Canadian History Ehx

In the late-1970s and early-1980s, Stan Rogers emerged as folk music icon as he documented the people, places and history of Canada in his music. Sadly, his life was cut far too short but his legend has only grown. Thank you to Andrew from Backyard History for joining me on the show Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx....

Hans Island is a small island far to the north in the Arctic. It is the size of a city block, and for four decades, Denmark and Canada disputed over who truly owned it. Along the way, they waged a war of flags and bottles of liquor. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twit...

It all began as a chimney fire on a spring day in 1900. By the end of the day, most of Hull, Quebec was in ruins, and vast swaths of Ottawa were laid waste by the flames. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Mastadon: @canadaehx@canada.masto....

Lorne Greene started his life in Ottawa, and began his career with the CBC as the Voice of Canada. Before long though, he became America's Dad thanks to Bonanza, and cemented himself as one of the most beloved television actors in history. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.c...

It is the most famous Arctic Expedition in history. Two ships went into the ice with over 120 men. None of the men lived to tell the tale and the ships remained lost for over 150 years. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Mastadon: @canadaeh...

Violet King was descendant from Black Americans who fled segregation in the United States, and then found racism also existed in Canada. Violet would make her parents and grandparents proud when she became the first Black Canadian lawyer in Alberta and the first female Black Canadian lawyer in Canada. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop...

Charles Tomkins grew up speaking Cree and English. That bilingual skill would aid him in his life when he helped translate Allied secret messages to and from Cree. Sworn to a secret oath, he kept that secret for half a century. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter:...

Part of a prominent Canadian family, Dr. Norman Bethune revolutionized battlefield medicine while helping the wounded during the Spanish Civil War. He then went to China, where he helped bring modern medicine to the rural areas. Celebrated in China, he was ignored for decades in Canada. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canada...

For a few years in the 1830s, Ottawa was a very different place. Called Bytown at the time, it was more a Gangs of New York type of place, rather than a future capital of Canada. During the reign of terror of the Shiners, no one was safe from violence. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: crai...

On April 29, 1903 at 4:10 a.m., 30 million cubic metres, equaling 110 million tonnes, of limestone rock fell off Turtle Mountain onto the community of Frank, Alberta. It killed upwards of 100 people, and is still the deadliest landslide in Canadian history. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail:...

For her entire adult life, Madeleine Parent fought for workers right in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. For her efforts, she was jailed, put on trial and vilified in the press. She never gave up, and changed Canada forever. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twit...

After the Frog Lake Massacre and the North West Resistance, eight Indigenous men were arrested and put on trial. The trial was a foregone conclusion, and all were put to death outside Battleford in 1885. It was the largest mass hanging in Canadian history. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail:...

The Doukhobors came to Canada at the turn of the 20th century, and were welcomed with open arms by Canadians. However, as time went on, their communal living, pacifism and commitment to hard work led to Canadians viewing them with suspicion. Things were not helped when the Sons of Freedom came along. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop...

From the day it was formed, for the next eight decades and counting, the National Film Board of Canada has brought pride to Canada through its Oscar nominations and wins, the movies and vignettes that capture Canadiana, and the documentaries that preserve our history. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Dona...

In August 1934, the head of Labatt, John Labatt, was driving to the office from his cottage. He suddenly found himself a victim of kidnapping and the entire country fell into a media storm for three days as everyone wondered who had John Labatt and how would it all end. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Do...

Aug. 9, 1988 is a day that will live in infamy in Edmonton and Canada, but the day Wayne Gretzky was traded was a day that forever changed the NHL and hockey in Canada. How did such a trade happen, and what was the end result? Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: t...

**This is a bonus episode provided by Knockabout Media, rather than Canadian History Ehx** He became the Chief Medical Health Officer of Ontario. He wrote the very first Health Code in Ontario. He was president of the American Public Health Association. He was a North American expert on public health. Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce wanted to become Canada's first public health officer. When an opening...

In 1992, a show unlike any other debuted on CBC, and for the next five years it changed Canadian television forever. North of 60 continues to be popular to this day for its emphasis on Indigenous representation and issues. Its impact is also felt to this day in the many Indigenous television shows that now exist. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canada...

Decades before her fellow members of the Famous Five began their women's rights work, Henrietta Edwards was setting up organizations and helping women gain a voice. A complex figure, she fought for the rights of women throughout her life, culminating in the historic Persons Case. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com...

David Thompson is my favourite Canadian historical figure, but there is another person who is part of his story and played a major role in his success; his wife...Charlotte Small. Together, the couple were married for 58 years, having 11 children, several of whom were born and raised while exploring. She is a fascinating person, and much more than a footnote in the story of Thompson. Artwork/logo...

From our first satellite in the early 1960s, to our role in the moon landing to the iconic Canadarm, Canada has helped drive the Space Age and achieved many notable accomplishments along the way. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Mastadon:...

In the spring of 1885, a railway worker came into Montreal feeling ill. By September, the city was known as the centre of a smallpox epidemic. Efforts to limit the spread of the disease were met with anger and, eventually, a deadly riot. Thousands died in what would become the last major smallpox epidemic in a North American city in history. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.co...

In memory of Boris, my beloved best friend (2011 - 2022) Sgt. Gander was a Newfoundland dog beloved by the members of his regiment. During the Battle of Hong Kong, this "Black Devil" as the Japanese called him, saved the lives of several of his comrades and earned his place in history. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadae...

Growing up in Cumberland Sound, with whalers nearby, Ipirvik and Taqulittuq had a foot in two worlds. Their own of the Inuit, and the other of Western Civilization. With their unique skills and perspective, they saved many lives in the Arctic and helped expeditions accomplish their goals. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: cana...

Running from 1994 to 1999, Due South became an iconic show on Canadian television and a hit around the world. Taking the stereotypical Mountie and partnering him with the stereotypical American detective created comedy gold that had millions of Canadians watching. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate)...