On Feb. 25, Francis Michael Clancy was born in Ottawa. At the time, his father played football for Ottawa and was called King Clancy because he was known as the King of the Heelers on the team. That nickname would eventually transfer down to Frank...
Lillian Clarke, a 15-year-old girl, had spent the evening working at a boarding house. It was busy that night as Canadian Pacific Railway work crews had rented many of the rooms. For the past few weeks, she had been working the day shift but not...
Support the podcast and page for as little as $1 a month: the Canadian history chat on Discord: on iTunes to the podcast (many bonus features) right here It is one of the worst disasters in Canadian history, and one that still resonates throughout...