His mother, Laura Beatrice Berton ( née Thompson ) was a school teacher in Toronto until she was offered a job as a teacher in Dawson City at the age of 29 in 1907.

Berton moved to Toronto in 1947.

Berton died at Sunnybrook hospital in Toronto, reportedly of heart failure, at the age of 84 on November 30, 2004.

* Pierre Berton, The Wild Frontier, More Tales from the Remarkable Past ( Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1978 ), chapter 3.

Berton reported that Toronto hockey fans also note that the Maple Leafs have not won a Stanley Cup since.

* Pierre Berton: 1967: The Last Good Year: Toronto: Doubleday Canada: 1997: ISBN 0-385-25662-0

* The Last Spike The Great Railway 1881 – 1885 Pierre Berton McCelland and Stewart Limited Toronto / Montreal 1971 0-771001327-2

* Pierre Berton The Last Spike McCelland and Stewart Ltd. 1971 Toronto / Montreal 0-7710-1327-2

The 2012 Berton House gala was held at Fort York in Toronto with a War of 1812 theme.

Berton wrote an article in the Toronto Star in 1992 comparing the Binder Twine Queen contest with beauty pageants, stating that " while other queen contests are fading away under the disapproving frowns of feminists, the Binder Twine Queen contest has never been healthier or more popular ".

Previously, The Berton House Writers ' Retreat was administered by the Berton House Writer's Retreat Society and Elsa Franklin, Pierre Berton's long-time editor and agent.

Irwin officially replaced Moore as editor in 1945, and reoriented the magazine by building it around news features written by a new stable of writers that included Pierre Berton, W. O.

* 1958: Pierre Berton, Klondike and Joyce Hemlow, The History of Fanny Burney

* 1920 – Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer ( d. 2004 )

It was also during this period that future author Pierre Berton edited and served as principal cartoonist for the student newsletter, The Microscope.

Notable residents of Whitehorse include Audrey McLaughlin, the first woman to lead a represented political party ( NDP ) in Canadian federal politics, who has resided in Whitehorse since 1979, Robert W. Service, author of " The Cremation of Sam McGee ", who lived in Whitehorse from 1904 to 1908, and Pierre Berton, an author and television host, born in Whitehorse.

As historian Pierre Berton put it, the cooperation between Canada's French and English speaking communities " was the secret of Expo's success — ' the Québécois flair, the English-Canadian pragmatism.

* Niagara: A History of the Falls by Pierre Berton

: For other people with the same name, see Pierre Berton ( disambiguation ).

Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, ( July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004 ) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist.

Like his father, Pierre Berton worked in Klondike mining camps during his years as a history major at the University of British Columbia, where he also worked on the student paper The Ubyssey.

On October 17, 2004, the $ 12. 6 million CAD Pierre Berton Resource Library, named in his honour, was opened in Vaughan, Ontario.

Established in 1994, the Pierre Berton Award is presented annually by Canada's National History Society for distinguished achievement in presenting Canadian history in an informative and engaging manner.

* 2005 For the Love of History: Winners of the Pierre Berton Award Bring to Life Canada's Past

All of Pierre Berton's writings, including finished books and articles as well as manuscripts, drafts, and research material are now held in the Pierre Berton fonds at the McMaster University Archives here.

* Pierre Berton Award

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* Pierre Berton, Flames across the Border, Little Brown, 1981.

In fact, many accounts listed in this work reflect Berton's own personal experiences ( such as interviews he had conducted with various personalities on his own television program, The Pierre Berton Show ) and quite often are told in the first person form.

In 2004, Berton published his 50th book, Prisoners of the North, after which he announced in an interview with CanWest News Service that he was retiring from writing.

French is the nineteenth century source, but Berton says it is uncertain which body was Tecumseh's.

Berton finally succeeded, after which Bernhardt appeared to thunderous applause and cries of " Vive Sarah!

Miff Mole and his band, which included Eddie Lang, Jimmy Dorsey, Red Nichols, and Vic Berton, also backed her during her live performances.

In North America the format began in 1974 with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's The National Dream, featuring Pierre Berton ( which aired from 3 March 1974 to 28 April 1974 ) and the American Broadcasting Company's QB VII, which starred Anthony Hopkins ( and which began on 29 April 1974 ).

Pierre Berton narrated the 1957 film City of Gold which describes the excitement of Dawson City during the gold rush.

As well, the organization funds scholarships for the Humber College School for Writers Correspondence Program ; an annual Margaret Laurence Memorial Lecture, given by a noted Canadian writer ; four annual writers ' residencies at Berton House in Dawson City, Yukon ; and the Woodcock Fund, which provides emergency financial assistance to Canadian writers, named in memory of the Canadian poet George Woodcock.

The festival is organized and operated entirely by volunteers, which once included author Pierre Berton, a famous resident of the village.

In the early 1970s Aziz successfully fought for the retention and refurbishment of the historic old Court House and Gaol at the Forks of the Thames River in London, Ontario, and developed a plan for the redevelopment of the river forks, which attracted support and attention from Premier John Robarts, the then London South MP John White, author Pierre Berton, and TV and radio station owner, and newspaper publisher Walter J. Blackburn.

Featuring an actual ( voice ) cameo by the late Canadian historian Pierre Berton ( who is also a character in the play ), the show tells the tale of a jaded Grade-8 student named David who doesn ’ t feel proud of his country until Berton's ghost seizes David in his Time Canoe ( which is bestowed to all Canadian celebrities who don't leave Canada ) and takes the young lad on a paddle down the River of Time to witness the events of the War of 1812 from a Canadian perspective ( which is occasionally at odds with the American and British versions of events ).