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The Alberta Rat Patrol
If you look at a large map of the distribution of brown and black rats, you will see they cover the planet. You will also see a large Alberta-shaped …
6 years, 11 months ago
Blairmore’s Communist Council
The thought of a Communist-led town council seems very unlikely today, but for a period of three years in the 1930s, Blairmore, Alberta had one such …
6 years, 11 months ago
Joseph Montferrand
Joseph Montferrand was a man of exceptional strength and moral code who became a hero to the French-Canadian loggers he worked with. Today, he has be…
7 years ago
The Sunnyslope Shelter
In today’s brief look at various aspects of Canadian history, I explore the Sunnyslope Shelter. This small dugout in the middle of a field in Central…
7 years ago
The Pemmican War
After a two week break, I come back to Canadian history and a look at a war fought between two fur trading companies that few people know about: The …
7 years ago
Eddie Panagabko
He spent part of a season with the Boston Bruins, and then went on to have success in the WHL on a team that would eventually make its own way into t…
7 years, 1 month ago
The Matchless Six
In today’s short look at Canada’s history, I dive into the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam and tell the story of the Matchless Six. In a time when some pe…
7 years, 1 month ago
Johnny Quilty
He was on his way to NHL stardom after winning the Calder Trophy as the best rookie in the NHL. Unfortunately, the Second World War and a horrific on…
7 years, 1 month ago
Canada's Titanic: The Empress of Ireland
When the Empress of Ireland sunk beneath the waves of the St. Lawrence River in 1914, the disaster killed nearly as many people as the Titanic. Not a…
7 years, 1 month ago
Don McLeod
He was a goalie who could defeat Bobby Orr in the Memorial Cup, but he only played 18 games in the NHL for two teams. Nonetheless, Don McLeod would …
7 years, 1 month ago