They were once known as Canada’s “natural governing party,” but few people think of the Liberals that way today. The Grits suffered their worst defeat ever in last spring’s election, winning only 34 seats, and it was just the latest in a string of humbli

During her tenure as a political force in Ottawa, Conservative MP Jean Pigott had a reputation as a motherly firebrand with a penchant for using tea and cookies to get her way. When it came to supporting other women in business and political life, Pigott

A global search has been launched for Holocaust refugees saved by a littleknown Portuguese diplomat stationed in France during the Second World War - a man described as "one of the great unsung heroes" of the era by renowned Canadian writer Peter C. Newm

Re: Enough with the storytelling, Opinion Jan. 20 How refreshing to have Rick Salutin call these smug zealots of “narrative” on their condescension. I hate wading through “narrative” newspaper articles in which the writer has to “tell a story,” festoonin

20 January 2012 Last updated at 19:35 ET By Chris Nikkel Documentary maker Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. An extraordinary documentary filmed in 1919 to mark the 250th anniversary of the Hudson Bay Company has been restored

I would like to expand on author Peter C. Newman’s assertion that “Lisbon did not accept Jews.” It is true that the Portuguese government did for a time forbid its diplomatic offices, probably for political reasons, from giving out visas to Jews. Consul