Fifty years ago today, for his contribution to the resolution of the 1956 Suez crisis, Lester Bowles Pearson was formally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. He remains the only Canadian ...

On Oct. 14, 1957, Lester Pearson became the first Canadian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But some other Canadians heard news of his award before he learned about it himself.

The Canadian Museum of History announced Friday that Lester Pearson’s 1957 Nobel Peace Prize medal will be displayed in the museum’s new Canadian History Hall.

Fifty years ago today, for his contribution to the resolution of the 1956 Suez crisis, Lester Bowles Pearson was formally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. He remains the only Canadian ...