The Canadian War Museum is helping a Grade 8 student prepare for The Greatest Canadian History Fair at Dr. Roberta Bondar Public School in Ajax, Ont. To help Midhat Naeem support her case for Major-General Sir Isaac Brock as the greatest Canadian, the Canadian War Museum will display the coat in which Brock was killed during the Battle of Queenston Heights, according to a news release from the museum.

The new Audain Art Museum in Whistler, B.C., houses a unique collection of art in an understated building that delivers surprises that start at the front entrance and continue through to the exhibition spaces inside.

The Winnipeg Art Gallery has offered a first look inside a new exhibit that has been in storage for more than 15 years.

The Canadian Canoe Museum has hired a new director of philanthropy. Jean-Charles D’Amours has 25 years of experience fundraising for institutions such as the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum.

Fifty years after its closure, a group of underwater adventure seekers has embarked on an expedition to document and map the sprawling tunnels that make up the Bell Island mines in Conception Bay, Newfoundland. For members of the Mine Quest Expedition Team, the tunnels are a treasure trove of historical gems, all of which have been frozen in time.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she’s concerned about the tens of millions of dollars in cuts to Parks Canada under the former Conservative government and wants to ensure the agency is “true to the mandate” of ensuring the ecological integrity of the parks. McKenna said she wants more Canadians to enjoy the parks and historic sites, including getting more immigrants and refugees to visit them.

A biography about Paul Martin Sr. — a Liberal MP, cabinet member, senator, and three-time leadership hopeful — has landed on the shortlist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, one of the country’s pre-eminent non-fiction awards.

It sounds idyllic: a café and tearoom on the Gatineau Park estate of an illustrious former prime minister, serving up afternoon tea on a wraparound porch. But with the mid-May start of the season just 10 weeks away, the National Capital Commission has begun advertising for a new operator.

A shuttered Anglican church could be saved from the wrecking ball if city council decides to rezone it for possible uses, including a craft brewery, artists’ co-op or bed and breakfast.

In a rare move, Regina city council voted in favour of protecting an historic home against its owner’s will.