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Map showing the French fortifications on Île aux Noix, which sits midchannel on the Richelieu River.

A 1760 Fight for This Small Riverine Garrison Proved the Key to Canada for the British

by Michael Laramie9/1/20237/25/2023

The reeling forces of New France defended the Richelieu River approach to Montreal against
a fleet of emboldened British adventurers.

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During the Cold War, Canada Designed a World-Class Interceptor—But Was the Program Infested With Soviet Spies?

by Mike McAllister6/14/20234/29/2024

Reenactment of shooting in Bellevue

These Blundering Bandits Didn’t Wear Masks or Have an Escape Plan—No Surprise They Blew This Railroad Heist

by Terry Halden4/28/20234/27/2024

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How England And France Started A Colonial “Cold War” In North America

by John Grenier12/28/202212/28/2022

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The Canadian Surgeon Who Became A Hero In Communist China

by Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan11/23/202211/15/2022

Victoria Cross with Canadian soldiers on monument

How Did These Three Canadians Earn the Victoria Cross in South Africa?

by Bob Gordon10/26/202210/26/2022

Watch Churchill’s ‘Some Chicken, Some Neck’ Speech

by HistoryNet Staff9/27/202212/15/2022

How a Rare ‘Flying W’ Airplane Supplied Uranium for the Manhattan Project

by Jim Trautman2/2/20224/14/2022

This Indigenous Hero Won the Military Cross for Valor. His Son Would Star in ‘The Lone Ranger.’

by David T. Zabecki1/11/20228/19/2022

Wilderness Workhorse: Canada’s Rugged, Reliable Noorduyn Norseman Bush Plane

by Robert Guttman 11/26/20215/16/2023