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Northrop Frye

Phyllis Lambert

Charlottetown Summer Festival

Aluminum

Lionel-Adolphe Groulx

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Signal Hill

Mount Edziza Provincial Park

Monarch Butterfly

Michel Tremblay

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Historical and biographical themes written in a narrative style

The Friendship that Brought Responsible Government

The victory of the Reform Party on January 24, 1848 was one of the most significant in Canadian history...

“This application to the Law Society of Upper Canada is refused. The governing statute regulating this body, not having been ...

Suddenly there was a commotion at the main door of the chamber. Two men rushed in and one shouted “Fire... Everybody get out!”...

David Thompson was an outsider, struggling to find a foothold in the empire that had consumed his country...

1950 - Premiere performance of To the Lands Over Yonder
The Toronto Jewish Folk Choir gave the premiere performance of To the Lands Over Yonder, by Canadian composer John Weinzweig.

"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it."
- Samuel Johnson

Canada’s coasts have been struck with 2 destructive tsunamis caused by earthquakes. In 1929, 26 people died on the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland. In 1964, the twin cities of Alberni and Port Alberni on Vancouver Island suffered millions of dollars of damage.

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Gallery

Browse the rich visual resources of The Canadian Encyclopedia through thematic galleries of Canadian Art, History, Nature, People, and Science and Technology.

Interactive Resources

Illustrations, lively text, animations, sounds and games help make learning about Canadian history, art, geography, architecture and other topics entertaining as well as informative.

Canucklehead

The ultimate test of your knowledge of Canada, trivial and otherwise. You can choose from more than 60 dynamic quizzes with visual or text clues. Your scores depend on the speed with which you answer and the number of clues you need. Results are sent to you by email and high scores are posted on the site.

Timeline

This unique resource includes more than 6000 events from Canadian and world history. It can be searched by era, subject, keyword or date. To find out what happened on your birthday, select the month and day of your birth.

100 Greatest Events

This selection of the 100 "greatest" events in Canadian history was made by editor in chief James H. Marsh to draw attention to events that have left an indelible memory in the minds of later generations.

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC IN CANADA

Bands

ExordiumLarge instrumental ensembles consisting mainly of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Traditionally bands are associated with outdoor activities or ceremonies, eg, to accompany marching, add cheer to festivities, ...

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