Resting under the wooden planks of the Dufferin Terrace in Quebec City are the ruins of the Saint-Louis Forts and Chateaux, now a national park. Despite having been the seat of the governor of New France as early as 1620, it wasn’t designated as a National Historic Site until 2002 Read more…
This article is part of a series called Backstory where I reveal how feature and in-depth stories were crafted. You can find more with the Backstory tag by searching “Backstory” in the search bar. The original story was published here: https://capitalcurrent.ca/canada-u-s-border-community-reflects-on-the-impact-of-frontier-restrictions-longs-for-return-to-binational-normal/ By the end of our third semester, Morgane and Read more…
Construction for the Diefenbunker started in 1959 and was completed by 1962. It was designed to house 535 personnel and equipment to function as an emergency government headquarters for 30 days in the event of a nuclear attack. The structure is four storeys deep with over 9,000 square metres of Read more…
Killarney Provincial Park is known for its extreme natural beauty and is considered the centrepiece of the provincial parks system. About 350 square kilometres of the southern edge of the Canadian Shield is preserved in pristine condition for campers, fishers, and hikers. Its landscape was formed over 2 billion years Read more…
Science North is an outstanding muti-storey zoo and science museum in Sudbury. Its buildings are connected by a skywalk with natural sunlight and a tunnel that goes through a geological fault from more than a billion years ago. The fault was discovered only when the museum was being built and Read more…
This article is part of a series called Backstory where I reveal how feature and in-depth stories were crafted. You can find more with the Backstory tag by searching “Backstory” in the search bar. The original story was published here: https://capitalcurrent.ca/how-the-verify-ontario-app-is-helping-businesses-ensure-customers-are-fully-vaxxed-draw-diners-back-inside/ Everything COVID-19 in 2021 is still everything news. When Read more…
This article is part of a series called Backstory where I reveal how feature and in-depth stories were crafted. You can find more with the Backstory tag by searching “Backstory” in the search bar. The original story was published here: https://capitalcurrent.ca/prince-edward-county-winegrowers-buzzing-about-exceptional-fall-grape-harvest-post-pandemic-rebound/ During fall break, I went down to Toronto to Read more…
The Devil’s Mountain is a man made hill in former West Berlin to provide the NSA with a vantage point with which to build a spy station on. The spy station was used to intercept messages transmitted from East Germany since West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany. It Read more…
This article is part of a series called Backstory where I reveal how feature and in-depth stories were crafted. You can find more with the Backstory tag by searching “Backstory” in the search bar. The original story was published here: https://capitalcurrent.ca/quebec-rodeo-festival-under-strict-covid-guidelines-welcomes-visitors-for-first-time-since-pandemic-began/ This was my first story of the semester written Read more…
Manitoulin Island is about an hour away from Sudbury. On my visit to the island, I used highway six to visit South Baymouth where there are ferries to Tobermory and Gore Bay on the north side of the island. First Nations believed this place to be the home of the Read more…