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April-May 2021
April-May 2021
Features
Magnetic North
Amelia Earhart was drawn time and again to Canada. Her experiences here set her on a path for a celebrated life — and a tragic death. by Bill Zuk
The Monster Who Loved Canada
Joachim von Ribbentrop’s charmed life in Canada betrayed little of his future role as a Nazi war criminal. by Cec Jennings
Dreams of Harmony
Although the utopian Finnish co-operative on British Columbia’s Malcolm Island was short-lived, its influence has persisted. by Nancy Payne
Making It Count
Canada’s first census was launched in 1666, but it took three hundred years to be truly completed — by a rebel historian who championed Quebec’s Quiet Revolution. by Christopher Moore Read the article
On the cover
Pilot Amelia Earhart in 1930. (Alamy)
Departments
Editor’s Note
Border lines.
The Packet
Inspiring encounter. Seeking the full picture. It’s official.
Currents
Brushes with climate change. By the Numbers: War Amps key tag service. Photographic Memory: The Bluenose. From the Archives: Making a landmark. Protecting and promoting the Ojibwe Horse.
Trading Post
A nameplate from HBC icebreaker the Nascopie.
Destinations
A modest church and other sites show the Loyalists’ influence in eastern Ontario. Radio legacies.
Books
Reviews: Reviews: A painter’s painter. Momentous transformation. Invisible activist. Unforeseen disaster. Defining ideas. Tracking diasporas. More books: Canada’s year of cool, uncovered cold case, vibrant forest, munitions disposal, heralding pride. Read them all
Roots
Of family trees and root causes.
History Matters
Young Citizens program proved to be life-changing experience for inaugural contest winner.
Album
Workers take a lunch break amid massive railway equipment.
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