True Stories

The Great Depression hit our family hard, but there was light amidst the darkness.

In the winter of 1963, this Irish family celebrated their first Christmas in Toronto. The snow was like nothing they...

These festive funnies are sure to make you smile.

In this excerpt from his book, Talking to Canadians, Rick Mercer confesses to a yuletide heist that made for an...

From joyriding picnic tables to ghost passengers, these funny driving stories go off the beaten track.

Coded messages based on the Cree language made it difficult for the enemy to monitor and decipher Allied transmissions during...

On July 25, 1944, 320 soldiers in Canada's Black Watch regiment faced three times as many German soldiers. Where was...

A rare disease transmitted by the microscopic mites that live on mice turned one woman's life upside-down.

It wasn't until Pte. Clem Mageau's commanding officer noticed a hole in his knapsack that the young soldier realized his...

Telling yourself "it's only a movie" won't work with these terrifying true crime films. Lock the doors and prepare for...

A motorcycle enthusiast shares his passion for restorations and the open road.

These nightmarish events sound like they're from a horror movie, but tragically, they're real.

With no one to call for help, Larrane Leech put herself face-to-face with a young cougar to protect the children...

Could Vietnam veteran Richard Danzer cheat death a second time?

More than two years into the pandemic, some patients’ symptoms aren’t going away. While experts hunt for treatments, some people...

Most mechanics have a tale or two to tell.

Now the children he created want answers. 

Even 25 years after her death, Princess Diana’s voice is still resounding worldwide.

It sounds like something out of a movie: a long-neglected barn, dust dancing in the single beam of sunlight that...

There were more than two million Star medals awarded after the First World War, but this is a story of...

The itchy, swollen bumps on her face were becoming unbearable. The cause? An allergic reaction to the most unlikely household...

Instead of coming back to the cottage, Matthew Hague vowed to go anywhere else in the world. Here’s what changed.

Prince Harry won’t be the first royal family member to rock the boat with a tell-all autobiography. Here are 10...

A husband and wife team saw potential in the dated remains of Lethbridge, Alberta's Pacific Grocery Store.

Test your knowledge of Canada’s best-known heroes and heroines.

This six-year-old's sister was born with a rare disorder—and later died. When it was discovered that he had the same...

When the farm labour shortage was acute during the Second World War, these young women planted, hoed, hand-weeded, thinned, staked,...

While hiking in remote British Columbia, I was approached by a black bear. I offered him a fish. He offered...

The gifted songwriter's new book is a heartfelt and freewheeling tell-all about Canada's most famous folk family.