Laura Bombier One late night back in the early-2000s, I was flipping through the channels trying to find something to watch. When I landed on The Discovery Channel, I saw something unexpected. A man was standing in the middle of the Canadian Arctic...
Olympics Canada It’s February 1988. The air is thin and sharp, as volunteers zip up red-and-white jackets. Their breath is seen as they rehearse smiling and waving because soon, they’ll be hosting people from all over the world. Their city isn’t a...
Christian Krohg It was supposed to be an easy trip to Greenland, but a terrible storm threw them off course. Now, thick fog prevented proper navigation, so they’ve been drifting for days in the North Atlantic in their great longship. Would they ever...
Hockey Hall of Fame Roy Worters In the history of the NHL, no one was shorter than Roy Worters. Standing at five foot three, he earned the nickname of Shrimp but that didn’t stop him from becoming a Hall of Fame goalie during his career. This is his...
Globe and Mail In April 1823, a group of Newfoundland fur trappers encountered three women at Badger Bay who were in starving conditions. They had journeyed from the island’s interior in search of mussels. Two of the women died shortly after...
CBC 1924 began with a decision that seemed minor in Ottawa but meant everything to Canadians posted overseas. On Jan. 26, Cabinet passed Order in Council P.C. 123 requiring every Canadian legation, consulate, and government office outside the...
Hockey Hall of Fame In the history of the NHL, 10 players have had the three year waiting period waived to enter the Hall of Fame. These are players like Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau and Rocket Richard. The...
Library and Archives Canada Newfoundland is a fascinating place. It was once the home of the Beothuk people, and European settlement on the island dates back farther than anywhere else in Canada. In the British Empire, Newfoundland once stood on...
Jessop Family Photo It was a beautiful fall day in 1984. After a long day at school a young girl in a small, quiet, community about an hour north of Toronto came home and dropped off her backpack. Her brother and mother were out but when they came...
Library and Archives Canada The year is 1948. We’re at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. After a 12-year hiatus, the world gathered for what were called the “Games of Renewal”. St. Moritz, which also hosted the 1928 Winter...