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A Canadian journalist recalls the varied people who shaped his working life.

Memoir

Canadians remember the hardship and ingenuity of the Depression years.

Oral history

Settlers recall the labour and hopes of western Canada’s pioneer years.

Oral history

Japanese Canadians remember wartime uprooting, prejudice and the lives they rebuilt.

Oral history

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