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Viking invaders brought mice everywhere, except Canada
An international team of scientists has determined that the Viking invasions throughout the North Atlantic
world more than 1,000 years ago were accompanied in almost every case by the introduction of common house mice to the newly established Norse colonNew clue may shed light on Amelia Earhart mystery
A new clue in one of the 20th century's most enduring mysteries could soon uncover the fate of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who went missing without a trace over the South Pacific 75 years ago, investigators said Tuesday.
A new clue in one of the 20th century's most enduring mysteries could soon uncover the fate of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who went missing without a trace over the South Pacific 75 years ago, investigators said Tuesday. Canada Post to release stamps to mark Titanic anniversary
Five stamps commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic will be released by Canada Post on April 5.Anglo-Saxon Christian grave find near Cambridge 'extremely rare'
An Anglo-Saxon grave found near Cambridge could be one of the earliest examples of Christianity taking over from Paganism, archaeologists say.
An Anglo-Saxon grave found near Cambridge could be one of the earliest examples of Christianity taking over from Paganism, archaeologists say.Leonardo da Vinci work may be hidden behind mural
Researchers in Italy say they may have found traces of a Leonardo da Vinci work hidden under a fresco at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.
Researchers in Italy say they may have found traces of a Leonardo da Vinci work hidden under a fresco at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. 'We Never Lost a Battle': Devil's Brigade honoured
Their story isn't well known, but Canada's Special Forces JTF 2, the Green Berets and U.S. Navy SEALs can trace their heritage back to the first top secret commando unit called the "Devils Brigade."Iceman had brown eyes, DNA reveals
Oetzi the iceman, whose body was frozen into the Italian Alps 5,300 years ago, had brown eyes, type O blood and was lactose intolerant, a DNA analysis shows.
Oetzi the iceman, whose body was frozen into the Italian Alps 5,300 years ago, had brown eyes, type O blood and was lactose intolerant, a DNA analysis shows.Relatives of Titanic officer seek return of letter
The descendants of a surgeon who died on the Titanic nearly 100 years ago are appealing for a benefactor to purchase a soon-to-be-auctioned letter he wrote from the doomed ship -- and to return it to the city where the vessel was built.
The descendants of a surgeon who died on the Titanic nearly 100 years ago are appealing for a benefactor to purchase a soon-to-be-auctioned letter he wrote from the doomed ship -- and to return it to the city where the vessel was built. Hockey greats in Russia to mark '72 series anniversary
The games may have taken place in September, but celebrations to commemorate the legendary 1972 Canada-USSR hockey series are already underway in Moscow. Newfoundland commemorates 1942 marine disaster
Southern Newfoundland communities are commemorating the 70th anniversary of one of the province's worst marine disasters — the wrecks of USS Truxtun and USS Pollux off Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula. Ontario's history buried under car dealership
Beneath an old car dealership at the corner of Front Street and Berkeley Street sits one of Ontario's most significant historic sites, yet many walk past unaware of the memories the location holds. MI5 files uncover fresh details of Nazi plot on British currency forgeries
Newly revealed files show the Germans produced more than £130-million in fake currency in an effort to destabilize the British economy in the Second World War City of Montreal to honour hanged slave
MONTREAL — She was either an arsonist who destroyed part of what is now Old Montreal to mask her attempt to escape from slavery — or, despite her servitude, an independent-minded black woman used as a scapegoat by an angry white population seeking vengeanMexican experts excited to find ancient home ruins
The ruins aren't particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it's that very ordinariness that has experts excited.
The ruins aren't particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it's that very ordinariness that has experts excited.Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off R.I.
For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast.
For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast.Air Force One tapes shed light on JFK death aftermath
The U.S National Archives has released long-lost audio recordings of conversations that happened on Air Force One during the flight back to Washington, D.C., following the assassination of John F. Kennedy while he was president.
The U.S National Archives has released long-lost audio recordings of conversations that happened on Air Force One during the flight back to Washington, D.C., following the assassination of John F. Kennedy while he was president.Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment.
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment. Maple Leaf Gardens time capsule offers peek at 1931
A time capsule buried at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931 and revealed on Thursday contains an NHL rule book, a municipal code, financial information on the team and a tiny carved ivory elephant of mysterious origin.'The Ship That Would Not Die' returning to U.S.
"The Ship That Would Not Die" has returned to its South Carolina home.
"The Ship That Would Not Die" has returned to its South Carolina home. Historic flag of War of 1812 flies again
The Tecumseh Flag, said to have covered the dead Chief Tecumseh in 1812, will be unveiled in Windsor in February and remain on display until January 2013. 190 million-year-old dinosaur nesting site found
A Canadian-led team of international researchers has unearthed the 190-million-year-old nesting site of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus — predating previously known nesting grounds by 100 million years — at an excavation site in South Africa.Ancient Peruvians snacked on popcorn 7,000 years ago
Peruvians were snacking on popcorn nearly 7,000 years ago, according to a recent paper co-authored by Smithsonian researcher Dolores Piperno.
Peruvians were snacking on popcorn nearly 7,000 years ago, according to a recent paper co-authored by Smithsonian researcher Dolores Piperno.Rare woman's tomb found in Egyptian Valley of the Kings
In a rare find, Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists have unearthed a roughly 1,100 year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings, an antiquities official said Sunday.
In a rare find, Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists have unearthed a roughly 1,100 year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings, an antiquities official said Sunday. Canada's first licensed airfield celebrates 85th year
Canada's first licensed airfield, located in Edmonton City Centre, is celebrating its 85th anniversary this weekend. Halifax hopes to mark Titanic anniversary in big way
The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic will be marked in 2012, and a group in Halifax says the city should play a large role in the commemoration.Archaeologists discover ancient clay seal in Jerusalem
A rare clay seal found under Jerusalem's Old City appears to be linked to religious rituals practiced at the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, Israeli archaeologists said Sunday.
A rare clay seal found under Jerusalem's Old City appears to be linked to religious rituals practiced at the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, Israeli archaeologists said Sunday. Canada's bicentennial to honour 'forgotten war'
Canada is poised to use its bicentennial anniversary to honour vets who served in the War of 1812, often called the nation's "forgotten war."Spitfire redux: The WWII guns firing after 70 years buried in peat
After 70 years buried in peat could the unearthed machine guns from a downed fighter still be made to fire?
After 70 years buried in peat could the unearthed machine guns from a downed fighter still be made to fire? Should Ottawa make Remembrance Day a statutory holiday?
With 100th anniversary of First World Ware approaching, opposition parties think it’s time to give veterans more recognition Early Quebec settlers give insight into human expansion
A study of genealogical history going back to some of Quebec's earliest settlers is providing a tantalizing clue about how human populations expanded to cover the globe over the last 50,000 years. Time to kill the beaver? Senator pitches polar bear as national emblem
Harper appointee suggests Canada has had enough of furry rodentShip from failed Mongol invasion found off Japan
The wreck of a ship thought to have taken part in a failed Mongol invasion in the 13th Century has been found off Japan, experts say.
The wreck of a ship thought to have taken part in a failed Mongol invasion in the 13th Century has been found off Japan, experts say.Sir Francis Drake's body 'close to being found off Panama'
The owner of an US pirate museum claims to be close to finding the remains of Sir Francis Drake, the Elizabethan sailor, off the coast of Panama.
The owner of an US pirate museum claims to be close to finding the remains of Sir Francis Drake, the Elizabethan sailor, off the coast of Panama.Blackbeard's cannon salvaged from ship
Researchers have raised a 900-kilogram cannon from the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's ship, which has been on the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast for nearly 300 years.
Researchers have raised a 900-kilogram cannon from the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's ship, which has been on the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast for nearly 300 years. WWI soldier's remains to be buried in France
The remains of a Canadian soldier killed during the First World War and missing for nearly a century will find a final resting place during a military ceremony in France on Tuesday.Archaeologists unearth ancient Viking boat burial site
LONDON — Archaeologists said Tuesday they have discovered the remains of a Viking chief buried with his boat, axe, sword and spear on a remote Scottish peninsula -- one of the most significant Norse finds ever uncovered in Britain.
LONDON — Archaeologists said Tuesday they have discovered the remains of a Viking chief buried with his boat, axe, sword and spear on a remote Scottish peninsula -- one of the most significant Norse finds ever uncovered in Britain. Last remaining CP steamship coming home to Canada
The SS Keewatin, the last surviving Canadian Pacific steamship in the world, is coming home to Canada, more than 100 years after it was launched in 1907 at the height of the Edwardian era.From an Irish bog, a Spitfire with a tale to tell
One morning last January, amateur aviation historian Jonny McNee embarked on what he suspected was a doomed mission: to find the wreckage of a Second World War Royal Air Force Spitfire that had crashed in the peat bogs of County Donegal in northwest Irela
One morning last January, amateur aviation historian Jonny McNee embarked on what he suspected was a doomed mission: to find the wreckage of a Second World War Royal Air Force Spitfire that had crashed in the peat bogs of County Donegal in northwest Irela Cornwall marks Remembrance Day Sunday
A 91-year-old Remembrance Day tradition continued this weekend in Cornwall, P.E.I. The town is holding its Remembrance Day ceremony this Sunday at the cenotaph next to the Trans-Canada Highway.Australian Aboriginals led the way out of Africa
Aboriginal Australians may be descendants of the very first people to leave Africa more than 60,000 years ago, DNA evidence suggests.
Aboriginal Australians may be descendants of the very first people to leave Africa more than 60,000 years ago, DNA evidence suggests. Archeologists dig up mansion to reveal Halifax's royal roots
Remains of 19th century residence that played host to future monarchs discovered beneath parking lot where city’s new library will be built 4,500-year-old bones returned to B.C. First Nation
NAMU, B.C. — The ancient remains of 142 members of a First Nation have been repatriated in a B.C. grave, decades after being dug up by curious archaeologists. Divers find Northwest Passage discovery artifacts
A musket and other artifacts from HMS Investigator, the ship abandoned in the Canadian Arctic in 1854 during the hunt for Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition, have been recovered by divers. The ship is credited with discovering the Northwest Passage.Back to Canada News
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