Midjourney AI It is the spookiest time of the year, when ghouls and goblins come out of the shadows to spread a bit of fear. It’s when we curl up on the couch to watch a scary movie or dress up for a costume party. And in a country as large as...
On Jan. 11, Fort Vermilion, Alberta recorded the coldest temperature in North America’s history to that point with a temperature of -61.2 degrees Celsius. That record was later broken on Feb. 3, 1947 in Snag, Yukon when that area recorded a...
Painting by Iris Hauser After the resignation of Saskatchewan’s first premier, a new man took the top job, William Melville Martin. Martin was born in Norwich, Ontario on Aug. 23, 1876. As a child, he was educated at Exeter Public School and Clinton...
Library and Archives Canada Usually when I cover a hockey player on here, their greatest success was in hockey. Then there are people like Chubby Power. He was a star hockey player. A war hero. A Parliamentarian and Cabinet Minister. And a Senator...
Library and Archives Canada There have been many sports heroes to come from The Great White North. There are of course, the hockey greats like Wayne Gretzky, Hayley Wickenheiser and Gordie Howe. But there are many others. Bobbie Rosenfeld. George...
On Jan. 12, the government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier introduced the Naval Service Act. This act established the Royal Canadian Navy as of May 4, 1910. Prior to the Act, Canada did not have any navy and relied on the support of the British Royal Navy...
Saskatchewan Archives Board After Saskatchewan became a province in 1905, the first man to sit in the big chair as premier was Thomas Walter Scott. So let’s dive into the life, of that first premier of the prairie province. Thomas Walter Scott was...
NHL Duke Keats was a man who played in three different leagues in the early 20th century for five different teams. He emerged as one of the best players of his era, and one who found his way into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Duke Keats was born on March...
Museum of North Vancouver Gary Poirier, a 19-year-old apprentice ironworker went to work in Vancouver on June 17, 1958. He had been hired to help build the Second Narrows Bridge and he was delighted to be at a good paying job that gave him the...
We have reached the last year of the first decade of the 20th century. The next decade is a massive one for Canada’s history, and 1909 was an important year to finish out that first decade. On Jan. 11, Great Britain and the United States signed the...