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. 15, Maise...
All episodes in this series at bottom of this post. Canada had won, the country was celebrating, and the players were returning as conquering heroes. Before they arrived home though, there was an exhibition game against the Czech team, which they...
After the resignation of Julie Payette as Governor General in January 2021, Canada went through a period of time, longer than at any other time in its history, without a Governor General before a new one was chosen. This time, the appointment would...
Edgar Millen had taken a long journey to get to this point. Born in Ireland in 1901, he came to Canada with his family in 1907 to begin a new life in a wide-open land. While the family settled into their new home, their belongings stayed in Ireland...
All episode links for this series are at the bottom of this post. Heading into Game 7, Canada was revitalized as the team had easily won the last game with a flurry of three goals in the space of only 90 seconds. While Ken Dryden had stood on his...
Other posts in this series are at the end of this post. 1956 Venturing into the middle of the decade, Quebec was four years removed from its last election and ready to once again to go to the polls. Maurice Duplessis continued to lead the Union...
Other episodes in this series at the end of this post. The Soviets were up 2-1-1 in the first four games of the Summit Series. Canadians were shocked to find that the Soviets were anything other than a pushover on the ice, and Team Canada itself was...
Through the early history of hockey and the NHL, two brothers would have a massive impact on the game. Their impact is felt to this day and their name’s are synonymous with hockey. They are Frank and Lester Patrick. Next season, I will talk about...
Links to other parts of this eight-part series at end of this post. After tying the series 1-1, Canada was back on track to believing that Team Canada was going to dominate the series. It was the hope that the team had found its legs and would soon...
As Canada entered its 11th year and second decade of existence, many important events, births and deaths would occur. Today, we continue our look at Canada through the years with 1878. On Jan. 22, Ernest Drury would be born in Crown Hill, Ontario...