Articles related to "Sir John A Macdonald"

Born in Scotland, John Alexander Macdonald grew up in Kingston. A quiet boy, John was passionate about books, language, and eventually, law, politics and Canada.

Humble beginnings and lesser formal education did not stop Alexander Mackenzie from reaching the top post as the country's Prime Minister after Sir John A. Macdonald.

Enlarged in 1850 due to the deaths of arriving immigrants, Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston, Ontario became the resting place of both prestigious and ordinary Canadians.

John Joseph Caldwell Abbott became Prime Minister in 1891. Though reluctant to be PM, Abbott was an able leader, surviving scandal and pushing through reforms

Canadians have exercised their rights to vote since Confederation but in the 1800s, voting was a privilege. Few had opportunity to call out their choice in public

Tales of settlers, pioneers, law-makers and law-breakers told in the shadow of the High Level Bridge give a rich history to Lethbridge, minutes from the Montana US border

John A. Macdonald was Prime Minister of Canada nineteen years making him second only to Mackenzie King as the longest serving Prime Minister of Canada.

The Canadian National Railways Radio station in Montreal, Quebec produced Canada's first series of national radio dramas for avid listeners across the country.

Railway, mine and laundry workers, Chinese performed hard labour. Most were paid poorly, racially mistreated, yet they plodded on to build a strong Canada.

Canada celebrates its 140th birthday on July 1st. But the birth of Confederation in 1867 was not a smooth and painless process. One province fought the BNA Act passage

Manulife Financial and its major U.S. subsidiary, John Hancock, face a tough comeback challenge as the world recovers from recession.

Parliament Hill tours give visitors an opportunity to see the Canadian government at work. For an Ottawa summer vacation visiting Centre Block is the perfect family trip.

Cultivated British immigrants and British-trained architects brought a refined portrayal of Picturesque architecture to Canada in the 1830s.

Many once-vibrant locations are ghost towns, their histories mostly forgotten except by oldtimers and some original settlers' descendants, but Sharbot Lake is not.

Canada's upper house of Parliament is called the Senate. But what is its purpose? How is it structured? This article will explain those origins, and touch on some ideas.

Designed by Sandford Fleming, the Three Pence Beaver was considered the first stamp of Canada, years before Confederation. Unique in its design, it set several firsts.

Tom Wilson's training with the NWMP and association with the First Nations assisted his wilderness trips into the Canadian Rockies.

NWMP flee Fort Pitt in April 1885 after Cree attack led by Chief Big Bear

Music, refrigeration, carpeting, plumbing and rootbeer - it sounds like today's home. Many of the comforts we consider newer were created over one hundred years ago.

Canada looks like a secret dictatorship. The country's government was based on Britain's Parliamentary System but has come to resemble a totalitarian system.

An able negotiator and outstanding speaker, Thompson worked his way up the political ladder from Alderman for the City of Halifax to Prime Minister of Canada