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Whether you call it a lumberjack shirt, buffalo check, or jac-cloth, the iconic red plaid flannel jacket is practically a Canadian uniform. Immortalized by hosers like Bob and Doug McKenzie...

The evolution of music is fascinating. Consider this, in the first few millennia, music was largely mono-cultural, meaning, people within limited geographic areas or cultural groups stuck to very similar rhythms and...

Before pull-tabs and twist-offs, there was the crown cap—first patented in Baltimore in 1892, named for its resemblance to the Queen’s crown. While the design hasn’t changed much in over...

Every country has its own linguistic fingerprint—but up here in the Great White North, ours comes with extra vowels, polite disclaimers, and more than a few head-scratching slang words. Our...

  Is there anything more quintessentially Canadian than the call of the Common Loon? Melodic, mysterious, and unmistakably wild, this elegant bird is the soundtrack of summer nights at the...

Small jukeboxes like this were a common fixture in North American diners during the 50s and 60s. But time and technology have all but erased their existence as the world...

  Canada’s air force first took to the skies as an independent unit in 1920 and was officially named the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1924. But it wasn’t...

  Avro Canada once stood at the forefront of the nation’s aeronautical innovation. Based in Malton, Ontario, and employing more than 50,000 people after WWII, the company manufactured iconic aircraft...

One of John Lennon's more enduring images is that of a peace activist. His 1970s song Imagine stands today as one of the most recognizable peace anthems of all time....

"If I had a million dollars" became one of the Barenaked Ladies the band's best-known songs and a show favourite. Back in 1991, an enthusiastic fan threw a box of Kraft Dinner on...

Can you think of a more iconic symbol of Canadiana than the beaver? Once the prize of the fur trade that shaped our nation’s earliest economy, Castor Canadensis was at...

Growing up as the son of a southern Ontario farmer, daily chores were part of the deal—feeding the animals, mucking out pens, and the like. But anyone in my family...

Imagine cruising down the highway and spotting a license plate that simply reads SORRY. If you’re Canadian, chances are you wouldn’t even blink. It’s second nature—our go-to expression for bumping...

Whenever I get the chance, I like to catch my favourite bands' live. I love the lights and the ambiance, the rushing around before the band takes centre stage. There's...

In 1964, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson proposed a new Canadian flag design—three red maple leaves flanked by blue bars on either side, representing "from sea to sea." Dubbed the...

There's an old mariner saying that says a fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef. The Money Point Lighthouse, built in 1908 on the coast of Cape Breton Island,...