Follow Craig Baird as he explores the good, the bad and the weird of Canada's history from the pre-c
It was the largest department store chain in Canada, and a defining part of our culture, and then it
Considered to be the greatest featherweight boxer in history, and the first black person to win a wo
Going through Canadian history, there have been many great moustaches. From the neat and tidy mousta
Since Confederation, provinces have been trying to leave Canada. These days, western or Alberta sepa
If you look at a large map of the distribution of brown and black rats, you will see they cover the
The thought of a Communist-led town council seems very unlikely today, but for a period of three yea
Joseph Montferrand was a man of exceptional strength and moral code who became a hero to the French-
In today’s brief look at various aspects of Canadian history, I explore the Sunnyslope Shelter. This
After a two week break, I come back to Canadian history and a look at a war fought between two fur t
He spent part of a season with the Boston Bruins, and then went on to have success in the WHL on a t
In today’s short look at Canada’s history, I dive into the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam and tell the s
He was on his way to NHL stardom after winning the Calder Trophy as the best rookie in the NHL. Unfo
When the Empress of Ireland sunk beneath the waves of the St. Lawrence River in 1914, the disaster k
He was a goalie who could defeat Bobby Orr in the Memorial Cup, but he only played 18 games in the N
From British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador each province and territory has a unique story to
If he was born a few years earlier, or a few years later, Hal Winkler would probably be in the Hocke
For her entire adult life, Madeleine Parent fought for workers right in Quebec and elsewhere in Cana
In 1907, the CNR wasn't paying its taxes and Stony Plain sheriff Israel Umbach had enough. With a ch
