A bearded man sat in a small boat, waves gently lapping against the wooden hull.In the distance, he watched the last of his ship disappear over the horizon.Over a year ago he had left his home on a quest to find fame, fortune and the Northern...
You can support my Canadian history work with a donation at There have been some fantastic satirical Canadian comedy shows. SCTV. Kids in the Hall. The Baroness von Sketch Show. All of those shows are great. But… Only one did the following: got a...
At the end of March 2023, I used artificial intelligence to turn Canada’s prime ministers into 1980s hair metal singers and posted the results online.Amidst the responses many on social media were surprised at what some of the prime ministers looked...
Built by the White Star Line, it was the largest ship in the world at the time, because it was able to carry 1,317 passengers and 823 crew, from Europe to North America and back again. But…On her maiden voyage across the Atlantic, she struck an...
Long before explorers such as Anthony Henday, David Thompson, Alexander Mackenzie or Lewis and Clark were born, there was a young man with a sense of adventure that took him to North America as an apprentice for the Hudson’s Bay Company. He was the...
Library and Archives Canada Over the Top is a famous Canadian photograph from the First World War which features Canadian soldiers, climbing over a trench, guns at the ready as they head out into the field of battle against Germans. It is an...
Library and Archives Canada In the words of the legendary Paul McCartney, The party’s on The feeling’s here That only comes, This time of year Simply having a wonderful Holiday history time! I may have changed some lyrics at the end, but you get the...
Cape Breton University Depending on where you work… you might be k in an office, enjoying a morning cup of coffee while you peruse social media before getting down to work on those TPS Reports. Perhaps you’re in the service industry dealing with...
Library and Archives Canada For the past 1,290 days, I have been learning French on the most popular language learning app in the world. I thought as a Canadian podcaster, I should be bilingual, just like the country I profile. While it is nice to...
Indspire History was made in 1991 when Nellie Cournoyea became premier of the Northwest Territories. Before we get to that, let’s look at her life. Nellie Cournoyea was born in Aklavik, Northwest Territories on March 4, 1940 and was of mixed...