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Fighting for Workers Rights: Madeleine Parent
For her entire adult life, Madeleine Parent fought for workers right in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. For her efforts, she was jailed, put on trial…
3 years, 7 months ago
Canada's Largest Mass Execution: The Battleford Hangings
After the Frog Lake Massacre and the North West Resistance, eight Indigenous men were arrested and put on trial. The trial was a foregone conclusion,…
3 years, 7 months ago
The People Who Came For A New Life: The Doukhobors
The Doukhobors came to Canada at the turn of the 20th century, and were welcomed with open arms by Canadians. However, as time went on, their communa…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Jewel Of The Canadian Film Industry: The National Film Board
From the day it was formed, for the next eight decades and counting, the National Film Board of Canada has brought pride to Canada through its Oscar …
3 years, 8 months ago
The Crime Of The Century: The Kidnapping Of John Labatt
In August 1934, the head of Labatt, John Labatt, was driving to the office from his cottage. He suddenly found himself a victim of kidnapping and the…
3 years, 8 months ago
A Day That Shook Canada: The Gretzky Trade
Aug. 9, 1988 is a day that will live in infamy in Edmonton and Canada, but the day Wayne Gretzky was traded was a day that forever changed the NHL an…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Story of a National Crime, Episode Four
**This is a bonus episode provided by Knockabout Media, rather than Canadian History Ehx**
He became the Chief Medical Health Officer of Ontario. He w…
3 years, 8 months ago
A Landmark Series: North of 60
In 1992, a show unlike any other debuted on CBC, and for the next five years it changed Canadian television forever. North of 60 continues to be popu…
3 years, 8 months ago
Fighting The Persons Case: Henrietta Edwards
Decades before her fellow members of the Famous Five began their women's rights work, Henrietta Edwards was setting up organizations and helping wome…
3 years, 8 months ago
More Than A Footnote: Charlotte Small
David Thompson is my favourite Canadian historical figure, but there is another person who is part of his story and played a major role in his succes…
3 years, 9 months ago