The role of the conscription crisis in Canadian politics can’t be understated. It would fracture the Liberal Party and many of its supporters would move over to the Conservatives or the Progressives. That was seen with the last episode and Hugh...
Largely unknown today, the scandal that erupted in 1872 completely altered Canada and was one of the biggest stories of the last half of the 19th century for the new country. Called the Pacific Scandal, it would bring down the government, end...
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...
We can all name the provinces of Canada, but did you know there was once just a province of Canada? It was a long time ago, and it was a direct response to a rebellion that nearly altered the entire future of Canada forever. In today’s episode, we...
When we look back through the years to the year 1875, we see several amazing anniversaries taking place in Canada. As with so many other years I have covered so far, 1875 has many notable events, births and deaths. Let’s begin. On January...
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/canadaehx You can listen to this episode of the podcast by searching for Canadian History Ehx on all podcast platforms. On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of England and was crowned...
Born in Saskatoon on March 25, 1913, Bert Gardiner would play parts of a few seasons in the NHL before fading away to regular life. Gardiner is not so much known for his prowess in the net as a goalie, but for his brush with several unique NHL...
You can listen to this episode on my podcast on iTunes here: It is also available on all other podcast platforms One of the common threads of Small Town Hockey Heroes seems to be that many brief NHL players were the victims of circumstance...
You can listen to this episode on my podcast on iTunes here: It is also available on all other podcast platforms. Canada has had its fair share of shipwrecks. From the earliest ships to come to the area, there have always been the dangers of...