On April 12, 1980, Terry Fox, accompanied by his friend Doug Alward, dipped his right leg into the Atlantic Ocean at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It began the Marathon of Hope and turned Fox into a Canadian hero and icon. This is the story. 🧵 1/15

Legendary CBC Sports broadcaster Scott Oake announced his retirement over the weekend and we can’t get enough of these vintage moments from Hockey Night in Canada, football, baseball, the Oympics and everything in between! What’s your favourite Scott Oake moment?

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I hope you enjoyed that look at the first home game of the Montreal Expos. If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇 buymeacoffee.com/craigu *sources in next post* 🧵12/12

I hope you enjoyed that look at the life of Thomas Ricketts. If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇 buymeacoffee.com/craigu *sources in next post* 🧵 10/10

I hope you enjoyed that look at the life of Joseph-Armand Bombardier. If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇 buymeacoffee.com/craigu *sources in next post* 🧵12/12

I hope you enjoyed that look at hockey terms. If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇 buymeacoffee.com/craigu 🧵 12/12

On this day in 2002, four Canadian soldiers (Marc Léger, Ainsworth Dyer, Richard Green, Nathan Smith) were killed and another eight were injured in Kandahar when an American Air National Guard pilot dropped a bomb on their location after mistaking the Canadians for hostile forces

Can’t wait for some AAC Westking customers to get their hands on some locally grown, milled and baked small town Saskatchewan sourdough 🌾 #plant26 #SeedToSourdough Dale Wylie

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We have signed Adam Bighill to a one-day contract so he can officially retire as a Winnipeg Blue Bomber. Congrats, and thanks for everything, Adam. 🗒️ » bit.ly/4cniyWp #ForTheW

I hope you enjoyed that look at who shot down The Red Baron. If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇 buymeacoffee.com/craigu *sources in next post* 🧵10/10

I hope you enjoyed that look at the life of Foster Hewitt. If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇 buymeacoffee.com/craigu *sources in next post* 🧵10/10

The other team hit a walk off home run, and when the last runner crossed the plate, the catcher took off his helmet and shook the umpires hand to say “good game”. Love seeing unselfish sportsmanship like this, especially if the home plate umpire called a really good game. Kid

It is now the Sukanen Ship and Pioneer Museum. Tom's body was also moved so it could rest by the boat he spent his last years building. Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 canadaehx.com/2025/08/12/tom… 🧵 11/12

On this day in 2024, Bob Cole died. Born in 1933 in St. John's, he worked for VOCM Radio to start his career, and joined Hockey Night in Canada in 1969. He remained with HNIC, in various capacities, until 2019. He also skipped the Newfoundland team at two Briers in 1971 and 1975.

The good old days of Cartoon 😍

Moose win Game 2 by a final score of 2-1 and force a winner take all Game 3 on Sunday. And pandemonium to end this hockey game as you’d expect from two teams that dislike each other. What a hockey game. More to come on illegalcurve.com

The #MBMoose have punched their ticket to the Second Round of the #CalderCup Playoffs! #NHLJetsNation