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2026-10-08

Residence of the Lieutenant Governors of the North-West Territories (1891- 1905) and Saskatchewan (1905-1945), Government House is one of the…

2026-10-08

Founded in 1906, this farmer-controlled company dramatically changed the nature of grain marketing on the Prairies while pressing for political,…

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These imposing buildings are vital symbols of French Canadian colonization efforts undertaken by the Roman Catholic Church in Western Canada…

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Built by English carpenter James Addison between 1909 and 1911, this modest farmhouse is a remarkably well-preserved example of sod…

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Arriving in this region in 1886, Hungarian immigrants established one of the earliest ethnic block settlements in the West. From…

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Born in Trinidad, Arthur Silver Morton was educated at the Universities of Edinburgh and Berlin. He served for several years…

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In 1872 Xavier Letendre dit Batoche founded a village at this site where Métis freighters crossed the South Saskatchewan River.…

2026-10-08

In 1885, tensions over land issues erupted in a series of battles now known as the North-West Resistance. On 2…

2026-10-08

On March 26, 1885, the first battle of the North-West Resistance took place on what is now called Beardy’s and…

2026-10-08

On the morning of April 24, 1885, Major-General F. D. Middleton and some 800 Canadian troops were moving north along…