Gerry Bowler

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The Long and Fascinating History of Toronto’s Yonge Street

ViewpointsOpinionA horse-drawn streetcar on Yonge Street, between King Street and Queen Street, in 1890. Public DomainGerry Bowler12/23/2025|Updated: 12/23/20250:00CommentaryToronto’s Yonge Street…

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Canada Has Its Own Rich History of Christmas Traditions

People play pond hockey and skate in Ottawa's Central Park on Christmas Day, 2018. The Canadian Press/Justin TangCommentaryAs a historian…

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The Haunting Echoes of 1968

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929–1968) addresses crowds during the "March on Washington" at the Lincoln Memorial, where he…

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