Paulo Coelho, wrote in his 1988 international best-selling novel The Alchemist, quote. “When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” As we...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at We have reached the mid-way point of the last decade of the 19th century and for Canada, it would be an interesting and important year that would influence Canada well into the 20th century...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at It was in the mountains of British Columbia, when soldiers who were going off to serve their country would meet their end in one of the worst train disasters in Canadian history. At Canoe...
Support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at On a warm quiet afternoon, Ottawa residents were preparing for the last long weekend of the summer. Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 29, 1958 seemed like a perfect day until 4:12pm when the city was rocked...
After the stunning landslide for Diefenbaker in 1958, it had been a long four years for the prime minister. Over those years, he had seen his popularity drop over the issues of nuclear weapons in Canada and the Avro Arrow cancellation. There were...
If the 1957 election was the arrival of Diefenbaker, then the 1958 election would be his greatest triumph. In fact, for the Progressive Conservative Party, it would be a success they scarcely could have believed. Due to the Diefenbaker and the...
Change was in the air for Canada when the 1957 election rolled around. For the previous 22 years, through five elections, Canada had been governed by the Liberal Party. From the time of William Lyon Mackenzie King, to Louis St. Laurent, the party...
The Indigenous Originally named Kistahpinanihk by the Cree, which translates to a great meeting place, the area that would be Prince Albert was occupied for centuries by the Cree, as well as the Blackfoot whose territory’s upper reaches reached the...
Support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at From 1935 to 1957, Canada was under a Liberal government, the longest stretch for a major political party in Canadian history. That streak came to an end thanks to a man they called Dief the Chief, but...