One of the Fathers of Confederation was shot dead in the streets of Ottawa. Thomas D’Arcy McGee was Sir John A. Macdonald’s right-hand-man and one of the most popular politicians in the country. So who the hell would want to kill him? We re-open one of Canada’s most notorious cold cases.
Read MoreIn the middle of the second World War, while massive armies clashed on the Western Front, an overlooked battle took place between Axis and Allied forces… in the most unlikely place imaginable.
Read MoreHow did an old statue from the other side of the world ended up in the middle of downtown Toronto? It's a bloody story of royalty, revolution, and two cities with very different experiences of what it meant to be members of the British Empire.
Read MoreHidden away in a quiet corner of Toronto's High Park, you'll find a massive tomb surrounded by a very old fence. And how it ended up there is a morbid tale of grave robbers, shipwrecks and death.
Read MoreEvery spring, parks across Toronto turn white and pink with cherry blossoms. The Sakura trees are a gift from Japan — and a reminder of one of the most disturbing chapters in Canadian history.
Read MoreA story about a royal family, a world at war, a baby, and a whole lot of tulips.
Read MoreA story about a famous Canadian monument that's unfinished, inaccurate, celebrated, loathed, iconic, ignorant, metaphorical, re-appropriated, imitated, divided, shamed, shunned, loved...
Read MoreIn our first episode, we dive into the strange and unexpected history behind Canada's national anthem. "O Canada" was written by a veteran of the American Civil War to celebrate Quebec's national holiday; it's story touches on everything from Pierre Trudeau to bloody riots to the very earliest French settlers.
Read More© 2024 The Canadiana Project Inc. On the hunt for the most incredible stories in Canadian history. À la recherche des histoires les plus incroyables de l'histoire canadienne.
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