In 1864 representatives from the three British colonies in modern-day Canada began to negotiate merging into one self-governing confederation.

It marks the day the British North America Act came into effect in 1867, effectively creating the Dominion of Canada out of three British colonies: the United Province of Canada (now the provinces ...

And so it began: Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Battles of Lexington and Concord propelled the British colonies in America into a revolutionary war that would sever governmental ties with ...

The law initially applied only to the British colonies, freeing more than 800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean, South Africa, and parts of Canada. While it was a significant move towards ...

On July 4, 2025, the United States of America celebrates Independence Day, marking the 249th anniversary of its declaration of independence from British rule in 1776. While it is now a day of ...