Jul 11, 2017

This Couple Is Doing An Epic Road Trip To All 87 Canadian "Heritage Minutes" Sites

Buzzfeed News speaks to a couple travelling Canada in honour of the Heritage Minutes

This Ottawa couple is on a mission to visit all 87 Heritage Minute locations in Canada by the end of next year. Read the full story here.

Jul 09, 2017

Rowing race in Heritage Minute reenacted on St. John River

CBC covers the reenactment of the famous Paris Crew

In "absurd pink hats and brown suspenders" this weekend rowers in New Brunswick revisited a piece of history many Canadians learned of in a Heritage Minute. Read the full story here. 

Jul 09, 2017

This couple plans to visit all 87 Heritage Minutes sites

CBC News talks to a couple travelling Canada to visit Heritage Minute sites

Rebecca Bartlett and Jim Ellwood are on a coast-to-coast quest to visit a location related to each of the 87 Heritage Minutes. Watch the video here. 

Jul 09, 2017

Edmonton teacher hopes book inspires students in Cadotte Lake

The Edmonton Journal speaks to the winners of the 2017 Indigenous Arts & Stories group prize

Sana Ayesha Ghani had high expectations when she left Edmonton two years ago for her first teaching position in the northern Alberta Indigenous community of Cadotte Lake. Read the full story here. 

Jul 08, 2017

Part of our heritage: Ottawa couple aims to road trip all 87 Heritage Minutes

CBC News speaks to Anthony Wilson-Smith about one couple's Heritage Minute-inspired travels

'This is extra nerdy. This is very nerdy,' says Minutes road tripper Jim Ellwood. Read the full story here. 

Jul 01, 2017

How well do you know your Heritage Minutes?

Test your knowledge of the Heritage Minutes with this quiz from Global News!

They have become just as much “a part of our heritage” as the moments, people and Canadian accomplishments they highlight. But how well do you know your Heritage Minutes? Take the quiz here. 

Jun 29, 2017

How important moments in Canadian history become a Heritage Minute

Global News speaks to Historica Canada about how Heritage Minute topics are chosen

Burnt toast. Peach baskets. Maple syrup: These aren’t the ingredients to a tasty breakfast, they’re featured items in some of the iconic Heritage Minutes which aired on Canadian airwaves in the 1990s. Read the full story here. 

Jun 28, 2017

From Vietnam to Canada: Family journey inspires a Heritage Minute

Montreal Gazette speaks to Judy Trinh, whose family story inspired the latest Heritage Minute

Judy Trinh is not much of a hockey fan. When she was a child in Lethbridge, Alta., she remembers receiving a Montreal Canadiens jacket. Trinh said her little sister was fascinated by the bright red, blue and white colours. Read the full story here. 

Jun 26, 2017

Nunavut, Nunavik youth pick up national arts and writing awards

Nunatsiaq News speaks to two of the 2017 Indigenous Arts & Stories winners

Alex Angnaluak called it a “touch-down moment.” When the Iqaluit-based artist found out his drawing placed first in Historica Canada’s Indigenous Arts & Stories contest, he threw his hands up in the air and shouted. Read the full story here. 

Jun 26, 2017

Canada hard to define but citizens look to celebrate it, poll suggests

Canadian Press looks at the finding of a Historica Canada poll conducted by Ipsos

What defines Canada? A new survey suggests the answers are as diverse as the country itself. Read the full story here.