Canada

R.C. Macleod re-tells the story of the force that began by policing the Klondike and ended by spying on separatists and 'subversives'.

Adrian Mourby reflects on the legacy of Nova Scotia's French Acadians.

Penelope Johnston discovers four Martello Towers in the Great Lakes, Canada.

Penny Johnston on a campaign to rebuild a historic Canadian church.

Phillip Buckner looks at the characteristics of a double wave of colonisation between 1700 and 1900, which gave Canada its unique character.

Barry Gough offers a Canada-eye-view on the commemorations and controversy of the Columbus Quincentenary.

Penelope Johnston describes China's revered North American hero

The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the central forces moulding the development of the vast tracts of land that today are Canada - but as Barry Gough explains here, the circumstances of its launch in 1670 also reveal much about the commercial forces, personalities and rivalries of Restoration England.

Mary Shortt recounts how the Canadian theatre fostered and reflected sentiment for the Mother Country between 1850 and 1940.

Penelope Johnston on an early-19th century story of slavery and Canadian multicultural policy