Saturday, November 9, 2024

Canadian History

From Newfoundland to British Columbia, to the farthest reaches of the Territories in the great white North, Canada is a country steeped in rich history.

The explorers who mapped the vast terrain make up but a portion of Canada’s fascinating tales. The immigrants who followed came to find better lives. Through hard labour, they endured to construct homes, villages and cities on vast, empty lands. And then those sturdy newcomers invented amazing things they and the world could use.

Canadian stories are filled with grand adventures, deep passion and love of country. Come along with me to explore the intriguing history of Canada. You just might be surprised.

Steamboat “Asia” 1882 Disaster on Georgian Bay

Only teen-aged passengers Christine Morrison and Duncan Tinkiss survived the September 14, 1882 nautical disaster on Georgian Bay. The flat-bottomed ship Asia, built to...

The 1917 Halifax Harbor Explosion: Hurling Blame

The horrendous explosion in Halifax Harbor the morning of 6 December 1917 killed almost 2,000 people and altered the important Atlantic seaport...

Louis Roy First Printer of “Upper Canada Gazette”

Quebec-born Louis Roy, a superior typesetter, was the first printer of the first newspaper in Upper Canada. At age 15, Louis Roy (1771-1799) began his...

Iberville at Hudson Bay: 1686 – 1687

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville displayed characteristic ruthlessness and daring in capturing and retaining three of the Hudson's Bay Company's trading posts. The Hudson's Bay Company...

William Osler Taught the Art of Bedside Medicine to New Doctors

The skills of touching, viewing or speaking with a live patient were not required modules in medical student training in early Canada. A licence...

Major-General Sam Steele of Canada’s North West Mounted Police

Courageous, Samuel Benfield Steele was a Canadian hero, keeping order in the Klondike Gold Rush and leading soldiers in war. He was knighted in...

Fleury Mesplet Revolutionary Founder of “The Montreal Gazette”

Born Joseph Fleury de Mesplet in France, learned the printing craft in Lyon, worked in London and Philadelphia, established "The Montreal Gazette". Perhaps because of...

The Tale of Flowerpot Island: A Native Legend

The tale of Flowerpot Island is one of the many colorful tales that dots the historic landscape of the Bruce Peninsula region of the...

Agnes Deans Cameron, Teacher, Journalist, and The New North

Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Agnes Deans Cameron (1863-1912) excelled in education, journeyed to the Arctic, promoted gender equality, worked as a journalist, and...

Canadians Invested Millions in Victory Loans in WWI and WWII

As soldiers fought the enemy in grim battles overseas in World War One, the Government of Canada fought another battle. The costs of war...