March 08, 2010 |
By | 80% of Canadians (up 8 points from one year ago) and 63% of Quebecers (up 15 points) now call themselves a “Canadian Nationalist”
March 02, 2010 |
By | Local Second World War veterans and high school students gathered today at the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum and Archives in Vancouver to launch dynamic educational tools that honours the contribution of Chinese Canadians during the Second World War.
February 23, 2010 |
By | TORONTO (February 23, 2010) -- Most Canadians think that the Vancouver Olympic Games are a defining national moment in Canadian history, says a new survey commissioned by The Historica-Dominion Institute.
February 22, 2010 |
By | Toronto – February 22 2010 – The Historica-Dominion Institute is calling on Aboriginal youth from across the country to write short stories about defining moments in Aboriginal history for a chance to win cash prizes, earn national recognition and a trip to Regina for a special Awards Ceremony attended by Aboriginal leaders.
February 21, 2010 |
By | February 21 - Halifax –The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, encouraged CF personnel to get involved in The Memory Project at a special outreach event at CFB Halifax. The Memory Project is a speakers’ bureau through which thousands of veterans and CF personnel share their stories of service and sacrifice with classrooms across the country.
February 19, 2010 |
By | The Historica-Dominion Institute mourns the loss of John Foster “Jack” Babcock, the last veteran of the Great War, and urges the government of Canada to declare a National Day of Commemoration.
February 18, 2010 |
By | The Historica-Dominion Institute mourns the loss of John Foster “Jack” Babcock, the last veteran of the Great War, and urges the government of Canada to offer his family a state funeral.
February 12, 2010 |
By | The Historica-Dominion Institute is proud to announce that former Chief of Defence Staff, and retired General, Rick Hillier has been named Honorary Patron of The Memory Project, Canada’s largest veteran speaker’s bureau through which thousands of veterans and currently-serving Canadian Forces members share their stories with young people in schools across the country.
February 08, 2010 |
By | Just in time for Black History Month, the Historica-Dominion Institute, with the support of TD Bank Financial Group, has launched the newly redesigned Black History Canada Portal.
January 29, 2010 |
By | The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War holds a special luncheon event for local veterans to participate in a new national digital archive initiative.