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Life in the countryside, often perceived as either idyllic or depleted, has long been misrepresented.

George Nelson (1786-1859) was a clerk for the North West Company whose unusually detailed and personal writings provide a compelling portrait of the people engaged in the golden age of the Canadian

Christmas is not a holiday just for Christians anymore, if it ever was.

What did it mean to be a spectator during the lifetime of Shakespeare or of Aphra Behn?

It's 1977, and 10-year-old Tina couldn't be happier about her life.

Like the flute melody from Hinterland Who's Who, the 1970s haunt Canadian cultural memory.

Advocate effectively for detained immigrants at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Every year in Canada, thousands of immigrants are detained in holding centres and jails, and the numbers

Highlighting the tension between insiders and outsiders, and set against a sinister backdrop, Fireweed and Bracken follows the life of Effie Cambridge who, awkward and searching, leaves her complic

As development donors invest hundreds of millions of dollars into improved crops designed to alleviate poverty and hunger, Africa has emerged as the final frontier in the global debate over agricul

When Mitch Harding makes an impulse buy, he really goes big. He spends his entire savings on a wrecked dirt bike after witnessing a rider crash it at an Endurocross race.

Intended to delight and provoke, these short, beautifully crafted essays, enlivened with photos and illustrations, explore how humans have engaged with the Canadian environment and what those inter

For much of the twentieth century, United Grain Growers was one of the major forces in Canadian agriculture.

The Leamington Italian Community intertwines personal and family stories with both empirical and intuitive writing to offer new historical insights into the complex social, economic, and psychologi

To what extent do federal systems promote multiple identities and attachments?

When Tyron Shaw returns to his hometown of Las Vegas after eleven years in the Marines, he's surprised to discover that two of his best friends from childhood are all anyone is talking about: