T his week, our two countries celebrate national holidays. Canada’s was July 1 and is called simply Canada Day. It used to be known as Dominion Day but that had a bit too much of a whiff of ...

Nigel Biggar is Lord Biggar of Castle Douglas and author of the bestselling book, “Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning” (2024).

The National Park Service commissioned this 20th century painting by artist Richard Schlecht. It depicts Fort Vancouver in 1845, established by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1825.

The doors have officially closed. On Sunday, June 1, 2025, the Hudson’s Bay Company ended its centuries-long run as a department store chain in Canada. After months of liquidation sales and public ...

The Hudson’s Bay Company might be gone, but its aspirations speak as loud now as they did in HBC’s heyday, sharing a message to be seized and acted upon by business and political leaders of ...

The Hudson’s Bay stores were long centered in Western Canada, with this outlet in Winnipeg, Manitoba, serving as the company’s head office. Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba ...

The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) is the oldest company in Canada, having existed centuries before Canada was officially founded as a country. But, in March, HBC announced that it would be closing down ...

Anyone on Vancouver Island hoping to score a deal at the liquidation sales of 2025 should know that nothing will not even come close to the deal the Hudson’s Bay struck with the Crown in 1849.

Beyond store leases, Hudson’s Bay is liquidating a substantial trove of historical art and artifacts that reflect Canada’s early heritage through a bidding process. The 354-year-old company possesses ...

As the Hudson's Bay Company era nears its end, many of its soon-to-be vacated spaces may find new life with different tenants, with decisions on many sites expected in the weeks ahead. By Summer ...

Bankruptcy will likely push the company to auction off its 1670 charter in a matter of weeks, and it could fetch a price in the millions By Colby Cosh Published Apr 23, 2025 Last updated Apr 23, 2025 ...

Artifacts and the HBC coat of arms, which was on display in the Kamloops store from 1957 to 1982, are displayed in the Hudson’s Bay Company Gallery in the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg.