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Play Ball, Eh? - Canada's History

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 5h

Rememberance Day memorials have changed fuelled by creation of online databases that document the lives and deaths of Canada’s soldiers. Christopher Moore writes in depth about how that affects who we remember and how.

Read through the link in the comments.

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 6d

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Nine innings of stories you’ve probably never heard about baseball in Canada.

Canada’s History Society mourns Tim Cook - Canada's History

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 6d

Did you know that Canada had a role in inventing baseball? Or that the Toronto Blue Jays weren't the first Canadians to win an international championship? Read about nine such facts from Canada's baseball history through the link in the comments.

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 10d

Today we mourn the loss of Dr. Tim Cook, Canada’s most celebrated military historian. Learn more about his incredible work as a writer and community leader: www.canadashistory.ca/cmsctx/pv/78...

Historian was a passionate Canadian who helped us understand ourselves.

What’s the Story? Supporting Inquiry through Heritage Fairs - Canada's History

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 21d

EN link: www.canadashistory.ca/education/pr...

This series is designed to provide teachers with tools and strategies for helping students select meaningful topics, design strong inquiry questions, and locate and analyze relevant evidence. Teachers...

Quelle histoire! Développer ses compétences pour la recherche en histoire grâce aux Fêtes du patrimoine - Histoire Canada

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 21d

FR link : www.histoirecanada.ca/education/pe...

Cette série d’ateliers a été imaginée spécialement pour les enseignants. Les quatre séances de 90 minutes de la formation se dérouleront d'octobre à décembre 2025. Elle sera aussi offerte en anglais.

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 21d

EN link: : www.canadashistory.ca/education/pr...

What’s the Story? Supporting Inquiry through Heritage Fairs - Canada's History

This series is designed to provide teachers with tools and strategies for helping students select meaningful topics, design strong inquiry questions, and locate and analyze relevant evidence. Teachers...

Quelle histoire! Développer ses compétences pour la recherche en histoire grâce aux Fêtes du patrimoine - Histoire Canada

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 21d

Are you a teacher participating in the Heritage Fair program?
Over four online sessions (Oct–Dec), gain practical tools to help students explore history, craft strong inquiry questions, and share their discoveries with confidence. Sessions are also presented in French.
Find the link in the comments.

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 21d

For French sessions: www.histoirecanada.ca/education/pe...

Cette série d’ateliers a été imaginée spécialement pour les enseignants. Les quatre séances de 90 minutes de la formation se dérouleront d'octobre à décembre 2025. Elle sera aussi offerte en anglais.

www.histoirecanada.ca

What’s the Story? Supporting Inquiry through Heritage Fairs - Canada's History

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 21d

Register here: www.canadashistory.ca/education/pr...

This series is designed to provide teachers with tools and strategies for helping students select meaningful topics, design strong inquiry questions, and locate and analyze relevant evidence. Teachers...

Canada's History - Giving Tuesday

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 27d

See: www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

Donate to Canada's History - Giving Tuesday by Canada's History, and make a difference today. Support the causes you care about at CanadaHelps. Donating is easy and secure.

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · 27d

This Thanksgiving, consider celebrating the educators and researchers who keep our history alive.
Help us reach our goal through the campaign link in the comments.

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Oct 5

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The Role of Student Voice

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Oct 5

It's World Teachers' Day! Listen to our latest podcast series where we speak to the finalists of the 2025 Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching about their work inside and outside the classroom. Find the podcast link in the comments.🎓

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Oct 2

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Illuminating Liberation - Canada's History

Q & A: Winnipeg-born filmmaker and artist Noam Gonick recently spoke with independent visual arts curator Wayne Baerwaldt about Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance, Gonick’s documentary that opene...

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Oct 2

FROM THE OCT/NOV 25 ISSUE:
Winnipeg-born filmmaker and artist Noam Gonick spoke with independent visual arts curator Wayne Baerwaldt about Gonick’s recent documentary, as well as his new ballet video installation.
Full interview linked in the comments.

What’s the Story? Supporting Inquiry through Heritage Fairs - Canada's History

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Sep 26

LInk: www.canadashistory.ca/education/pr...

This series is designed to provide teachers with tools and strategies for helping students select meaningful topics, design strong inquiry questions, and locate and analyze relevant evidence. Teachers...

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Sep 26

This fall we are offering a professional development series to support teachers in the Heritage Fair program.
Learn strategies for guiding students through every stage of their project, from selecting topics to presenting their findings. Register by Oct. 1 for early-bird pricing! Link in comments.

Indigenous Law and Legal Orders - Canada's History

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Sep 25

Download PDF: www.canadashistory.ca/education/cl...

Young readers will be challenged to reflect on what Indigenous law and legal orders have to offer us now and in the future if we are to live together in a good way.

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Sep 25

FREE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL: In advance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, explore our latest publication created in collaboration with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: Truth Before Reconciliation: Indigenous Law and Legal Orders. Download PDF through link in comments.

At Cross Purposes - Canada's History

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Sep 22

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Quebec’s secularism law is the culmination of a decades-long struggle to come to terms with the province’s Catholic past.

Canada's History Now: 🎥 TIFF celebrates its 50th anniversary

Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Sep 22

This is the latest manifestation of a long struggle concerning the place of religion in the public sphere in Quebec, a story largely unknown or misunderstood outside the French-speaking community. And, of course, it all started with New France.
Full article linked in the comments.

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Sep 15

ON NEWSSTANDS NOW!

The Oct-Nov issue features a local initiative to preserve war veteran history, an autoworkers strike that contributed to labour movement, and the creation of the Northwest Angle + Annual Beaver supplement, which explores rediscovering Indigenous graves and where to go from here.

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Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Read about the Canadians who shaped Hollywood including Mary Pickford, Martin Short, William Shatner, Buster Keaton, and more!

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