Canadian War Museum: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War

This collection of more than 140,000 clippings, arranged by subject and date, includes news stories and editorials from newspapers, mostly Canadian, documenting every aspect of the war. The English-language clippings are from the archive of the century-old Hamilton Spectator newspaper, while the French-language materials are from a collection of the newspaper Le Devoir.

National Film Board of Canada: Supreme Law

The National Film Board of Canada presents Supreme Law
Americans are passionate about their constitution. Canadians aren’t. Supreme Law is here to change that.

Experience a critical moment in the country’s history through an interactive documentary guided by an all-star cast of Canadian YouTube sensations, each representing a different perspective on the shaping of the Canadian Constitution. 

The period leading up to patriation was pivotal, and the results resonate today. Women insisted their voices be heard. Indigenous people joined together on the Constitution Express to demand recognition for treaty and inherent rights. Quebec was felt betrayed, and several provinces fought the plan in court.

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Online Database

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report Summary is available as a free PDF here.
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Online Database
  • footage from TRC public events – national events, regional events and community hearings; apologies and expressions of reconciliation; TRC reports and publications; the TRC’s research collection
  • thousands of hours of statements; art; poems; music; physical items from former students, their family, staff and those affected by IRSs
  • school admissions; school histories; administration records; photographs; maps, plans and drawings from the Government of Canada
  • student records; photographs; school newsletters; cemetery records; religious records from Church entities of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada
​Discover arts, science and Canadian history via entertaining and diverse multimedia museum web productions.

CIA World Factbooks