The fog bell of the Empress of Ireland On May 29, 1914, the Empress of Ireland was struck in the St. Lawrence Estuary by a collier. The ship sank within 15 minutes,... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1798
Sled This toy sled was made from wood and whale baleen in a style used by the first Inuit to live on Baffin Island. The same style... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1418
The struggle for inclusion: The perspective of Asian Canadians May is Asian Heritage Month, a time to reflect on the contributions made by Canadians of Asian heritage to Canada, often in the... Canadian History Hall Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 11059
Moose Moving a Moose in National Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, May 17, 1962 Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1282
Dessert fork and Arctic Medal This silver fork bears the Fairholme family crest and motto (Spero meliora — I hope for better things). It belonged to... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1097
Pile of lobster traps Pile of lobster traps on bank and schooner offshore, Big Island, Merigomish Harbour, Nova Scotia, 1914 Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1096
Beothuk tools These five Beothuk tools date from the 16th to the 18th centuries. The Beothuk were the original inhabitants of Newfoundland,... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1884
See you at the summit! Float plane over British Columbia, 1971 Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 994
Flower Brick in the Shape of a Tortoise Canadian ceramic artist Walter Ostrom created this unusual work. Ostrom is a major figure within the world of contemporary... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1411
En route for Benton En route for Benton, Southern Alberta, 1881 Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1136
North West Company token On April 24, 1779, several Montréal-based fur merchants joined forces to form the North West Company. Over the next four... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2118
Symbol of change Over 200 years ago, this pendant was given by the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) to an Indigenous leader to signify his importance... Spotlight on the National Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3903
Remnant of the the Cold War Children running near a radar station from the DEW Line (Distant Early Warning Line) Canadian Arctic, [1957-1974] Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1351
Tiffany inkwell This bronze and glass Tiffany inkwell, with its art nouveau floral motif, belonged to J. R. Booth, a famous lumber baron who... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1588
Sugarhouse Sugarhouse and sugar bush, Québec, 1926 Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1108
Jointer plane This plane was made in France between 1800 and 1850. It is part of a collection of some 850 hand tools amassed by Arthur Pascal,... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1428
The portrait D’Arcy McGee never lived to see One hundred and fifty years ago, a group of Thomas D’Arcy McGee’s friends were planning a special gift: a portrait in honour... Canadian History Hall Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 3950
Bison vertebra with arrowhead This bone specimen is a rare example of the effectiveness of traditional hunting techniques. It was found in the mid-1880s on the... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 8747
A Cod fish of 90 lbs A Cod fish of 90 lbs, L’Anse-à-Beaufils, Quebec, 1949 Photo of the Week Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 1155
Nunavut Nunavut (Our Land) is a lithograph made by Kenojuak Ashevak (1927–2013), C.C., RCA, and printed by Pitseolak Niviaqsi. It was... Collection Number of likes: 0 Number of views: 2115