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Building Film: Canadians In Early Hollywood
During the Silent Film Era, the movie industry in Hollywood was built by Canadians. From "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford, to directors Mack Senn…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Greatest Canadian: Tommy Douglas
In 2004, a poll was held to determine The Greatest Canadian. It was won by Tommy Douglas, the Father of Medicare in Canada and someone who had a mass…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Hero of The War Of 1812: Laura Secord
Laura Secord's life was upended by war. Her husband was wounded, and her home was taken over. One night, she heard a secret and decided to change Can…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Saving Millions: Sir Frederick Banting
Frederick Banting originally wanted to be an artist, but when this failed he turned to medicine.
Art's loss was humanity's gain when he discovered in…
6 months ago
Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming
Sir Sandford Fleming is most famous for developing time zones and standardized time, but he was so much more. He created our first stamp, built our r…
6 months, 1 week ago
Fame and Murder: Francis Rattenbury
Francis Rattenbury was a brilliant architect who helped define the skyline of Victoria, BC.
He was also an arrogant man whose treatment of his wife d…
6 months, 1 week ago
Mountain Tragedy: The Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Coal mining was always dangerous, but the worst day in Canada's coal mining history came on a June day in 1914. That day saw almost 200 men never ret…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
One Last Shot: Leduc No. 1
After drilling 143 dry wells, Imperial Oil decided to attempt one more drill in Alberta to find oil.
The location they chose changed Alberta's, and …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
An Alberta Legend: John Ware
Born into slavery, John Ware came to the Alberta area on a cattle drive and never left.
Over the next few decades, he became an Alberta ranching lege…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
CHE Biography: Ken Read
Ken Read was one of the greatest Canadian skiers in history. As one of The Crazy Canucks, he helped Canada serve notice to the ski world that we had …
7 months ago