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2026-10-08

The first African-Canadian woman to win international acclaim, contralto Portia White had a remarkable career on the concert stage. Born…

2026-10-08

In the decade immediately following the Second World War, Canada received about one and a quarter million immigrants from Europe.…

2026-10-08

Postal service in Nova Scotia was apparently begun on 23 April 1754 by Benjamin Leigh, a Halifax stationer. In the…

2026-10-08

To relieve the toil of the hand-mill in making flour for the settlers at Port Royal, Sieur de Poutrincourt had…

2026-10-08

This tower was built between 1796 and 1799 on the orders of Edward, Duke of Kent, to cover the Point…

2026-10-08

Province House is an architectural monument and the setting for significant events in Canadian political life. Begun in 1811 and…

2026-10-08

Leonard Murray, a native of Pictou County, joined the navy as a cadet in 1911 and served in the R.C.N.…

2026-10-08

The Reverend Richard Preston was the most influential figure in Nova Scotia's Black community in the first half of the…

2026-10-08

Born in Amherst, educated at Windsor Academy, and called to the bar in 1834, Dickey practiced law in Amherst and…

2026-10-08

Born at Windsor, N.S., Christie was admitted to the Québec bar in 1817. Elected in 1827 to represent Gaspé in…