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Newly discovered version of O Canada offers peek into our history

July 21, 2016

You might think Cana­da has always been the “true north, strong and free.” But, turns out, the song that would become our nation­al anthem has gone through more than a few changes over the years. A rare copy of what’s described as the orig­i­nal ver­sion of O Cana­da was recent­ly unearthed from the deep­est cor­ners of stor­age at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Toronto’s Robarts Library. Read more.