In a 50 year period, from 1896 to 1946, Canada had five prime ministers. There are the well-known ones of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King, the lesser known R.B. Bennett and then, lost in the shuffle, is one name most Canadians...
The Indigenous The area around Kindersley was occupied by the Blackfoot for thousands of years, as they followed the bison herds that once moved through the area. Several early settlers described seeing whitened bison bones on their land when they...
Indigenous History The area that would be Beaumont would be home to many Indigenous groups through the centuries. Long before Europeans arrived, the area was mostly the home of the Blackfoot, Cree, Sioux and the Metis people. An Indigenous presence...
Few things have shaken up the hockey world more than when the NHL lost one of its biggest stars, Bobby Hull, to a rival league. Such a thing was thought to be impossible. The NHL carried more prestige and power and hockey players across Canada...
It was on an unassuming Flag Day in 1996 when an incident would happen that would become part of Canadian lore. It has been parodied, debated and much more. It was the Shawinigan Handshake, and today I am talking about the event that made news...
In terms of Canadian prime ministers of the 20th century, one that is often forgotten but who had a large impact on our country during a time of massive change was Sir Robert Borden. It was under his watch as prime minister that Canada would move...
