Canadiana explore l'histoire macabre du canal Rideau, une attraction touristique populaire à Ottawa et une merveille de l'ingénierie humaine du début des années 1800.
Read MoreCanadiana explores the grisly history of the Rideau Canal, a popular tourist attraction in Ottawa and marvel of human engineering from the early 1800s.
Read MoreNous voici à Red Bay, au Labrador. Aujourd’hui, c’est un petit village de moins de 200 personnes, situé dans un port naturel entouré de falaises de granit rouge qui lui ont donné son nom. À première vue, c’est un village comme tous les autres petits villages de pêche du Nord. Mais si vous savez où regarder, vous trouverez des indices de son passé : des indices que ce hameau bien tranquille a déjà été tout autre. Au milieu du XVIe siècle, la prolifération de baleines franches et de baleines boréales a attiré les baleiniers de la région basque d’Espagne et de la France dans le détroit de Belle-Isle à Red Bay, où ils ont établi un important poste de chasse. Voici l’histoire du vol de la baleine de Red Bay.
Read MoreBasque whalers in the 1500s travelled to the very edge of their known universe in search of their gargantuan prey, and landed on the shores of a fog-shrouded bay in Labrador. In this unlikely setting, Canadiana revels in one of Canada's most absurd true crime stories: the tale of a Basque who stole from their rival, sparking a Spanish Supreme Court case that wouldn't be settled for nearly 20 years.
Read MoreThe Canadian story of the American Civil War, told in two parts. Through the eyes of the Canadians who helped start the war, to those who fought it, to the leaders influenced by it, we unravel one of the most pivotal events in the continent's history. From the pubs of Saint John to the docks of Halifax, from Southern Ontario battlefields to the battlements of Quebec City, find out which Canadians were on the right and wrong sides of history. This is the story of two nations facing each other down over a tenuous border for a century, and the war that changed everything.
Read MorePartez d'un océan à l'autre pour découvrir l'histoire de l'une des races de chiens les plus célèbres du Canada : le chien de Terre-Neuve!
Read MoreGo coast-to-coast to uncover the lore behind one of Canada's most famous dog breeds: the Newfoundland!
Read MoreThe Fortifications of Québec have borne witness to so many of Quebec and Canada's most pivotal moments, but this story is...unique. In 1766, the Gazette de Quebec reports that there was a werewolf stalking the countryside outside the city's stone walls...
Read MoreThe Manitoba Legislative Building has a hidden code. If you look closely, you’ll find Egyptian sphinxes, the Arc of the Covenant, Greek monsters, cattle skulls, lion heads, and a mysterious black star. The question is: what does it all have to do with Winnipeg?
Read MoreA Klondike Gold Rush odyssey featuring "The First Lady of the Yukon." Climb the treacherous Chilkoot Pass, run the Whitehorse Rapids, and experience what was once the most famous city on Earth: Dawson City.
Read MoreFrom the gold-filled rivers of Yukon to the packed streets of Vancouver, from the hidden secrets of parliament building in Winnipeg to Ottawa’s most notorious cold case, we continue our hunt for the most incredible stories in Canadian history.
Read MoreCanada’s oldest Chinatown was once considered to be a “forbidden city” — a segregated maze of alleyways, hidden courtyards, brother, gambling dens and opium factories. But it’s history is also one of proud resilience in the face of some of the most racist laws our country has ever seen.
Read MoreSudbury, the nickel capital of the world, is a city deeply connected to the cosmos. Over 1.8 billion years ago an enormous impact set in motion a series of events, the end result of which involves a mysterious 'dark' experiment deep underground.
Read MoreWe explore the mysterious ruins of a secret laboratory in Gatineau Park, and tell the story of an entrepreneur and inventor who turned water into light.
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