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On February 20, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker announced to the House of Commons the cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow. Its development costs to that time were $340 million.

In 1759, Voltaire in Candide referred to Canada as "quelques arpents de neige." For several centuries, the image prevailed and was the one most frequently used by poets, writers, and illu

The half-century since Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1952 has witnessed many changes, some for good and some for ill.

In The Firebrand, William Kilbourn brings to life the rebel Canadian hero William Lyon Mackenzie.

Cairine Wilson, Canada’s first female senator, was one of nine children raised in an atmosphere of rugged Scots liberalism and strict presbyterianism by affluent Montreal parents in the late ninete

Flim Flam explores the world of Canadian white-collar crime, a place inhabited by hustlers, wild gamblers, and crazy dreamers.

Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation’s history.

Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation.

The Franklin Conspiracy is an absorbing account of the single most enigmatic event in Canadian history.

From the 1890s through the 1920s, as horse gave way to machine, the look of Toronto and the lifestyles of its inhabitants were irrevocably altered.

William Van Horne was one of North America's most accomplished men.

Soldier, university professor, lawyer, political candidate, and judge; David Vanek's compelling life story has seen him in many roles, all of which are played out in these memoirs.

Juan Pujol, a young Spanish antifascist, became agent GARBO, a master of deception and intrigue.

Lieutenant-General Richard Rohmer is arguably Canada's most decorated citizen.

They fork out 100 million for starter castles, 500,000 for a customized Mercedes, and 1.2 million for a watch.