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Boko Haram and the return of the Nigerian slave tradeHistory | 206954 hits | 9:55 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls and boasted on the Internet that they were going to sell them into slavery, something that has suddenly shocked the world, for few have fully realized that this means that we are witnessing the return of the Nigerian s Possible Louis Riel trial minutes going up for sale
A well-known Quebec publisher and collector is selling the original minutes for the trial of Métis leader Louis Riel, and the documents are generating a lot of interest in Manitoba. Footage of scandalous 1919 World Series saved by Yukon permafrost
A New York filmmaker has discovered rare footage of the 1919 World Series - known for the Black Sox betting scandal - while working on a documentary about old films found in Dawson City permafrost. Huge, ancient meteorite crater found in southern Alberta
Scientists have discovered a vast, ancient meteorite crater in southern Alberta.�This is the citadel of King David�: Israeli archeologist claims he�s found legendary site near Jerusalem�s Old City | National Post
Eli Shukron's theory is rekindling a longstanding debate about using the Bible as a field guide to identifying ancient ruins
History | 207226 hits | 11:08 PM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai
Eli Shukron's theory is rekindling a longstanding debate about using the Bible as a field guide to identifying ancient ruins Do you know which war the Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought in'
Less than half of Canadians know which war the famous Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought in, a new poll suggests. Battle of the Atlantic remembered
The single longest battle of the Second World War was commemorated across the country Sunday as people gathered to mark the 71st anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. Got $40K' You could cross the Atlantic in a Lancaster bomber
The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Second World War Lancaster bomber will soon be flying across the Atlantic to join the only other airworthy plane of its kind for a series of special flights over the U.K. - and it will only cost you $40,000 or so to Lancaster bomber in New Brunswick eyed by Windsor, Ont., group
A group of people restoring a Lancaster bomber in Windsor, Ont., is interested in saving a second Lancaster currently in Edmundston, NB. Rare footage shows High Arctic Franklin-era shipwreck from 1853
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces have captured new underwater footage of the Breadalbane, a merchant ship that sank in the Barrow Strait in the High Arctic in 1853.Detailed images of WW2 wrecks off England captured by submarine
An unmanned submarine has recorded some of the most detailed images of two American ships that sank off the coast of England during World War II, according to the Massachusetts company that surveyed the wreckage to mark the disaster's 70th anniversary.
An unmanned submarine has recorded some of the most detailed images of two American ships that sank off the coast of England during World War II, according to the Massachusetts company that surveyed the wreckage to mark the disaster's 70th anniversary.How to thwart terrorism at 29,000 feet, by the only pilot who ever did
With world attention focused on MH370, Uri Bar-Lev recalls how he saved his El Al passengers from an attempted skyjacking, and says other pilots should have been trained to do the same -- on 9/11 and in countless other cases
History | 207759 hits | 11:21 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
With world attention focused on MH370, Uri Bar-Lev recalls how he saved his El Al passengers from an attempted skyjacking, and says other pilots should have been trained to do the same -- on 9/11 and in countless other casesWhy Do 16th-Century Manuscripts Show Cats With Flaming Backpacks?
Illustrations in 16th-century artillery manuals show how to use cats to attack a city.
Illustrations in 16th-century artillery manuals show how to use cats to attack a city.HMS Black Joke ship log details how Royal Navy fought to stop slave trade
The handwritten log book of HMS Black Joke contains details of how the British ship chased slave ships across the Atlantic before capturing them and setting the slaves free.
History | 207227 hits | 12:47 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The handwritten log book of HMS Black Joke contains details of how the British ship chased slave ships across the Atlantic before capturing them and setting the slaves free.Alice Herz-Sommer, oldest-known Holocaust survivor, dies
Alice Herz-Sommer, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at age 110. The accomplished pianist's death comes just a week before her extraordinary story of surviving two years in a Nazi prison camp through devotion to music is up for an Oscar.
History | 208058 hits | 2:43 AM on Monday | posted by commanderkai
Alice Herz-Sommer, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at age 110. The accomplished pianist's death comes just a week before her extraordinary story of surviving two years in a Nazi prison camp through devotion to music is up for an Oscar. 'Wait For Me, Daddy' subject revisits spot of iconic WW II photo
More than 70 years after dashing out toward his father as he marched off to the Second World War, Warren (Whitey) Bernard has revisited the B.C. street corner where the iconic image was taken.3,800-year-old blueprint reveals that Noah's Ark was round | World | News | Daily Express
THE story of how the animals climbed aboard Noah’s Ark “two-by-two” has captivated children for hundreds of years.
THE story of how the animals climbed aboard Noah’s Ark “two-by-two” has captivated children for hundreds of years.Ancient Europeans had blue eyes, dark skin
History | 206773 hits | 6:38 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
Long-lost letter written by Alberta woman in 1919 offers peek into post-war CanadaHistory | 208243 hits | 2:10 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A long-lost letter, written nearly 100 years ago by a woman in Alberta, has made the long journey back to its original home, offering readers a remarkable glimpse into what life was like in post-war Canada nearly a century ago.WW2 bomb blast kills digger driver in Germany
A digger driver is killed in a blast at a construction site in Germany after he accidentally struck a World War Two bomb, police say.
A digger driver is killed in a blast at a construction site in Germany after he accidentally struck a World War Two bomb, police say. Canada sells London diplomatic mansion for $530M
Canada has sold the John A. Macdonald building, the mansion in London that is home to some of the country's diplomatic activities in the U.K., for more than half a billion dollars to an Indian developer.1bn British Pound haul of art by Picasso, Renoir and Matisse found in squalid Munich flat
Experts have hailed the discovery of the 1,500 pictures, thought to have been lost or bombed, as a sensational find.
History | 207240 hits | 9:29 PM on Monday | posted by commanderkai
Experts have hailed the discovery of the 1,500 pictures, thought to have been lost or bombed, as a sensational find.Berlin Shops 'Shattered' in Kristallnacht Memorial
Storefronts in Berlin will bear jagged patterns of broken glass to mark 75th anniversary of the pogrom.
History | 207042 hits | 1:13 AM on Saturday | posted by commanderkai
Storefronts in Berlin will bear jagged patterns of broken glass to mark 75th anniversary of the pogrom. Thunder Bay divers discover historic wreck
Two shipwreck hunters from Thunder Bay have discovered the wreck of the first ship to be registered in Canada.
Franklin searchers find bones, artifacts but no ships
This year’s Arctic search led by Parks Canada for the lost ships of the 1845 Franklin expedition turned up more bones and about 200 small artifacts but offered no new hints about the fate of the reinforced wooden vessels.131 artifacts recovered since Malawi Museum raided
The Tourism and Antiquities Police have recovered 131 artifacts stolen from Minya's Malawi Museum in mid-August, following violence that erupted after sit-ins supporting deposed President Mohamed Morsy were dispersed by security forces in Cairo.
History | 208062 hits | 12:56 PM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai
The Tourism and Antiquities Police have recovered 131 artifacts stolen from Minya's Malawi Museum in mid-August, following violence that erupted after sit-ins supporting deposed President Mohamed Morsy were dispersed by security forces in Cairo. Lancaster bomber marks 25 years back in the sky
The Lancaster bomber played a key role in turning the tide of the Second World War, and only two are still flying. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of its restoration, Hamilton's aging plane is a handful for the volunteers who work to keep it airworthy. Banff pavilion highlights WW I internment camps
Parks Canada is unveiling a new pavilion Friday in Banff that hopes to shed light on internment camps built across Canada during the First World War. Dolby Laboratories founder, Ray Dolby, dies
Ray Dolby, an American inventor and audio pioneer who founded Dolby Laboratories, has died at the age of 80. Proof of ancient farming at Winnipeg Forks
Archeologists have found the first indication that farming was an important activity at The Forks - a historic site at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in Winnipeg - dating back hundreds of years. Tulita's moosehide boat recreates ancient voyage
People in the Northwest Territories community of Tulita are taking a trip back in time by recreating a moosehide boat, the same type of vessel their ancestors travelled on for generations. Artifacts unearthed from human rights museum to be unveiled
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg is set to release details on hundreds of thousands of ancient artifacts that were found at the site where the museum was built. Traces found from 24,000 books lost when Canadian parliament in Montreal burned down
Archaeologists have uncovered a reminder of the heritage items lost by the destruction of Canada's pre-Confederation parliament in Montreal.Exclusive: CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran
The U.S. government may be considering military action in response to chemical strikes near Damascus. But a generation ago, America's military and intelligence communities knew about and did nothing to stop a series of nerve gas attacks far more devastati
The U.S. government may be considering military action in response to chemical strikes near Damascus. But a generation ago, America's military and intelligence communities knew about and did nothing to stop a series of nerve gas attacks far more devastati Artifacts in northern Quebec could be 7,000 years old
The rough-looking stone blades and arrowheads found on Waskaganish territory could reveal how people lived in Canada thousands of years ago.Petroglyphs in Nevada at least 10,000 years old, scientists confirm; oldest in North America
Ancient rock etchings along a dried-up lake bed in Nevada have been confirmed to be the oldest recorded petroglyphs in North America, dating back at least 10,000 years.
Ancient rock etchings along a dried-up lake bed in Nevada have been confirmed to be the oldest recorded petroglyphs in North America, dating back at least 10,000 years. Underground Railroad church becomes Guelph heritage site
A Guelph church, which served as a destination for black slaves escaping to freedom in Canada, will be officially designated a heritage site on Saturday.Back to Canada News
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