Gerry Bowler

Canada Has Its Own Rich History of Christmas Traditions

People play pond hockey and skate in Ottawa's Central Park on Christmas Day, 2018. The Canadian Press/Justin TangCommentaryAs a historian of Christmas, I get to hear a lot of misinformation about the world’s favourite festival.

The War Heroes Canada Forgets to Remember

The voyageurs, members of the Canadian Nile Contingent, pose in front of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa in 1884. British Gen. Garnet Wolseley, who had served in Canada from 1861 to 1870, led the Nile Expedition of 1884–85 in an attempt to rescue Gen....
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