Heinz-Peter Bader In 2004, the Austrian Mint minted a €1,000 coin that weighed 31.1 kilograms and measured 37 centimetres in diameter. A total of 15 coins were minted, which honoured the Austrian Philharmonic Orchestra, earning the nickname of “Big...
Library and Archives Canada At the lowest point of The Great Depression this artist didn’t have to share the stage with anyone else For the first time in her career no one would outshine her or steal the spotlight she worked so hard for It had taken...
Glenbow Archives 2010 at the Ogden Ice Sheet during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Team Canada in the Gold Medal match against Norway. They’re the returning champions and on the tenth end…Canada is up 6-3. The tension is palpable, the host country...
Ontario Archives On Jan. 15, 2025, outgoing President of the United States Joe Biden stated in his farewell address that an oligarchy was taking shape in America. He feared that a tech-industrial complex would threaten democracy, basic rights and...
Carol William Wilson was born on June 5, 1892 in Winnipeg. As a young man, Wilson started playing hockey in the arenas and frozen ice surfaces of the city. This included playing in the church leagues of the city where he quickly excelled. In one of...
In the mid-1840s, the docks of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia could be a rough place. With so much traffic coming and going from the harbour, there were a plethora of ne’er-do-wells passing through. Like a gang of droogs from A Clockwork Orange, they...
He isn’t well-known today, but Sylvio Mantha was one of the most reliable players of his era. A star with the Montreal Canadiens, he helped lead the team to glory in his career. Sylvio Mantha was born on April 14, 1902 in Montreal. When he was 17...
To everyone who passed him on the streets of New York City, he was just another unhoused person. He seemed to be almost skin and bones as his clothes hung loosely, barely providing enough warmth to keep the chill of the wind out. No one stopped to...
Arthur Hardy was born in Mount Pleasant, Brant County on Dec. 14, 1937. The son of United Empire Loyalists, he studied at Rockwood Academy. His family, both sides, were some of the earliest white settlers of Brant Country. His father, Russell, was a...
While Canadian soldiers were fighting in the trenches of France during the First World War, there were others Canadians who were also serving but too often their service is forgotten about. Over the course of the war, more than 2,800 nurses served...