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Canada's History has recently launched an online series of animated videos for youngsters, called "History Bits".

The videos cover a variety of subjects in Canadian history, from farming in the Depression to spying in World War Two to women's suffrage. And many other things as well. Lots of fun stuff so...

The transformation of False Creek from an industrial centre to an urban playground -- that's it above -- is one of the major developments of the past 50 years in Vancouver's  history.

If you were unable to attend my illustrated talk on the evolution of the post-war city, hosted by the Vancouver Historical Society, it has been...

I got my start as a historical researcher studying the records of 18th-century fur traders written by candlelight with a quill pen in frozen trading posts on the shores of Hudson Bay.

So when the folks at The Ormsby Review invited me to review a new history of the Hudson Bay Company, naturally I agreed. The result has just been posted and can be found...

I will be speaking to the Vancouver Historical Society about my new book next Thursday, January 27, at 7 p.m. It is a Zoom event. If you are not a member of the society and wish to listen in, here's how.

Meanwhile, the admirable news website The Tyee has...

I've been reading Stendahl to start the new year, Scarlet and Black. No particular reason. I've always wanted to and suddenly the opportunity presented itself.

My local coffee shop (Brazza on Lonsdale Ave. in North Vancouver) added a "lending library" during a recent renovation. Take one, leave one. I was browsing through the books on offer and there was Stendahl. So I took.