Murder. It's horrible to imagine someone you know or love could ever fall victim to such a heinous crime. Worse is an unsolved crime, when families never learn why their loved ones were taken, or by whom. They wait and hope that somewhere, someone will come forward with information on these and so many more of Canada's cold cases:-- The last time anyone saw 14-year-old Dana Bradley alive, she was thumbing a ride along St. John's, Newfoundland's Topsail Road; her body was found four days later-- Sharron Prior, 16, kissed her mom goodbye and set off to visit friends at a neighbourhood pizzeria in the Point St. Charles section of Montreal; her body was discovered four days later-- Charles Horvath of Britain disappeared while backpacking through Canada; rumours initially led investigators to believe he'd been a victim of foul play, but his body was never recovered-- When Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Roland Cook didn't come home after an overnight excursion from their Vancouver Island home to Washington State, their families' worries turned into a nightmare when Tanya's body, and then Jay's, were discovered-- Theresa Allore, a student at Champlain College in Lennoxville, Quebec, decided to forgo a holiday weekend to work on a psychology paper; her partially clothed body was found the following spring.And so many more tales of unsolved murders in Canada.

Unsolved Murders of Canada

Politics & Social Sciences

Wojna, Lisa

Social Sciences

Quagmire Press

One of Canada's best-kept secrets is the amazing list of inventions, both great and ridiculous, that were created by Canadians! Author Lisa Wojna celebrates Canuck ingenuity and tells the stories behind an array of innovations. From the space shuttle's Canadarm to the electron microscope, Canadians can lay claim to many creations. Some have changed our world for the better; others are just wonderfully weird. Great Ideas• telephone• goalie mask• standard time • Superman• snowmobile• kayak• insulin• zipper• Robertson screw• egg carton• snowshoe• paint roller• basketball What were they thinking?• disposable ship• mechanical skirt lifter• Earth Paper• rocking chair butter churn• square bullets• synchronized swimming• salmon leather• jolly jumper• poutine• cylinder boat• 3-D jigsaw puzzle.• hat with a water reservoir for a flower You'll be amazed, astounded and occasionally downright embarrassed. But you'll finally be able to answer Trivial Pursuit questions about Canadian inventions. And, yes, Canadians invented that game, too.

Canadian Inventions: Fantastic Feats & Quirky Contraptions (Great Canadian Stories)

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

Folklore Publishing

Book by Georgi, Tamela, Wojna, Lisa

Canadian Women Adventurers: Stories of Daring and Courage (Great Canadian Stories)

Biographies & Memoirs

Georgi, Tamela

Community & Culture

Great Canadian Women: Portraits of Nineteen Extraordinary Women (Great Canadian Stories)

Our best friends. They can be pets or working dogs; they race for sticks and balls or find survivors of disasters, and they are the subjects of some of the most amazing and touching stories:
* Employees of the Albany post office adopted a stray puppy named Owney, and in his life he traveled hundreds of thousands of miles with the mail to places around the world * John Dignard, victim of a brain injury, introduced the concept of memory dogs by training a German shepherd help him * Rescue dogs working 9/11 found a few survivors, but the remains they uncovered provided closure for grieving families * Times were tough for Jude Stringfellow, but a bipedal puppy named Faith taught her to hope again * The Sica family's golden retriever, Bullet, saved their three-week-old son from certain death from an undiagnosed heart condition * Stubby, a mongrel boxer mutt, became a hero on the front lines when his frenetic barking alerted sleeping soldiers to poisonous gas * Skippy, a hearing-ear dog, has given Kerena Marchant a taste of what freedom really means * Blue heeler cross Skidboot has made appearances on Jay Leno, Oprah and the Late Show with David Letterman to perform his amazing tricks.
And so many more heartwarming stories...

Amazing Dogs: Stories of Brilliance, Loyalty, Courage & Extraordinary Feats

Humor & Entertainment

Canadians don't spend a lot of time bragging, but as this collection shows, our citizens have a lot to be proud of--the many amazing firsts that have come from this country and its people and their impact on our culture and the world: * Alexander MacKenzie was the first recorded explorer to complete the transcontinental crossing of North America * In 1885, Banff National Park was the first patch of land ever recognized as a national park * Canadian-born Gideon Sundback was the first to patent a ''separable fastener,'' a.k.a. the zipper, in 1913 * The first kidney transplant performed between identical twins took place at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital in 1958 * Montreal's Maurice Richard was the first hockey player to record a 50-goal season in 1944-45 and the first to score more than 500 goals in his career * The Hudson's Bay Company, established on May 2, 1670, is the oldest, continuously operating company on the continent * The 12.9-kilometre-long Confederation Bridge between mainland Canada and Prince Edward Island is the world's longest uninterrupted span * In 1962, at just 15 years old, Petra Burka became the first woman figure skater in the world to complete a triple Salchow * And so much more.

Canadian Firsts: Inventions, Sports, Medicine, Space, Women's Rights, Explorers, Science, Research, Arts, World Affairs

Reference

Bathroom Book of Canadian Quotes: Humorous, Witty, Ridiculous & Inspiring

Humor

Blue Bike Books

Box set containing Weird Canadian Places, Weird Canadian Laws, and Weird Canadian Words.

Weird Canada Box Set: Weird Canadian Places, Weird Canadian Laws, Weird Canadian Words

de Figueiredo, Dan

Thay, Edrick

Box set containing Bathroom Book of Canadian Trivia, Bathroom Book of Canadian Quotes, and Bathroom Book of Canadian History.

Canadian Trivia Box Set: Bathroom Book of Canadian Trivia, Bathroom Book of Canadian Quotes, Bathroom Book of Canadian History

SMITH, BARBARA

Murphy, Angela

Christmas, a time of peace on Earth and goodwill towards all, is also a time of gift-buying craziness and rampant commercialism. How did we get from the birth of Jesus to department store Santas? Read about the traditions and superstitions surrounding one of our most important holidays, and learn how other cultures celebrate the season: The U.S. Congress actually considered canceling Christmas in 1918 The word mistletoe is an Anglo-Saxon word meaning dung on a twig Early Christmas trees were often hung upside-down from the ceiling Christmas was first celebrated on December 25 in 336 AD as a holiday feast day established by the Roman Emperor Constantine In Caracas, Venezuela, people roller skate to church on Christmas morning The Greeks believe you must burn all your old shoes at Christmas to stamp out any possible bad luck in the coming year A popular Christmas after-dinner delicacy in Greenland is mattak--a slice of whale skin with the blubber attached If you actually got every gift named in The Twelve Days of Christmas, you'd have 364 gifts. Discover all of these facts and so much more!

Bathroom Book of Christmas Trivia: Stories, Weird Facts & Folklore Behind Holiday Traditions from Around the World

Puzzles & Games

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