Mass shootings are relatively rare in Canada. The country overhauled its gun-control laws after gunman Marc Lepine killed 14 women and himself at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique college in 1989.

Witness the rich and diverse history of Canada in this animated video, presented through a clear and engaging timeline. From ...

Canada's boreal forests have a long history of major wildfires, research shows. In fact, scientists believe the country's boreal forests burned more in the past than they do today.

Explore Canada’s incredible history in just 10 minutes, from the ancient Indigenous tribes that shaped its foundations to its rise as a modern nation. This quick yet thorough journey takes you through ...

Fireworks, flags and fighter jets are all part of the Canada Day experience. But how did this annual July 1 holiday come about? Two top historians weigh in.

Charles III’s coronation on May 6 is supposedly a spectacle of ancient tradition. But the rites, and the countries they are for, have changed radically in 200 years. Here’s what Canada was up ...

J.J. McCullough Canada’s history should be debated, not canceled January 5, 2021 ...

Nuvumiutaq, the Arctic Bay kayaker, is a scientific reconstruction, based on human remains, of the face and figure of an Inuk man who lived about 800 years ago. It's at the new Canada History Hall ...

In terms of modern government, one of the defining moments in Canada's history took place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, during the Charlottetown Conference in September 1864.

Canada’s National History Society, the nonprofit group that publishes The Beaver, decided that the Internet required the magazine to undergo a name change.