ABC Conrad Stafford Bain was born on Feb. 4, 1923, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, to a family of English and Scottish descent. He grew up...
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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...
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...
Imperial War Museum On a cold dark night in the North Atlantic a great hospital ship journeyed towards Ireland. Passengers were either...
The Terrace Standard In the bay that now carries his name, captain Henry Hudson, his son along with several sick men were set adrift by his...
A few years ago, during the quarantine phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was looking for something to watch. I could rewatch the golden era...
Library and Archives Canada A few months ago, on one of my weekly trips to find treasures at local thrift stores, I stumbled upon a gold...
Photo by Tyler Anderson Growing up as a young lad in the 1980s, I loved The Friendly Giant. Every weekday, the familiar tune of Early One...
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame She excelled at so many sports one writer said that it was easier to summarize her athletic achievements by...
Canada has produced some of the best musicians in the 20th century. Joni Mitchell Neil Young Oscar Peterson But I could name more...