
A Brief History of the Edmonton Jewish Community
Edmonton, Alberta was first incorporated as a town in 1892. At that time, there were about 700 permanent residents. Founded…
Edmonton, Alberta was first incorporated as a town in 1892. At that time, there were about 700 permanent residents. Founded…
With the ending of the First World War, the Government of Canada amended the 1910 Immigration Act.[1] The 1919 amendment…
Edmonton’s history is full of remarkable women. From Beatrice Carmichael to Thelma Chalifoux, from Betty Stanhope-Cole to Felicia Graham, from…
As the century continued, Edmonton entered a heyday of its own, including the opening of the University of Alberta in…
Today when people think of the black market, they picture the seedy underworld of society buying and selling firearms and…
This past May, many of us celebrated the 70th anniversary of VE Day – or Victory Europe Day – the…
For 70 years, electric trolleybuses travelled the streets of Edmonton. Between 1939 and 2009, they provided the city with an…
During the five years of the Second World War, Edmonton came into its own as a city, where anything is…