Follow Craig Baird as he explores the good, the bad and the weird of Canada's history from the pre-c
It was the biggest event in Canadian history to that point. For the first time ever, a sitting monar
In this special episode of Canadian History Ehx, I speak to several women who broke barriers in poli
During the silent era of Hollywood, Canadians led the way for the new film industry. From Mary "Amer
It led to the largest peacetime evacuation in North American history to that point, but the train de
The home of a former Bank of Montreal is an impressive building that mesmerizes passers and you're t
From the Old Hag of Newfoundland, to a Headless Nun to the Ghost Light of St. Louis, there are many
Ned Hanlan could be called Canada's first sports hero. As a rower, The Boy in Blue became a world ch
In 1958, a bridge over the Narrows in Vancouver suddenly fell into a cloud of smoke. The disaster cl
She was a woman who entered Parliament in 1960 and in eight short years, helped bring in the Canada
From 1939 to 1945, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan oversaw the training of tens of thousa
In 1874, the new North West Mounted Police began their long march from Manitoba to present-day Alber
In 1953, Stratford, Ontario opened its first festival under a tent with Alec Guinness speaking the f
She has been called Canada's Titanic. In 1914, while sailing in fog in the St. Lawrence River, the E
From the early-1900s to the late-1910s, Tom Longboat was the greatest marathon runner in the world.
My live show at the Canadian National Exhibition on Aug. 19, which was all about the history of the
Igor Gouzenko came to Canada as a Soviet cipher clerk. His defection would change the course of the
For one year, Canadians from coast to coast got up and celebrated the country and its history. From
It was a journey over hundreds of kilometres of the Canadian west, through mountain passes and along
For almost 150 years, Eaton's was one of the most important companies in Canada. From its catalogue
Jerry Potts was the son of an Indigenous mother and a Scottish father, and throughout his life he ce
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