Guysborough County, located along the coast of Nova Scotia is a fascinating place. Home to the Mi’kmaq people for centuries, then to Black Loyalists who fled the United States during the Revolutionary War. you will find miners, forestry workers...
1935 So far, Alberta has had two watershed elections in its history. The first was in 1921 when the United Farmers of Alberta swept to victory and ended the Liberal Party’s time in power, pretty much forever, in Alberta. The next came in 1935. The...
For 40 years, a war waged over a very small island, far to the north, beyond any permanently inhabited settlement. If you stood in the middle of it, you could see Canada’s Ellesmere Island on one side, and Greenland on the other. Every few years...
It was a beautiful spring morning in Hull, Quebec on April 26, 1900. The sun was shining, the leaves were emerging on trees and birds were chirping to welcome the new season after a long winter. But there was still a chill in the air, causing many...
1921 Alberta, possibly more than any other province, goes through watershed elections that alter the landscape of the political map for years, even decades. The election of 1921 is one such election. Since 1905, the Liberal Party had led the...
[INTRO] He has been hired by the national broadcaster to bring Canadian updates on what was happening overseas. The Second World War was raging in Europe, and many tuned in to listen for loved ones’ names as the announcer read out the list of...
1905 On Sept. 1, 1905, Alberta was officially declared to be the newest province in Canada, along with Saskatchewan. Carved out of the Northwest Territories, this new province needed to have an election. Alexander Rutherford, the leader of the...
On Feb. 25, Francis Michael Clancy was born in Ottawa. At the time, his father played football for Ottawa and was called King Clancy because he was known as the King of the Heelers on the team. That nickname would eventually transfer down to Frank...
In the spring of 1845, two ships were docked at Disko Bay on the west coast of Greenland. Several men dressed in Royal Navy uniforms walked aboard the ships with a real hustle and bustle as they cleaned s and brought fresh supplies onboard including...
Samuel Sharpe was born in Zephyr, Ontario, the son of Irish immigrants, George and Mary Ann Sharpe, on March 13, 1873. As a child, he was known for his enthusiasm, which his friend said was contagious to everyone else. He was always involved in...