There are many important years in the history of Canada. Of course 1867 is a big one, but there was also other important years and 1885 is one such year because of many things, but one of the biggest events was the North West Rebellion. That being...
With Canadians entering into the Battle of the Somme in September at the Battle of Courcelette, they would be thrown back into the fray after several German victories at various locations along the front. This led to the need for Thiepval to be...
On June 30, 1912, the City of Regina progressed along as it always had for the previous 25 years. It was a bustling community of 30,000 people, and was basking in the glow of a new Legislative building that had been built. Seven years after being...
1887 Some amazing Canadians were born this year, and a lot of political things would happen as Canada moved into the latter part of the 1880s. On Jan. 21, George Vezina is born in Quebec. He would go on to become one of the greatest hockey...
We continue our look at each year through Canada’s history from Confederation to today with 1881. On January 2, Frederick Varley is born. He will become one of Canada’s iconic Group of Seven artists after he immigrates to Canada in 1912. Known as...
Ottawa is the capital of Canada and every school child and Canadian knows that. It has been our capital since before Canada was even a country, but how did it become the capital? It was once a small village known for its lumber camps until it was...
A new decade dawns for Canada, its third decade, so let’s look into what happened in the year 1880 for Canada. On Jan. 17, Mack Sennett is born in Melbourne, Quebec. He would start making films in New York before founding Keystone Studios in...
Eva Tanguay On Jan. 4, Pierre Alexis Tremblay passes away. He was born in 1827 and had served as a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1867 to 1875 and from 1878 to 1879. At the time, he was also serving as an MLA with the Quebec Legislature. On Jan...
Today, I continue my journey through the battles of the First World War involving Canadians and once again we come to a battle that inflicted terrible losses on Canadian troops, all for barely any gain in ground. Today, I look at the Actions at St...