On Jan. 2, the Humber Railway Disaster would occur, with 32 men and boys being killed in a head-on collision of a Grand Trunk Railway commuter train with an unscheduled freight train near Toronto. A young man by the name of Goodwood would see the...
On Jan. 29, William Smithe would become the premier of British Columbia, succeeding over Robert Beaven. Smithe had come to British Columbia in 1862 to work as a farmer and would win a seat in the provincial legislature in the first provincial...
On January 8, David Milne is born in Ontario. He would become a noted Canadian painter, printmaker and writer. He would be described as one of the three greatest North American artists of his generation by art critic Clement Greenberg, but he often...
We continue our look at each year through Canada’s history from Confederation to today with 1881. On January 2, Frederick Varley is born. He will become one of Canada’s iconic Group of Seven artists after he immigrates to Canada in 1912. Known as...
In 1849, a 23-year-old man ventured out to find his fortune. Joining 40 other men from Prince Edward Island, he put his money in on the purchase of the Fanny, a small brig that would make the journey to California. It was the era of the California...
A new decade dawns for Canada, its third decade, so let’s look into what happened in the year 1880 for Canada. On Jan. 17, Mack Sennett is born in Melbourne, Quebec. He would start making films in New York before founding Keystone Studios in...
On Jan. 4, Pierre Alexis Tremblay passes away. He was born in 1827 and had served as a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1867 to 1875 and from 1878 to 1879. At the time, he was also serving as an MLA with the Quebec Legislature. On Jan. 15, Maise...
As Canada entered its 11th year and second decade of existence, many important events, births and deaths would occur. Today, we continue our look at Canada through the years with 1878. On Jan. 22, Ernest Drury would be born in Crown Hill, Ontario...
Canada reached its tenth anniversary this year and it had been quite the first decade for the new country. Several notable, tragic and amazing events would happen in this anniversary year for Canada. On Jan. 2, Jonathan McCully would pass away...
As Canada approached its ninth year, closing out its first decade of existence, the growing pains and changes continued. Let’s begin our look at the year 1876. At the very start of the year, on January 1, the Fredericton City Hall was completed...