Edmontonians may not know that the North Saskatchewan River was used as a waste dump 100 years ago, or that Canada’s first mosque was built in the city, but the Edmonton Heritage Council is aiming to change that.

A historic home in Regina that catches the eyes of passersby with its curved glass-block entrance is slated for demolition.

The future of one of the oldest parts of Montreal is up for discussion next week as the city of Pointe-Claire hosts a public consultation on revitalizing its village sector.

Canadian Heritage officials are warning new minister Mélanie Joly that Ottawa will need to spend tens of millions more on museums because most are in old buildings that require urgent repairs.

Vancouver’s acting planning director has recommended that national guidelines be removed – guidelines that are considered the gold standard for heritage conservation.

A Toronto author who has written about British Home Children – orphans brought to Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to work on farms – is calling for Ottawa to apologize for allowing the practice.

Heritage BC announced that the Chinese Historic Places Recognition Project has given special recognition to two Lytton sites: the Lytton Joss House site and Rip Van Winkle’s Flats & Brownings Flats.

The Canadian War Museum is being criticized for accepting funding from one of the world’s largest arms manufacturers for a speakers’ series as well as for a new exhibit devoted to recent conflicts such as Afghanistan and the Balkans.

When history buff Terry Hunter noticed a Canadian War Museum poster of Second World War-era women using a wrong “American-style” salute, he decided to say something, calling out the error on the museum’s Facebook page.

A team of architects from Ireland and Canada has been selected to build the new Canadian Canoe Museum at the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site.