On Jan. 21, Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona, died. Born in Scotland, he became one of the foremost builders and philanthropists in the British Empire in his life. He served as the commissioner, governor and main shareholder of the Hudson’s Bay Company...
Government of Saskatchewan In 1929, the long run of the Liberals winning elections dating back to 1905 came to an end when the Conservatives won their first election. At the head of the party was James Milton Anderson, the first Conservative premier...
Wiki Commons The name Eddie Gerard doesn’t mean much these days to hockey fans. He has long been eclipsed by the likes of Maurice Richard, Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby. But there was a time when he was one of the best...
On March 7, Pauline Johnson died. Pauline Johnson was born on March 10, 1861 in the family home at the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario. Born to an English mother and Mohawk father, she straddled both cultures throughout her life. A lover of books and...
Library and Archives Canada After Charles Dunning moved on to federal politics in the government of William Lyon Mackenzie King, James Garfield Gardiner came along to assume the role of Saskatchewan’s fourth premier. Gardiner was born on Nov. 30...
NHL During his career, Red Horner was one of the most beloved members of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Playing for 18 seasons, all with the club, he helped lead them to glory and enshrined himself as a legend of the team. So, let’s learn about him...
Toronto Star It’s a quiet Saturday night in 1979. Residents in Mississauga, Ontario are asleep. The next day is expected to be quiet for the thousands that live there. Many would be looking forward to a nice breakfast with families, maybe some time...
On Jan. 3, Louise Lapointe was born in Quebec. She was one of the first women to work as a professional journalist. She worked as a journalist throughout the 1940s and 1950s for various French-Canadian publications. In 1959, she joined the staff of...
Library and Archives Canada In the first decade of Saskatchewan’s existence, there was only one premier, Thomas Walter Scott, but in the next decade, there were two. The first was William Melville Martin, and the second is the person we are covering...
NHL Patrick Joseph Alexander Moran was born on March 11, 1877 in Quebec City. Moran didn’t start playing hockey until he was 15, when he started to suit up for his local team. Before long, he found he had an intense love for the game and was a very...