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Japan marks 68th anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Japan marked the 68th anniversary Tuesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a sombre ceremony to honour the dead and pledges to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Japan marked the 68th anniversary Tuesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a sombre ceremony to honour the dead and pledges to seek to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Badger monument pays tribute to community's tragic conflict
Hundreds of people gathered in Badger on Wednesday to remember a tragic conflict in the province's history and take part in the unveiling of a monument to remember a great loss in the community.The Bank of England financed Hitler's war machine with Czech gold
The documents reveal a shocking story: just six months before Britain went to war with Nazi Germany, the Bank of England willingly handed over £5.6 million worth of gold to Hitler – and it belonged to another country.
History | 207017 hits | 10:55 AM on Thursday | posted by commanderkai
The documents reveal a shocking story: just six months before Britain went to war with Nazi Germany, the Bank of England willingly handed over £5.6 million worth of gold to Hitler – and it belonged to another country. Calgary marks 60th anniversary of Korean War ceasefire
Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice and there will be parades and ceremonies across Alberta, including in Calgary.Israeli archaeologists say they have discovered King David's palace
A team of Israeli archaeologists believes it has discovered the ruins of a palace belonging to the biblical King David, but other Israeli experts dispute the claim.
A team of Israeli archaeologists believes it has discovered the ruins of a palace belonging to the biblical King David, but other Israeli experts dispute the claim. Stolen Metis bell of Batoche returned to Saskatchewan
The longstanding mystery surrounding the whereabouts of Bell of Batoche was unravelled Saturday, as the man who stole it from an Ontario Legion hall in 1991 came forward. Parks Canada hoping to resume Franklin search in high Arctic this summer
New research is raising even more questions about the fate of the sailors on Sir John Franklin's doomed 19th-century quest to discover the Northwest Passage.Ancient Egyptian statue caught on camera rotating on its own
MANCHESTER, England - A statue in a museum in England has created a buzz after it was captured on video rotating on its own.
History | 207937 hits | 11:45 AM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai
MANCHESTER, England - A statue in a museum in England has created a buzz after it was captured on video rotating on its own.Ancient Roman Concrete Is About to Revolutionize Modern Architecture
After 2,000 years, a long-lost secret behind the creation of one of the world’s most durable man-made creations ever—Roman concrete—has finally been discovered by an international team of scientists, and it may have a significant impact on how we build ci
History | 206978 hits | 10:08 PM on Thursday | posted by commanderkai
After 2,000 years, a long-lost secret behind the creation of one of the world’s most durable man-made creations ever—Roman concrete—has finally been discovered by an international team of scientists, and it may have a significant impact on how we build ci Canada buys rare War of 1812 collection for $573K
The government of Canada was the winning bidder for a large collection of letters, maps and other papers that once belonged to Sir John Sherbrooke, the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia who conquered Maine for the British during the War of 1812. The coll Experts search Lake Michigan for 17th century shipwreck
French and U.S. experts searching for the 17th century ship Griffin, which they believe sank in Lake Michigan in 1679.Huge ancient city at Angkor Wat revealed by lasers
Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex. 400-year-old skeleton of aboriginal woman found in Sarnia backyard costs couple $5,000History | 206981 hits | 1:07 PM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai
The story of Nicole Sauve, who found 400-year-old bones in her Point Edward backyard, was ordered to hire an archaeologist, and is now saddled with a $5,000 bill.Were the Wright brothers wrong about being first in flight?
The story of the Wright brothers as the first in flight is recognized around the world, but new legislation in Connecticut is trying to change aviation history with a homegrown flying hero.
The story of the Wright brothers as the first in flight is recognized around the world, but new legislation in Connecticut is trying to change aviation history with a homegrown flying hero. Research sheds new light on Viking travels in N.L.
An American researcher has uncovered new information about the movement of the Vikings in Newfoundland and Labrador which suggests they may have moved further inland than previously thought, and may have travelled to other parts of Atlantic Canada. The D-Day invasion as it happened
The largest amphibious invasion in history began early on the morning of June 6, 1944, as the Allied forces began the bloody task of securing a toehold in western Europe, which Nazi Germany had conquered four years earlier. Canadian company to search New Mexico landfill for bad Atari games | CTV NewsHistory | 206861 hits | 11:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by saturn_656
Dig in Wales finds Roman and medieval remains
A dig on land destined for a new school in Gwynedd finds a Roman construction camp and an early medieval cemetery.
A dig on land destined for a new school in Gwynedd finds a Roman construction camp and an early medieval cemetery.Could this be Amelia Earhart's plane?
Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and her navigator vanished more than 75 years ago, but a new sonar image is giving American researchers hope that the mystery could soon be solved.
Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart and her navigator vanished more than 75 years ago, but a new sonar image is giving American researchers hope that the mystery could soon be solved.Nepal celebrates 60th anniversary of Hillary-Norgay Everest conquest
Nepal celebrated the 60th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest on Wednesday by honouring climbers who followed in the footsteps of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
Nepal celebrated the 60th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest on Wednesday by honouring climbers who followed in the footsteps of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Museum picks up art by Canada's WWII prisoners
The Royal Alberta Museum has acquired a vast collection of art made by prisoners of war interned in Canada during the Second World War.King Richard III buried in 'untidy' grave
New information has surfaced in the odd tale of the British king buried in a car park. King Richard III's remains, which were discovered August under a parking lot in Leicester, England, were laid to rest in a grave researchers are now saying was badly pr
New information has surfaced in the odd tale of the British king buried in a car park. King Richard III's remains, which were discovered August under a parking lot in Leicester, England, were laid to rest in a grave researchers are now saying was badly pr Uncovering the secrets of North America's Ice Age giants
Eighty thousand years ago the Earth began to cool, marking the start of the last Ice Age. Experts are still discovering how the big freeze affected the giant mammals which prowled its dramatically changing landscape. 15,000-year-old 'fossil' words reveal ancestral Ice Age languageHistory | 206713 hits | 6:59 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
Dome-headed, dog-sized dinosaur once roamed southern Alberta
A newly identified species of dome-headed dinosaur roughly the size of a large dog once roamed the plains of southern Alberta, a team of Canadian scientists announced Tuesday. Canadians remember Battle of the Atlantic
The 70th anniversary of the single longest battle in Canadian military history is being marked across the country today. P.E.I. fossil footprints could be 290 million years old
A geology student from Halifax is investigating a set of fossil tracks he found on the South Shore of P.E.I. that may be 290 million years old. Atlantic Canadian mega-volcanoes blamed in mass extinction
The major extinction that paved the way for the rise of the dinosaurs was caused by the eruption of massive volcanoes in what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, the northeastern U.S. and Morocco, a new study says.Scientists to test London skeletons for signs of Black Death bacteria
Workers digging a new railway line in London have uncovered what they believe is a burial ground containing victims of the Black Death -- a plague that wiped out as much as half of London's inhabitants when it swept the city in the mid-14th century.
Workers digging a new railway line in London have uncovered what they believe is a burial ground containing victims of the Black Death -- a plague that wiped out as much as half of London's inhabitants when it swept the city in the mid-14th century. FLQ October Crisis figure Paul Rose dies
Paul Rose, one of the key figures in Quebec's October Crisis, died today of a stroke at the age of 69. Shipwreck crystal might be rare Viking navigational aid
A rough, whitish block recovered from an Elizabethan shipwreck may be a sunstone, the fabled crystal believed by some to have helped Vikings and other medieval seafarers navigate the high seas, researchers say. 
The Supreme Court of Canada will issue a landmark ruling today on whether the Métis were cheated out of an 1870 federal land deal that settled the Red River Rebellion.The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking
The Germans had vastly more work camps and ghettos than anyone knew.
History | 207230 hits | 8:39 PM on Sunday | posted by commanderkai
The Germans had vastly more work camps and ghettos than anyone knew.Heart of King Richard I stuffed with potpourri of flowers, spices, incense: study
King Richard I, the 12th-century warrior whose bravery during the Third Crusade gained him the moniker Lionheart, ended up with a heart full of daisies, as well as myrtle, mint and frankincense.
King Richard I, the 12th-century warrior whose bravery during the Third Crusade gained him the moniker Lionheart, ended up with a heart full of daisies, as well as myrtle, mint and frankincense. Boeing 767 known as Gimli Glider up for auction
A former Air Canada Boeing 767 — dubbed the Gimli Glider — is up for auction, but it could cost the buyer a lofty chunk of dough to snap up the infamous piece of Manitoba history.Original, iconic Iwo Jima monument hitting the auction block | CTV News
The original smaller statue of the iconic raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in 1945 is expected to fetch up to $1.8 million later this month at a New York auction dedicated to World War II artifacts.
History | 206954 hits | 9:10 PM on Friday | posted by commanderkai
The original smaller statue of the iconic raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in 1945 is expected to fetch up to $1.8 million later this month at a New York auction dedicated to World War II artifacts. Canadians' DNA helps ID King Richard III's bones
Scientists say they have found the 500-year-old remains of England's King Richard III under a parking lot in the city of Leicester.Ancient Manuscripts Torched by Radical Islamists
The historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, including one written in Hebrew, are no more. They were destroyed by Islamic terrorists in Mali.
History | 208487 hits | 8:31 PM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai
The historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, including one written in Hebrew, are no more. They were destroyed by Islamic terrorists in Mali.Search for lost Spitfires in Myanmar may have hit a snag
Members of an excavation team hunting for dozens of World War II-era British fighter aircraft believed buried at Myanmar's main international airport said Friday that the search will take longer than expected after a survey discovered bundles of electric
Members of an excavation team hunting for dozens of World War II-era British fighter aircraft believed buried at Myanmar's main international airport said Friday that the search will take longer than expected after a survey discovered bundles of electric Shackleton's whisky returned to Antarctic hut
Talk about whisky on ice: Three bottles of rare, 19th century Scotch found beneath the floor boards of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's abandoned expedition base were returned to the polar continent Saturday after a distiller flew them to Scotland t
Talk about whisky on ice: Three bottles of rare, 19th century Scotch found beneath the floor boards of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's abandoned expedition base were returned to the polar continent Saturday after a distiller flew them to Scotland t Vintage gas pumps remain a symbols of defianceHistory | 207126 hits | 6:34 PM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
Probably the last gas pump in Canada to issue fuel by the gallon still stands guard in a business whose owners were threatened with jail for refusing to convert to metric.Buried Christian Empire in Yemen Casts New Light on Early Islam
Archeologists are studying the ruins of a buried Christian empire in the highlands of Yemen. The sites have sparked a number of questions about the early history of Islam. Was there once a church in Mecca?
History | 208096 hits | 6:24 PM on Sunday | posted by commanderkai
Archeologists are studying the ruins of a buried Christian empire in the highlands of Yemen. The sites have sparked a number of questions about the early history of Islam. Was there once a church in Mecca?Hundreds of Spitfire parts 'waiting to be found' across Britain
Hundreds of Spitfires and other aircraft that crashed during the Battle of Britain are still waiting to be unearthed across Britain, historians have disclosed.
Hundreds of Spitfires and other aircraft that crashed during the Battle of Britain are still waiting to be unearthed across Britain, historians have disclosed.Back to Canada News
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