In 1860, John A. Macdonald was Upper Canada's most prominent politician, a flawed and witty man with great organizational skills, an enviable stamina and a public taste for alcohol. Within the ...

A group of prominent Canadian historians is calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to intervene and prevent the Toronto ...

Premier Doug Ford sure hasn’t come to their rescue. While he pushed for a stadium to be named after his brother and former ...

The Red River Resistance, led by a young Métis named Louis Riel, presented an early test to the leadership of Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. William McDougall was designated the first ...

Contending with Canada’s history means acknowledging different ... rekindled in Canada after Victoria took down a statue of John A. Macdonald, the country’s first prime minister.

The facts of Canadian history — lights and shadows ... On Jan. 11, 1885, Sir John A. Macdonald celebrated his 70th birthday. The subsequent year would be the most tumultuous of his long ...

Should we be proud, or ashamed? That’s the question coiled around how to appropriately mark the 200th birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald next Sunday. Report an error ...

Teaching history “has become very political ... Here are summaries of the historical figures in question, provided by the CIHE: Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister is widely ...

We scouted them out for you. Canada is suffering from a rampant myopic urge to erase the entirety of its history. Why it’s time to stop the attacks on our past.

Teaching history “has become very political ... provided by the CIHE: Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister is widely considered to be one of the chief architects of Canada ...