For Europeans in the late nineteenth century the Canadian West promised exotic adventures in an unknown land.

The 1970 October Crisis-the kidnapping of James Cross, the murder of Pierre Laporte, the proclamation of the War Measures Act under which hundreds of innocent citizens were arrested, these events have become part of our national consciousness.

The 1970 October Crisis-the kidnapping of James Cross, the murder of Pierre Laporte, the proclamation of the War Measures Act under which hundreds of innocent citizens were arrested, these events have become part of our national consciousness.

Who were the politicians, lawyers, fixers, developers, organized crime bosses, newspaper publishers and businessmen who, historically, ran Hamilton? How did the get their power, and how did they exercise it?

First published in 1979, We Stood Together offers vivid and immediate accounts of the most exciting and influential moments in Canadian labour history.

First published in 1979, We Stood Together offers vivid and immediate accounts of the most exciting and influential moments in Canadian labour history.

Fort Calgary was built in 1875 by the North West Mounted Police to bring law and order to the newly-opened Canadian West. With the arrival of the railway the new town of Calgary grew rapidly, justifying the eternal optimism of its energetic boosters.

Fort Calgary was built in 1875 by the North West Mounted Police to bring law and order to the newly-opened Canadian West. With the arrival of the railway the new town of Calgary grew rapidly, justifying the eternal optimism of its energetic boosters.

Fort Calgary was built in 1875 by the North West Mounted Police to bring law and order to the newly-opened Canadian West. With the arrival of the railway the new town of Calgary grew rapidly, justifying the eternal optimism of its energetic boosters.