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	<title>David Bergeron - Curator - Bank of Canada Museum - Musée de la Banque du Canada</title>
	<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca</link>
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		<title>The Money of Bytown</title>
		<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2026/09/the-money-of-bytown/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Bytown was a frontier town built on the construction of the Rideau Canal and a booming lumber industry. Access to different forms of money and banking facilities provided the liquidity necessary for the town to prosper into Canada’s capital.]]></description>
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		<title>Reminiscences of the 1976 Montréal Olympic Coin Program</title>
		<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2026/06/reminiscences-1976-montreal-olympic-coin-program/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The Olympic Coin Program was novel, ambitious, record-breaking and for some, life-changing—much like the Olympic Games that the program helped finance.]]></description>
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		<title>New acquisitions—2025 edition</title>
		<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2025/12/new-acquisitions-2025-edition/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[From rare toonies to Métis scrip art, the Bank of Canada Museum’s 2025 acquisitions show how money and the economy shape Canadian lives.]]></description>
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		<title>New acquisitions—2024 edition</title>
		<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2025/02/new-acquisitions-2024-edition/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Bank of Canada Museum’s acquisitions in 2024 highlight the relationships that shape the National Currency Collection.]]></description>
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		<title>Welcoming Newfoundland to Canada</title>
		<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2024/03/welcoming-newfoundland-to-canada/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Newfoundland’s entry into Confederation marked the end of an era when Canadian provinces issued their own coins and paper money.]]></description>
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		<title>New Acquisitions—2023 Edition</title>
		<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2023/12/new-acquisitions-2023-edition/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of the year again—the wrap-up of the Bank of Canada Museum’s annual acquisition program. Here are a few highlights of the latest additions to the National Currency Collection.]]></description>
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		<title>A checkup on cheques</title>
		<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2023/09/a-checkup-on-cheques/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[With the continuing rise of e-transfers and electronic payments, people have been predicting the death of the humble cheque for decades. But it hasn’t happened yet.]]></description>
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		<title>New Acquisitions—2022 Edition</title>
		<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2023/01/new-acquisitions-2022-edition/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a new year—the perfect time to look back at some notable artifacts the Museum added to the National Currency collection from 2022. Each object has a unique story to tell about Canada’s monetary and economic history.]]></description>
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		<title>The day Winnipeg was invaded</title>
		<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2022/11/the-day-winnipeg-was-invaded/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 15:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[People on the street were randomly stopped and searched, and some were even arrested and imprisoned in an internment camp. Even German marks replaced Canadian currency in circulation—in the form of If Day propaganda notes.]]></description>
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		<title>Army bills: Funding the War of 1812</title>
		<link>https://www.bankofcanadamuseum.ca/2022/06/army-bills-funding-the-war-of-1812/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1812, British North America had no banks and little currency. With the prospect of war drying up supplies of coins, the government of Lower Canada decided to issue legal tender notes called “army bills” to pay for troops and supplies.]]></description>
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