Ontario Archives On Jan. 15, 2025, outgoing President of the United States Joe Biden stated in his farewell address that an oligarchy was taking shape in America. He feared that a tech-industrial complex would threaten democracy, basic rights and...
Library and Archives Canada In the mid-1840s, the docks of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia could be a rough place. With so much traffic coming and going from the harbour, there were a plethora of ne’er-do-wells passing through. Like a gang of droogs...
Hockey Hall of Fame He isn’t well-known today, but Sylvio Mantha was one of the most reliable players of his era. A star with the Montreal Canadiens, he helped lead the team to glory in his career. Sylvio Mantha was born on April 14, 1902 in...
Parks Canada To everyone who passed him on the streets of New York City, he was just another unhoused person. He seemed to be almost skin and bones as his clothes hung loosely, barely providing enough warmth to keep the chill of the wind out. No one...
Archives of Ontario Arthur Hardy was born in Mount Pleasant, Brant County on Dec. 14, 1937. The son of United Empire Loyalists, he studied at Rockwood Academy. His family, both sides, were some of the earliest white settlers of Brant Country. His...
George Metcalf Archival Collection While Canadian soldiers were fighting in the trenches of France during the First World War, there were others Canadians who were also serving but too often their service is forgotten about. Over the course of the...
Hockey Hall of Fame The man I am covering today, Hap Day, spent 33 years in the NHL as a player, referee, coach and assistant general manager. Nearly all that time was spent with the Toronto Maple Leafs. But it all began on June 14, 1901 in Owen...
Library and Archives Canada The Dark Mirror is a forgettable film. The psychological horror centres on a woman accused of murdering her doctor boyfriend. But wait! She has an evil twin she didn’t know about! A twin expert, which is a...
On Jan. 1, British Columbia switched from driving on the left side of the road to the right side, one of the last places in Canada to do so. Despite the changeover, there were less accidents on Sunday, Jan. 1 than any previous Sunday in 1921. On Feb...
Library and Archives Canada Among the premiers of Ontario, few have had as large of an impact on its history as Oliver Mowat. No premier served longer than Mowat, a man who came to the top job in the province shortly after Confederation and ushered...