By Greg Scott On the morning of August 19, 1942, thousands of Canadian soldiers approached the occupied coast of France in small landing craft. Ahead of them lay the port of Dieppe, its rocky beaches overlooked by cliffs, fortified buildings, artillery positions and German machine-gun posts. For many of these young Canadians, the grey outline…
Review: Stop Scholarly Cheating: It’s Time to Change Peer Review by Professor John Bonnett Professor John Bonnett’s Stop Scholarly Cheating: It’s Time to Change Peer Review is one of the most thought-provoking and intellectually ambitious essays to appear in recent years on the state of modern scholarship. Published in the Summer 2026 edition of The…
British Columbia Day: The Story Behind Canada’s Pacific Province Join the Canada History Society as we explore the remarkable story of how British Columbia became part of Canada. From Indigenous societies and the arrival of European explorers to the gold rush, the Alaska Purchase, and the Confederation debates, this short video traces the events that…
Dr. Barry M. Gough Honoured with the 2026 True North Book Prize as a special Lifetime Achievement Award The Canada History Society is proud to announce that the recipient of the 2026 True North Book Prize as a special Lifetime Achievement Award is Dr. Barry M. Gough, one of Canada’s most distinguished historians and internationally…
By Barry Gough “We are Canadians and not Americans because of a foolish war that scarcely anyone wanted or needed, but which, once launched, no one knew how to stop.” — Pierre Berton, The Invasion of Canada: 1812–1813 These two schooners of the United States Navy were constructed at Erie, Pennsylvania, in time for naval…
Benedict Arnold’s Arduous Expedition to Quebec 1775: Visions and Realities By Barry Gough The battles of Lexington and Concord brought a military confrontation to a rapidly growing division between Americans and British. After the engagement at Bunker Hill on 17 June 1775 the dogs of war were let loose. General George Washington, the young commander-in-chief,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canada History Society Announces the True North History Book Prize Nominations Invitation Celebrating Excellence in Canadian National History Writing The Canada History Society is proud to announce the launch of the 2026 True North History Book Prize, an annual award recognizing the best book published on the theme of Canadian National History….
Gary Mitchell of Victoria, Past President of British Columbia Historical Federation, passed away on 9 February 2026 in his 82nd year. He was born in Langley Township and raised on a strawberry farm. He earned a B.A. in History from UBC in 1976 and a Master of Archival Studies there in 1985. He enjoyed a…
The New Brunswick Election of 1866: The Colonial Vote that Unlocked Confederation In the spring of 1866, New Brunswick became the hinge on which British North America creaked and, at last, began to swing. Confederation was still a proposal—ink on conference paper, a cabinet idea in Quebec City, a set of “Resolutions” carried by men…
