Society

‘If we hadn’t had our rum, we would have lost the war’

Here’s a look at what Canadian soldiers ate and drank to sustain their bodies—and First World War efforts. Many looked forward eagerly to their daily rum ration.

RH Thomson’s The World Remembers commemorates sacrifice, one name at a time

For the centenary, the actor is collecting and projecting the names of the First World War’s fallen

A carbon tax? Just try them.

Powerful conservative leaders from across the country are suddenly united against Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax plan. And they’re spoiling for a fight.

The people of Colorado just voted to abolish slavery—here’s why

A 142-year-old passage in the state constitution allowed involuntary servitude for prisoners. It hasn’t been easy to get rid of

Perimeter Public Lecture: How supercomputers help us see the fibres of the universe

Watch Phiala Shanahan speak live about what science has learned about the origins of mass, and the nuclear reactions that power the sun, on Nov. 7 at 7pm ET

The First World War brought the end of cavalry and the advent of the tank

The British invented the tank: an armoured vehicle that could roll over both wire and trenches. The problems, however, were many.

With stained glass and service, a Toronto church remembers the fallen

The walls and windows of St. Paul’s record its dead. Still, mysteries remain.

We printed the names of Canadians killed in the Great War. You gave their stories life.

Here’s how Canadians embraced our project to honour the fallen from the First World War—and how, with each name, our readers imbued history with another soul