Comic Crackdown

Kids have loved comics as long as there have been exciting and funny books of them around. But for a time in the late 1940s and 1950s, adults worried comics were getting too scary and grown-up for kids, so the government got involved. It didn't really work, but it did change comics forever.

A Tree-Mendous Tradition

Canada is lucky to have people from so many different backgrounds celebrating so many different things. Christmas, a Christian celebration, has been a December tradition since the first Europeans came here.

Celebrating A New Year

Happy New Year! For four centuries, people who came to Canada have brought traditions from their home country for celebrating on Dec. 31.

Where Canada Came Together

Walk in the same places the Fathers of Confederation walked and see where they met to create our country.

Confederation

Every province and territory has a story to tell about how and when it became part of Canada. Here they are, in order of when they joined.

The path to Confederation

Okay, so they didn’t have cameras 150 years ago when people first started talking about creating a new country. But we still have some cool videos for you.

Building a Nation

Canada didn’t become a country all at once. And nobody fought a war to create it, either. It took a lot of talking and a lot of time, starting 150 years ago. There were arguments, insults, drunken parties and great speeches, and along the way, a country was born.

The Last Father of Confederation

Discover the story of Joey Smallwood, who brought Newfoundland into Confederation in 1949. There’s lots more in the January issue of Kayak!

Winter Fun

February holidays

For a very long time, cold, grumpy Canadians wanted just one thing: a holiday in February. Well, now at least some of them have one.