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...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Canada reached its tenth anniversary this year and it had been quite the first decade for the new country. Several notable, tragic and amazing events would happen in this anniversary year for...
Since Vincent Massey became the first Canadian born Governor General, the country had had one Governor General born in Ontario, three who were Francophone, one from Manitoba and one from Alberta. After Jeanne Sauve finished her term as Governor...
Donate to Canadian History Ehx at In 1951, a future monarch stepped foot on Canadian soil and from coast-to-coast celebrations were made as Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip made their first visit. Five years later, she came back as Queen...
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...
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau had been able to win a majority in 1974 after shifting tactics on the campaign trail, which had previously hurt him in 1972 when he won a minority government. With several issues facing Canada including high gas prices...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at It was one of the darkest chapters in the history of the Canadian West, but from that would come an iconic symbol of Canada. At the same time, the outlaw nature of the Wild West of America...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Following Richard Hanson, a new man would come into the role of the Leader of Opposition, and like Hanson, he too was not the leader of his party. Gordon Graydon would serve as the leader of...
Indigenous History For thousands of years, the Indigenous in the area of Weyburn migrated through following animal herds, especially the bison that covered the landscape in huge numbers before the arrival of Europeans. The land was occupied...
When people look at the Klu Klux Klan, its natural to see it as an organization of the past, despite still existing, most present in the American South. Interestingly enough, Canada had its own chapter of the KKK and for a time, at least in...