Canada has an amazing history. The Indigenous people, our inventions, the hardy settlers who came to our shores, the heroes and the villains, there is always a story to tell.
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Podcast episodes that look at the battles Canada fought in during the First World War
A look at every year from Canada's history, beginning with Confederation in 1867 and continuing on to 2020.
A look at the history of Canada at war, from the battles long before the country existed to those fought in the 20th Century.
The many posts I have written about Canada's history.
My interviews with historians and prominent Canadians
The episodes from the podcast going back to the very beginning.
Videos I have made on various history topics in Canada.
Videos I have made for my Shaw TV Show.
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Alpine Canada Alpin An old farmer living in southern Saskatchewan thought he had seen it all. From monster dust storms that blotted out the...
Library and Archives Canada As the slender and lean young man stood on the starting line, no one in the crowd knew who he was. On either...
WinnipegFalcons.com Frank Frederickson stood on the deck of the ship as it sailed on the Mediterranean Sea. Months ago, he enlisted to...
Laura Bombier One late night back in the early-2000s, I was flipping through the channels trying to find something to watch. When I landed...
Olympics Canada It’s February 1988. The air is thin and sharp, as volunteers zip up red-and-white jackets. Their breath is seen as they...
Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador The wind blew fast across St. John’s, Newfoundland on a hot summer afternoon. It was a day...
Christian Krohg It was supposed to be an easy trip to Greenland, but a terrible storm threw them off course. Now, thick fog prevented...
Hockey Hall of Fame Roy Worters In the history of the NHL, no one was shorter than Roy Worters. Standing at five foot three, he earned the...
Globe and Mail In April 1823, a group of Newfoundland fur trappers encountered three women at Badger Bay who were in starving conditions...
CBC 1924 began with a decision that seemed minor in Ottawa but meant everything to Canadians posted overseas. On Jan. 26, Cabinet passed...