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She lived in Canada, risked her life to turn people into Canadians and is a testamentShe lived in Canada, risked her life to turn people into Canadians and is a testament that our cold, agrarian colony had way more freedom than the 'land of the free' that
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada declared Thursday that Canada’s 600,000 Métis and non-status Indians are indeed “Indians” under the Constitution. The decision has raised questions about who qualifies as Métis or non-status Indian, but the answer migh
Through 74 winters and summers now, Alcide Joseph Floyde Boucher has made his home, and his living, in the immense boreal forest that covers much of northern Alberta.
Bronze Age village uncovered in BritainA 3,000 year-old Bronze Age village has been unearthed near the city of Peterborough, England. The settlement, dating back 3,000 years to the end of the Bronze Age, would have been home to several families that lived in a number of wooden houses above wat
Researchers pinpoint site of Salem witch hangingsA team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the exact site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more than three centuries ago.
'Flying Scotsman' steam engine roars down rails once moreThe Flying Scotsman is back on the rails in the U.K., more than a decade after the famous 1923-built locomotive was saved from the scrap heap. It was initially a glamourous trip, with a hair salon, restaurants and cocktail bar onboard.
Ancient Romans plagued by parasites despite sanitation measuresAn analysis of parasite levels in samples gathered throughout the ancient Roman Empire and other historical sites shows that despite their complex sanitation infrastructure, Romans had as many parasites as their Bronze and Iron Age and medieval counterpar
The Spanish treasure ship San Jose, said to contain billions of dollars in gold and jewels, lay hidden off the coast of Colombia for more than 300 years.
Shipwreck hunters turned to Guy St-Croix, a local fisherman, who witnessed the 1942 Battle of the St-Lawrence, for help to find torpedoed merchant ships.
Sauropod dinosaur tracks found in Scottish HighlandsScientists have unearthed the largest dinosaur fossil site ever found in Scotland. The collection of hundreds of dinosaur footprints and handprints is helping scientists learn about the long-necked, massive sauropods.
Red tape snarls search for Canadian WWII airmenIn 1944, a WWII British transport plane carrying two Canadian airmen disappeared on a night-time mission. New research is close to finally resolving where they died. But government red tape is blocking efforts to finish the search.
4,300-year-old pyramid discovered in EgyptArcheologists in Egypt have found a 4,300-year-old pyramid. The pyramid, which is believed to have belonged to Queen Sesheshet, was discovered in the sprawling rulers' burial site near the ancient city of Memphis about 20 kilometres south of Cairo
SS Hydrus found 102 years after it sank in Lake HuronA shipwreck hunter from Michigan says he's found a sunken freighter that has been sitting on the bottom of Lake Huron for more than a century. David Trotter has revealed that he has located the SS Hydrus, a freighter that sunk at this time of year in 1913
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