Gunboat Optics
A University of Ottawa history professor on why a permanent Quebec naval base is long overdue
Serge Durflinger
October 16, 2026
A University of Ottawa history professor on why a permanent Quebec naval base is long overdue
Between 1866 and 1871, Irish-American insurgents known as Fenians raided Canada from the U.S. in support of Ireland’s independence from Britain
How the British and their Canadien subjects turned back the 1775-76 attack on the Province of Quebec.
A training camp for the Canadian Expeditionary Force emerged seemingly overnight
How soldiers who suffered vision impairment in the Great War changed the outlook for their lot
The Veterans Guard of Canada enlisted Great War servicemen for critical tasks at home during WW II
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.