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1970 was the last year of the Beatles and the first year of the supersonic Concorde--a time of new possibilities and social upheaval, and Jennifer Hosten, a young airline hostess from the Caribbean

On August 27, 1927, five women gathered at a house on Edmonton's Southside to sign a letter that would change the course of Canadian history.

Canadians often see politicians as trained seals who vote on command and repeat robotic talking points. Politicians are torn by dilemmas of loyalty to party versus loyalty to voters.

Home to one of the largest oil refineries in the state, Richmond, California, was once a typical company town, dominated by Chevron.

For more than four decades, Hugh Segal has been one of the leading voices of progressive conservatism in Canada.

There is no shortage of democracy, at least in name, yet it is in crisis everywhere we look.

For hundreds of thousands of years Great Auks thrived in the icy seas of the North Atlantic, bobbing on the waves, diving for fish and struggling up onto rocky shores to mate and hatch their fluffy

Follows the story of a famous Ojibwe medicine man, his gifted grandson, and remarkable water drum.

The plight of refugees risking their lives at sea has, unfortunately, made the headlines all too often in the past few years.

Examines the debate in Canada between a republican movement that believes the monarchy is archaic and anti-democratic and needs abolishing, versus a monarchist movement that stresses the monarchy&#

Despite its oil abundance, with no strategic reserves, Canada is woefully unprepared for the next global oil supply crisis.

Touching on everything from polling to issues of social justice to the way in which political parties package their candidates, Bob Rae identifies the shortcomings of the current Canadian political

The author presents the contrasting images of Greece, a nation both romanticized for its classical past and castigated for its dysfunctional present.

British Columbia's political arena has always been the site of dramatic rises and falls, infighting, scandal, and come-from-behind victories.

During the 2015 federal election, approximately 1200 political campaigns were held across Canada. One of those campaigns belonged to author, journalist and political neophyte Noah Richler.