On Jan. 29, the Victorian Order of Nurses would be founded in Ottawa. The creation of the organization dates back to the previous year when Lady Aberdeen, who was the wife of Governor General Lord Aberdeen, came to Vancouver and heard the stories of...
Notable Events Today, we enter into the second half of the last decade of the 19th century and it was a big one for Canada in several ways. As usual, I will go through the important events, births and deaths that came in this year. On Feb. 14, the...
We have reached the mid-way point of the last decade of the 19th century and for Canada, it would be an interesting and important year that would influence Canada well into the 20th century. So, let’s look at the year 1895 in Canada. Notable Events...
During the 100 Days Offensive, Canada was helping to lead the charge to push the Germans back as the war was drawing to a close. The Germans had withdrawn to their Hindenburg Line and the Canadian front would include the sector that had Bourlon Wood...
Notable Events On Jan. 1, the Town of Calgary becomes a city thanks to the influx of people moving to the community because of the railroad going through. The city will continue to be the largest city in Alberta for the entire 20th century...
Notable Events On March 17, the first Stanley Cup playoff game would be played. The Amateur Hockey Association of Canada had four teams tied with records of 5-3-0 for the championship. It was decided that since there was no tiebreaking system in...
Mary Pickford On April 8, Gladys Louise Smith would be born in Toronto. She is known much better as Mary Pickford and for a time she was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Called the Queen of the Movies, she was one of the earliest stars to be...
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. 4, Antoine Labelle would pass away in Quebec City at the age of 57. Often called The King of the North for his push to...
On Jan. 1, Joseph-Goderic Blanchet would pass away at the age of 60. Blanchet was the only person to ever serve as both Speaker of the House of Commons and Speaker of a provincial legislature. He served as the first speaker of the Legislative...