NHL/HHOF His eyes burned with the intensity of a sun. As his focus narrowed on the goalie in front of him, everything else faded away. Time crawled and opposing players moved in slow motion. The roar of the crowd faded into the distance. There was...
NHL He had been waiting years for this moment. His skates hit the ice, and he felt a chill run through his body. A week ago, he was an obscure player on a minor league team. Today, he was going to the big show. He may have been a rookie, but he...
NHL (Canadian Press/AP) It’s November 1st, 1959 You could hear a pin drop inside the Montreal Forum. The crowd falls quiet. They’re not holding on to dear breath with anticipation, instead, it’s fear and dread that is gripping them in place. Someone...
This summer the National Trust for Canada is hosting Every Place Communicates a Story Photo Challenge Contest and invite Canadians to capture historic places through their camera lens. I will have a link to where you can learn more about the contest...
Glenbow Archives Blackflies hung around her in the damp air, as branches tore at her clothes. The mosquitoes engorging themselves on her blood were mere annoyances as she navigated through the northern bush, She was only focused on one thing. Her...
Photo from John Moses She held the soldier’s hand. Only months earlier, he had been full of life as he longed to serve his country. Now he was on his deathbed in a front-line hospital in France. He had a gruesome wound but over the next few weeks...
Paramount “Space… the final frontier.” Before there was warp drive, before there was the Enterprise, before millions of fans around the world heard the words “Beam me up, Scotty” … A Canadian lieutenant was on a watercraft in the English Channel...
Everett Collection The man in the witness stand fidgeted in his seat. In front of him was a six feet tall imposing figure that looked better fit for the gridiron than the courtroom. For the witness, it felt like the criminal defense lawyer’s...
Wiki Commons – Public Domain A woman’s scream is heard as a giant ape’s hand bursts through a window. As he attempts to grab her a man with her valiantly grabs a chair and swings at the hand. He fails to make an impact and with a smack the ape...
The Canadian Press From jet black, to a view of the International Space Station, there’s no stage, no dramatic lighting. The backdrop is the blue coloured jewel of the planet we call home. Inside. a man floats weightlessly in the cramped module lit...