Learn about the national symbols of Canada and their significance to the nation. Discover examples of these symbols as well as their history in...
The history of the Canadian national flagThe Canadian Red Ensign had been unofficially used since the 1890s and wasapproved by a 1945 Order in Council for use "wherever place or occasion may make itdesirable to fly a distinctive Canadian flag". Also, the Royal Union Flag remains anofficial ...
Designers often choose Allan Fleming's CN (Canadian National) logo amongst their favourite marks. Lesser known railroad logos preceded it.
National stamp collection has a new home at Canadian Museum of HistoryAll Rights Reserved
Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), nationwide association of labour unions in Canada, comprising both wholly Canadian “national” unions and “international” unions that are Canadian branches of unions based in the United States. The CLC was formed in 1956 through the merger of the Trades and ...
History Beginning in the spring of 1970, a motion was tabled at the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association annual general meeting in St. John’s, Newfoundland by Frank McKinnon of Manitoba to allow the Junior ‘A’ leagues across the country to compete for a national championship....
Thousands across Canada (including the National Council of Women, the Federated Women’s Institutes, and the Montreal Women’s Club) supported Murphy’s appointment, and many newspapers championed her cause. Yet the government responded that even though it “would like nothing better than to have...
Lieutenant Wallace Lloyd Algie, undated. Source:Directorate of History and Heritage(National Defence and the Canadian Forces) Algie was a bank clerk in Toronto before enlisting as an officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force(CEF)on April 19, 1916. He sailed on the SSLaconiaon September 25, ...
The Canadian National Exhibition, better known as ‘The Ex’ to locals, is the event that Toronto’s beloved Exhibition Place is named for. To say there’s a lot to see at the Canadian National Exhibition is an understatement—this is Canada’s biggest annual fair and dates back almos...
The Park Warden Service Alumni Society board thank Gord Rutherford for his assistance in April of 2011 with the Oral History interview with Murray Dawson. Read More Murray & Helen Dawson Thank you to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies for granting permission to the Park Warden... ...