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Every immigrant that comes to Canada has a story. This book captures ten of those stories and the remarkable resiliency and fortitude of the human spirit.

For decades, the Inuit of northern Québec were among the most neglected people in Canada.

For centuries Montreal reigned as Canada's most beguiling city.

When Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry.

The US 8th Air Force came of age in 1944.

The story of Agrippina, at the center of imperial power for three generations, is the story of the Julio-Claudia dynasty-and of Rome itself, at its bloody, extravagant, chaotic, ruthless, and polit

If you have a child in school, you may have heard stories of long-dormant diseases suddenly reappearing - cases of measles, mumps, rubella, and whooping cough cropping up everywhere from elementary

In 2014, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea suffered the worst epidemic of Ebola in history.

August 18, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited states and the US government from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex.

Centuries ago in middle Europe, a coded language appeared, scrawled in graffiti and spoken only by people who were wiz (in the know).

Mary Seacole spent much of her life on the front lines of the Crimean War, ministering to the wounded, caring for soldiers, and making her mark on the world of medicine.

Treuer, an Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist, answers the most commonly asked questions about American Indians, both historical and modern.

Secret treasures are buried all around us — you just have to look for them!

A humorous look at how famous people got caught, including Joan of Arc, Blackbeard, Al Capone, and more! From the award-winning team that brought you How They Croaked and How They Choked.

Like many British Columbians in 2017, Claudia Cornwall found herself glued to the news about the disastrous wildfires across the province.