We are approaching the mid-way point of the 1890s as we move into the 20th century, so lets begin with our look at 1894! On Jan. 1, the Town of Calgary became a city thanks to the influx of people moving to the community because of the railroad...
On Feb. 7, Joseph Pearce was born in Brantford, Ontario. He would serve in the First World War, reaching the rank of Major before being injured and returning home to Canada. Back home, he earned a master’s degree from the University of Toronto and...
On March 7, Andrew Wetmore passed away at the age of 71. He was born on Aug. 16, 1820 and would enter politics in 1865 with his election to the New Brunswick Colonial Legislature as an Anti-Confederate. When he wasn’t appointed as the Attorney...
The year of 1891 in Canada would be a momentous one, with several important events. So, let’s get right down to it. On Jan. 6, Tim Buck is born in England. He would come to Canada in 1910 and become involved in the labour movement. In 1921, he would...
On Jan. 25, William Kennedy would pass away at the age of 75. He had been born in Cumberland House, Saskatchewan to a chief factor of the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1814 and would work as a fur trader as a young man with the company. He would stay with...
We close out the 1880s in Canada today with a look at 1889. Overall, it was a quiet year. On Feb. 11, Andrew Elliott would pass away in San Francisco. He had been born in Ireland in 1829 and by 1866, was the High Sheriff for the Colony of British...
Some years in Canadian history are quiet ones and 1888 is one such year. There were few big events, but some notable births and deaths. So, let’s get down to discovering what happened in 1888 in Canada. On Jan. 17, Big Bear, the Cree chief who was...
Some amazing Canadians were born this year, and a lot of political things would happen as Canada moved into the latter part of the 1880s. On Jan. 21, Georges Vezina is born in Quebec. He would go on to become one of the greatest hockey goaltenders...
After a tumultuous year in 1885, things would slow down a bit in 1886 as Canada moved into the second half of the 1880s. On Jan. 15, Clarence Howe is born in the United States, but would come to Nova Scotia as a young man to become a professor at...
Now, there is a major event that happened this year that had long lasting ramifications on Canadian history, the North West Resistance. I am not going to cover that in this episode, beyond saying it happened this year. The reason for this is that it...