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Lethal Marriage

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One of Canada’s finest crime reporters tells the whole story of the infamous Bernardo-Homolka case.NOW UPDATED WITH A NEW CHAPTERThe sensational trials of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka for abduction, rape, manslaughter and murder caused widespread controversy that continues to this day. The public was particularly outraged by the so-called “sweetheart deal” — the twelve-year sentence Homolka ... Læs mere

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af Larry Audlaluk ...

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When this killer was on the loose, citizens were vigilant, yet scared. Children were not allowed outside to play without adult supervision.But then he was captured, tried, convicted, and put away for life in prison. The community could finally breathe again.They are out of danger.Until the day the convicted killer escapes prison and rains terror upon anyone and everyone in his way. The manhunt ... Læs mere

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af Roy MacLaren ...

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af Shirley Jean (Roll) Tucker ...

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af Maud J. McLean, Robert M. Stamp ...

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Fighting Words

Canada's Best War Reporting

af Mark Bourrie ...

Fighting Words is a collection of the very best war journalism created by or about Canadians at war. The collection spans 1,000 years of history, from the Vikings' fight with North American Natives, through New France's struggle for survival against the Iroquois and British, to the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Rebellions of Lower and Upper Canada, the Fenian raids, the North-West ... Læs mere

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Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition.

To the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and Along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, In the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835

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Serier serie Elibron Classics
Replica of 1836 edition by Baudry's European Library, Paris.  Elibron Classics.  With Illustrations.  Oversize maps are available as a free download.  Admiral Sir George Back FRS (6 November 1796 – 23 June 1878) was a British naval officer, explorer of the Canadian Arctic, naturalist and artist.  ... Læs mere

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A Short History of the State in Canada

af E. A. Heaman ...

Serier serie Themes in Canadian History
A concise, elegant survey of a complex aspect of Canadian history, A Short History of the State in Canada examines the theory and reality of governance within Canada’s distinctive political heritage: a combination of Indigenous, French, and British traditions, American statism and anti-statism, and diverse, practical experiments and experiences.E.A. Heaman takes the reader through the development ... Læs mere

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Jean Talon, intendant de la Nouvelle-France (1665-1672)

Toronto Sketches 11

My Life in the Law

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Treasures of the CNE

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Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History

Mike Filey's Toronto Sketches, Books 10–12

Professional Autonomy and the Public Interest

The Amazing Foot Race of 1921

All Hell Can't Stop Us

Reading the Diaries of Henry Trent

A New Continent, a New World: Discovery and Conquest During the Age of Exploration

My Dearest Wife

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Découvrons Notre Patrimoine

Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition.

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