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Bump In The Night: Canada's Spooky Mysteries
From the Old Hag of Newfoundland, to a Headless Nun to the Ghost Light of St. Louis, there are many spooky stories from Canada's history.
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1 year, 11 months ago
The Boy In Blue: Ned Hanlan
Ned Hanlan could be called Canada's first sports hero. As a rower, The Boy in Blue became a world champion and one of the most famous Canadians of hi…
2 years ago
Death Span: The Second Narrows Bridge Collapse
In 1958, a bridge over the Narrows in Vancouver suddenly fell into a cloud of smoke. The disaster claimed 18 lives, but that is only part of the stor…
2 years ago
The Bird In the Gilded Cage: Judy LaMarsh
She was a woman who entered Parliament in 1960 and in eight short years, helped bring in the Canada Pension Plan, Medicare, the Royal Commission on t…
2 years ago
The Monumental British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
From 1939 to 1945, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan oversaw the training of tens of thousands of pilots, air crews and instructors. It alte…
2 years ago
One Long Terrible Journey: The March West
In 1874, the new North West Mounted Police began their long march from Manitoba to present-day Alberta. It was a terribly-planned march to the west t…
2 years ago
Bringing The Bard To Life: The Stratford Festival
In 1953, Stratford, Ontario opened its first festival under a tent with Alec Guinness speaking the first lines of Richard III. From there, Stratford …
2 years, 1 month ago
Canada's Titanic: The Empress of Ireland
She has been called Canada's Titanic. In 1914, while sailing in fog in the St. Lawrence River, the Empress of Ireland was struck by another ship and …
2 years, 1 month ago
Canada's Greatest Marathoner: Tom Longboat
From the early-1900s to the late-1910s, Tom Longboat was the greatest marathon runner in the world. Along the way, he also served with distinction in…
2 years, 1 month ago
The CNE Live Show
My live show at the Canadian National Exhibition on Aug. 19, which was all about the history of the CNE. As this was recorded in a large room, the au…
2 years, 1 month ago