The bells of St. James Cathedral rang out at midnight on Confederation Day, the "merry peal" echoing through a city already loud with crackling bonfires and the pop-pop of muskets. It was July 1, 1867 ...

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Today marks 150 years since the founding of the Canadian federal state. Inaugurated on July 1, 1867, Confederation brought the principal colonies of Britain’s second North American empire within a ...

It took the Fathers of Confederation years of work, negotiations and compromise to give rise to the country that's now celebrating its 150th birthday. Canada is a country not born out of violence and ...