Today in 1941, the Government of Canada approved the creation of the Canadian Women's Army Corps. Several thousand women enlist. On March 13, 1942, the army integrates the Canadian Women's Army Corps, allowing women to adopt military ranks. 📸MIKAN 3207287

Today in 1812, General Isaac Brock and Tecumseh met in person for the first time. Brock told Tecumseh he planned to attack Detroit. Tecumseh agreed with the plan and called Brock "a true man". Neither man survived the War of 1812 but their legacy endured.

Today in 1914, the 1st internment camp opened near Montreal. By the end of the year, 12 internment camps were operating in Canada. These camps held people deemed "enemy aliens", who were mostly immigrants who came to Canada to homestead. Learn more 👇 canadaehx.com/2022/03/08/can…

Each day, I am sharing the history of the Indigenous people of each province and territory. Today I am looking at the Plains Cree people who live in the Canadian Prairies. The proper term for the Cree in the Cree language is nêhiyawak. The Cree, prior to European contact, were

Without the CBC, there may have never been a Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and without Fred Rogers, there may have never been a Mr. Dressup. This is the story of the friendship between Fred Rogers and Ernie Coombs. After Ernie Coombs began to pursue a career in children's

I win every argument and you can too.😎

Each day, I am sharing the history of the Indigenous people of each province and territory. Today I am looking at the Mississauga People who live in their territory in southern Ontario. The name Mississauga comes from the Anishinaabe word Misi-zaaging, which means "Those at the

For over a century, Eaton's was the quintessential Canadian department store. It influenced our history, our culture and more. Let's explore its long history that all began in Toronto. It was in 1869 that Timothy Eaton sold his dry-goods store in St. Mary's, Ontario and bought

Bobby Baun has died. Born in 1936 in Lanigan, SK, he played 17 seasons in the NHL from 1956 to 1973. In his career, he won two Memorial Cups in 1955 & 1956 and the Stanley Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964 & 1967. With a keen business sense, other players sought his advice on contracts.

Cool Canadian Fact! Canada has 243,000 km of coastlines. That is double the combined coastlines of Indonesia, Russia, the USA & China If you were to walk 20 km of coastline each day, it would take you 33 years to walk all of Canada's coastlines! Source: canadiangeographic.ca/articles/10-su…

Today, the community of Yale, B.C. has 162 people in it. But during the 1850s & 1860s, it was the largest city west of Chicago & north of San Francisco. Due to its vice, violence & lawlessness, it was called "a veritable Sodom and Gomorrah". This is its story! The area that

Each day, I am sharing the history of the Indigenous people of each province and territory. Today I am looking at the Chonnonton People, who lived in southern Ontario. Called the Neutral Nation, their name Chonnonton means "people of the deer". The Huon called them

Hey Toronto, who is he?

Christian hate-preacher Bruce Mejia is very upset that his YouTube videos keep getting taken down. "The Jews take it over and then they rob me of my field."

Happy birthday to Kim Cattrall, born today in 1956! Raised in Courtenay, B.C, she made her film debut in 1975 in Rosebud. In her career, she has five Emmy nominations and four Golden Globe nominations with one win. She also has a Genie Award and Gemini Award nomination.

Happy birthday to Carrie-Anne Moss, born today in 1967 in Burnaby, B.C! Rising to fame as Trinity in The Matrix, she has also appeared in films such as Chocolat and Memento, & shows such as Due South, Forever Knight & Daredevil. In 2006, she won a Genie Award for Snow Cake.

Colorado Democrats recently established free pre-K across the state. The Archdiocese of Denver is suing because the program won't allow them to discriminate against LGBTQ people... and they claim the program is bad for business. My story: friendlyatheist.com/p/denver-archd…

There isn’t a scientific experiment that hasn’t considered all available data on accounts of divine intervention.

The universe is spreading potentially faster than the speed of light.

Today in 2011, Jack Layton died. Born in Montreal in 1950, he served on Toronto City Council in the 1980s & 1990s. He led the federal NDP from 2003-2011. In 2011, he took the NDP to 103 seats & the Official Opposition. Learn more 👇 canadaehx.com/2022/01/14/jac…