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Canadians In Early Hollywood
For a time in the early years of the silent film era, everywhere you turned you ran into a Canadian in Hollywood. From 'America's Sweetheart', to the…
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The Summit Series (Part One): Prelude To The Summit
Beginning in 1920, Canada dominated hockey on the international stage, to the point that Canadians became bored with Canada competing. That would cha…
4 years, 1 month ago
Small Town Histories: The History Of Angusville
Home to several historic Ukrainian churches, Angusville is also where a baseball team made history as a provincial dynasty in the 1960s.
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Thomas Darcy McGee
He was a Father of Confederation, who fought for religious minority rights, and is often referred to as Canada's First Nationalist. He is also, sadly…
4 years, 1 month ago
Small Town Histories: The History of Indian Head
The home to the historic Bell Farm, Indian Head has a unique name with a tragic story behind it. It is also the hometown of Canadian acting icon Eric…
4 years, 2 months ago
Reshaping Nature: The Ripple Rock Explosion
It was one of the largest planned non-nuclear explosions in history to that point, but when 1.2 tons of explosives were used to blast 635,000 tons of…
4 years, 2 months ago
Small Town Histories: The History Of Langham
In the town of Langham has a history that includes a young John Diefenbaker going to school there, the first Allied soldier to receive the German sur…
4 years, 2 months ago
A Terrible Chapter: The Komagata Maru
For two months in 1914, the Komagata Maru sat in Vancouver Harbour as Canadian authorities worked to prevent the hundreds of Sikhs, Muslims and Hindu…
4 years, 2 months ago
Small Town Histories: The History Of Beiseker
Beiseker is a railroad town that was formed by German settlers who came from the Dakotas in the United States. It has grown to become an important co…
4 years, 2 months ago
A Legend Of The Track: Tom Longboat
One of the greatest athletes in Canadian history, who dealt with racism throughout his career. During his heyday, few Canadians were as famous as Lon…
4 years, 2 months ago