The Inuit who comprise the vast majority of the approximately 39,000 residents of the eastern Arctic, had long been requesting authority over their region. In 1976 Inuit groups had sought political control over the region as a way to settle… »
Highlights / history
Arts and Entertainment, Economy, Society
Canada history: Mar 17. 1955, the Richard riot in Montreal
In 1955, there were six teams in the National Hockey league. Loyalties to a team and to individual players where they might usually stay with the team for years, was very strong. Nowhere was loyalty to a team stronger than… »
Arts and Entertainment, Economy
Recording vanishing history in Manitoba
For a biology professor in Winnipeg, an interest in history has become almost equivalent to a full-time passion. Gordon Goldsborough (PhD) is a professor of biological sciences at the University of Manitoba, and president of the Manitoba Historical Society. Away… »
History Canada: March 11,1952: Hockey breaks out at the front lines of war
In the midst of the Korean War, Canadians were among the U.N. forces manning the hills that constituted the front line facing Communist forces of the North Koreans and Chinese. Between those hills flowed the Imjin river below. The winters… »
Arts and Entertainment, Economy
Canada changes its clocks again
The expression is “spring forward, fall back”. That phrase signifies the practice of changing the time forward one hour in spring, and turning clocks back one hour in fall. The idea has always been to align daytime work schedules more… »
Economy, Environment, Indigenous, International
History Canada: Mar. 6, 1934: Canada’s epic reindeer project
While we have long seen American movies of cowboys moving great herds of cattle to market across the unspoiled western prairie landscape, one of the greatest herding efforts ever finally ended on March 5, 1935. It must surely rank as… »
Canada History: Jan. 22, 1949: The passing of a WWI ace
Sadly, many Canadians will not recognise the name Frederick Robert Gordon McCall of Calgary, but he was among the top fighter plane aces of WWI. Captain Frederick R.G. McCall ended the war with 35 confirmed and 2 unconfirmed victories, two… »
Economy, Environment, Politics, Society
Turn out the lights, lock the doors, Newfoundland outport town closes down
The tiny community of Little Bay Islands is closing up and moving away. It’s the latest in a long programme in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to move people out of the no longer viable coastal settlements into larger… »
International, Politics, Society
History Canada: Dec. 11, 1931, Canada becomes a sovereign nation
(public comments on RCI stories may take 24 h to appear if approved) Largely unknown and unrecognised by the vast majority of Canadians, Statute of Westminster Day is nonetheless a hugely important day in Canada’s history as a nation. The… »
International, Politics, Society
The Canadian who exposed the Holodomor
Holodomor – derivation of “moryty holodom” to kill by starvation Rhea Clyman was her name, a ground breaking woman in so many historic ways, yet few have heard of her, few remember. Self-taught and absolutely daring, this young Canadian woman… »
Economy, Health, International, Politics, Society
COVID-19: Closings, cancellations, collapse. clean cash
Health, Indigenous, Society
Inuit group calls for air transportation to be designated as essential service
