters: a Loyalist reunion. Magee, Joan Mar 22, 2004 1011
Hannah Ingraham and the war memorial. Thomas, Earle Mar 22, 2004 710
Fredericton's parson Cooke. Thomas, Earle Mar 22, 2004 1685
Flawless flag flying. Brief Article Mar 22, 2004 256
"It was tough on everybody": low-income families and housing hardship in post-World War II Toronto. Purdy, Sean Dec 22, 2003 13060
1941: a year of infamy ... and of growth. Shannon, Norm Oct 1, 2003 1414
The patriot war of 1837-1838: locofocoism with a gun? Bonthius, Andrew Sep 22, 2003 18039
The economics of an early nineteenth-century Toronto newspaper shop. Stabile, Julie Mar 22, 2003 11682
1. Minutes of the 57th Annual General Meeting of the Society. Mar 22, 2003 1808
[0] The death of Pere Aulneau, 1736: the development of myth in the Northwest. Moreau, Bill Jan 1, 2003 5343
Faith on the Battlefield: Canada's Catholic Chaplaincy Service during the Second World War (1). Pelletier, Yves Yvon J. Jan 1, 2003 8842
Les missions catholiques chez les atikamekw (1837-1940): manifestations de foi et d'esprit pratique (1). Gelinas, Claude Jan 1, 2003 7167
The Canadian monarchy. Evans, James Allan Oct 1, 2002 3411
100 books for 100 years (1). Halpenny, Francess G. Bibliography Sep 22, 2002 11297
The West wants in: regionalism, class, and Labour/Le Travail, 1976-2002. Bright, David Sep 22, 2002 6649
Mixed bag. Peate, Les Jul 1, 2002 1025
Heroines & history: representations of Madeleine de Vercheres and Laura Secord. Book Review Jul 1, 2002 297
War museum design must be reconsidered: rejection of blueprints only the latest chapter in ongoing debacle. Suthren, Victor Jul 1, 2002 408
Sailing the Medicine line: a nautical history of the North-West Boundary Commission (and Captain James Gregory). Rees, Tony Mar 22, 2002 1911
Four-foot cucumbers, juvenile delinquents & frogs from the sky! Snippets of life in Victorian Canada. Book Review Jan 1, 2002 1347
Columbus had a better publicist. Taylor, Drew Hayden Mar 1, 2001 640
Fly navy. Twatio, Bill Nov 1, 2000 1625
As others see us. Peate, Les Nov 1, 2000 1275
Canvas of war: painting the Canadian experience 1914 to 1945. Book Review Nov 1, 2000 396
Canadians on radar: Royal Canadian Air Force, 1940-1945. Book Review Nov 1, 2000 551
All about gongs. Peate, Les Oct 1, 2000 1166
Lord Strathcona's horse: a Western heritage. Chartier, Jacqueline Oct 1, 2000 669
Guardian of the gulf: Sydney, Cape Breton and the Atlantic Wars. Book Review Oct 1, 2000 362
Fighting for Canada: seven battles, 1758-1945. Book Review Oct 1, 2000 406
"History of us": social science, history, and the relations of family in Canada. Comacchio, Cynthia Sep 22, 2000 26240
James Dawson of Pictou and The Harmonicon: sacred music for Victorian Maritimers. MacDonald, Bertrum H.; Vogan, Nancy F. Sep 22, 2000 12142
Pussies on the parallel: Korea's frontline felines. Peate, Les Aug 1, 2000 646
Battle of the windmill. Twatio, Bill Jul 1, 2000 1338
Mr. Lee's enfield. Twatio, Bill Jul 1, 2000 1401
Those are not fish! Lane, R.L. Jul 1, 2000 1022
Turn of the century: Canada 100 years ago. Book Review Jun 22, 2000 132
War that wasn't. Peate, Les Jun 1, 2000 715
Memories revisited. Duffy, Elbum Jun 1, 2000 908
Recruiting the special force. Sutherland, Bill Jun 1, 2000 1589
Operation Hawk - the Korean airlift. Motiuk, Larry Jun 1, 2000 1015
In peace and war: Canada's man of Steele. Shannon, Norm May 1, 2000 1322
Back across the Imjin - for good. Peate, Les May 1, 2000 997
Wars that never were. Twatio, Bill Apr 1, 2000 1028
Across the Imjin. Peate, Les Apr 1, 2000 861
From dust to dust to dust: Asbestos and the struggle for worker health and safety at Bendix Automotive. Storey, Robert; Lewchuk, Wayne Mar 22, 2000 19639
Inspiration for insurrection or harmless humour? Class and politics in the editorial cartoons of three Toronto newspapers during the early 1930s. Vokey, Scott Mar 22, 2000 11312
The labour historian and public history. Heron, Craig Mar 22, 2000 12421
Building traditions of inquiry and transforming labour-academic collaboration at the union local: case studies of workers' research and education. Sawchuk, Peter H. Mar 22, 2000 8400
In the shadow of the big house--the little people in history. Hoerder, Dirk Mar 22, 2000 1732
Who killed Canadian history? Book Review Mar 22, 2000 912
In the nature of things: integrating the history and archaeology of nineteenth-century Canada and Australia. Mayne, Alan Mar 1, 2000 2757
Concise historical atlas of Canada. Book Review Mar 1, 2000 662
Good, the bad and the ugly. Peate, Les Mar 1, 2000 875
Wings over the Yalu. Shannon, Norman Jan 1, 2000 1767
Kaiser's Corsair. Peate, Les Jan 1, 2000 1530
Blackouts to bright lights: Canadian war bride stories. Book Review Jan 1, 2000 696
Legend of the Boer war. Walsh, R.T. Dec 1, 1999 564
Ready aye ready: Canada's Navy answers the call. Orrick, Bob Dec 1, 1999 947
Building bridges: address to the UELAC annual convention, June 1999. Foran, Max Sep 22, 1999 1078
Who killed Canadian history? Book Review Jun 1, 1999 457
Editor's notebook (Canada changing through history). Mildon, Marsha Editorial Apr 1, 1999 858
Losing the hearts and minds, or how Clio disappeared from Canadian public schools. Fink, Leon Mar 22, 1999 2218
Marginaux, les exclus et l'autre au Canada aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles. Book Review Mar 22, 1999 1290
Trials of masculinity: policing sexual boundaries, 1870-1930. Book Review Mar 22, 1999 1217
Time to travel to the 18th century: life in New World settlements. Product/Service Evaluation Oct 1, 1998 899
Myth and history. Francis, Daniel Sep 22, 1998 1021
Education Committee Report for Annual General Meeting. Dickinson, Lois Sep 22, 1998 281
Philosophy of railways: the transcontinental railway idea in British North America. Book Review Sep 22, 1998 1153
History of the Canadian peoples. Book Review Mar 22, 1998 396
Faces and voices of war: ... the portrayal of war must reveal both its horror and its glory. Shannon, Norman Mar 1, 1998 734
In the combat zone: Special Forces since 1945. Book Review Mar 1, 1998 171
"Old soldiers -- simply fade away". Mar 1, 1998 643
Warriors of the Crown. Shannon, Norman Jan 1, 1998 2023
Salute! Canada's great military leaders from Brock to Dextraze. Book Review Jan 1, 1998 484
Francais d'hier - tome 2: des croyants, XV-XIX siecle. Book Review Jan 1, 1998 692
Canada's military heritage: detour - or road to oblivion? Shannon, Norman Nov 1, 1997 998
Old guard update: differing views: goodbye to all that. Oct 1, 1997 283
Illustrated history of Canada. Book Review Sep 22, 1997 376
On guard below: World War Two. Galloway, Strome Sep 1, 1997 1226
Canada's glory: battles that forged a nation. Book Review Jul 1, 1997 514
Korean War -- the birds and the beasts were there. Peate, Les Apr 1, 1997 937
Our little army in the field: the Canadians in South Africa 1899-1902. Book Review Apr 1, 1997 336
Ideal surroundings: domestic life in a working-class suburb in the 1920s. Book Review Mar 22, 1997 1212
War without battles: Canada's NATO Brigade in Germany 1951-1993. Book Review Mar 1, 1997 405
Industrial efficiency, social order and moral purity: housing reform thought in English Canada, 1900-1950. Purdy, Sean Mar 1, 1997 10960
Diggers: Canada's underground specialists. Twatio, Bill Mar 1, 1997 1962
Korean War: food for thought. Peate, Les Mar 1, 1997 1045
Red Patch: a morale-boosting, frontline journal. Henton, Darcy Feb 1, 1997 1271
Who won which war? And why? Galloway, Strome Feb 1, 1997 1474
Victoria Cross: "and a good night to you, sir". Shannon, Norman Feb 1, 1997 1060
Nineteenth-century Canada and Australia: the paradoxes of class formation. Bryan D. Palmer Sep 22, 1996 10028
Soldiers' work; soldiers' health: morbidity, mortality, and their causes in an 1840s British garrison in Canada. Jacalyn Duffin Mar 22, 1996 18454

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