We are venturing into the second half of the first decade of the 20th century and many amazing things happened in 1905! The first big event was the journey of the Dawson City Nuggets in their quest to win the Stanley Cup in Ottawa. Beginning on Dec...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at “think like a man, act like a lady, work like a dog.” That was her motto and for good reason. She was a trailblazer andthe best at what she did. Her nickname was The Sherlock Holmes of...
The area of Milestone was occupied by the Cree, Anishinaabe and Sioux long before Europeans ever set foot on the shores of North America. Eventually, as European fur traders explored into the centre of the continent, a new culture emerged, the Metis...
The community of Rokeby sits on the land that was the territory of the Cree, Ojibwe and Anishinaabe people. The bison of The Great Plains reached the region and were an important part of the life of the Indigenous people of the region. As European...
The land around Moose Jaw has been the home of the Cree and the Assiniboine people for centuries. It was here that they would often make their winter encampments because the valley allowed them take advantage of warm breezes. It was also where the...
Long before Europeans arrived in the area of Langham, it was the land occupied by primarily the Stoney Cree people, as well as the northern reaches of the Sioux and the eastern reaches of the Blackfoot. The area was highly sought after by the...
The area that would be settled and named Humboldt was the territory of many different Indigenous nations long before Europeans arrived in the area. These nations included the Cree, the Blackfoot and the Anishinaabe. The area was used by the...
While the construction of the railroad through British Columbia and the Canadian Shield was extremely difficult, the portion in between those two segments was a completely different story. The prairie portion of the railroad was a cake walk compared...
The Indigenous lived around the Tisdale area for centuries, with the most recent cultures being the Cree and Blackfoot, followed by the Metis as they moved from the east. The Indigenous primarily moved through the area following game, which could...
Back in 1906, the community of Chaplin was little more than a stopping point for the CPR. At that time, it was just the water and coal point for the main line. The entire community was made up of a coal chute, water tank and a box car where the CPR...