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At the beginning of the last century, no city on the continent was growing faster or was more aggressive than Winnipeg.

At The Turn Of The Twientieth Century, Winnipeg was the fastest-growing city in North America. But its days as a diverse and culturally rich metropolis did not end when the boom collapsed.

Pipe organs were once a central (and sometimes hotly debated) part of Manitoba’s cultural life.

Manitoba is more than one of Canada’s three prairie provinces. Encompassing 649,950 square kilometres, its territory ranges from Canadian Shield to grassland, parkland, and subarctic tundra.

Policing is a controversial subject, generating considerable debate.

Ukrainians first came to Canada a century ago, seeking a new life on the western prairies. They brought with them an ancient and rich cultural tradition, deeply rooted in Christianity.

Over a two-year period, Katherine Martens interviewed twenty-six women from three generations about their experiences of motherhood and giving birth.

Margaret Laurence remains one of Canada’s best-known and most beloved writers.

When corporations misbehave the consequences are devastating.

The first economic, military, and diplomatic history of the Plains Cree from contact with the Europeans in the 1670s to the disappearance of the buffalo from Cree lands by the 1870s, focussing on m

The Healing Journey offers a startling analysis of intimate partner abuse and its negative effects on women’s earnings, education and vocational training as well as in the labour market itself.

Jen Powley was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at fifteen. By thirty-five, she had lost the use of her arms and legs.

Graham McInnes was one of many talented young people recruited by the charismatic John Grierson to build the National Film Board of Canada during the heady days of WWII.

In River Road Friesen tells some of the "local stories" that make up the history of the Canadian prairies.