🚨BREAKING: In a staggering lie, Karoline Leavitt claims Trump has secured "nearly $9 trillion" in investment to the US.
That’s larger than the GDP of every nation on earth except the U.S. and China. It’s not just false - it’s cartoonishly stupid.
On Feb. 20, 1959, the Avro Arrow program was cancelled by the Diefenbaker government.
Thousands of people lost their jobs, and the Canadian aeronautical and aviation sector was decimated. The day became known as Black Friday.
This is the story of the Arrow.
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Men's hockey isn't the only Canadian medal watch Sunday.
Rachel Karker and Amy Fraser compete in the women's ski halfpipe final after it was moved from today to 4:40 am ET.
Karker is the 2022 Olympic bronze medalist and has podiumed in 16 of her 31 World Cup starts.
Miss Supertest III was a hydroplane that entered four races from 1959 to 1961. It won every single race and is the only three-time winner of the Harmsworth Cup.
For her achievement, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
This is her story.
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On this day in 1985, The Littlest Hobo aired its final episode. A revival of the 1960s series (itself a spinoff of a 1958 film), it aired 114 episodes over six seasons.
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On Aug. 17, 1923, the 71-branch Home Bank of Canada failed.
Faced with public outcry over constant bank failures, the government acted.
Since 1923, two Canadian banks have failed, while 17,000 have failed in the USA.
This is the story of Home Bank of Canada
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Father David Bauer loved the game of hockey.
A gifted player, he turned down playing pro hockey to become a priest.
But hockey never left him.
He mentored many players and created Canada's men's national hockey team program.
This is his story.
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On this day in 1975, the Beaver became an official symbol of Canada.
It was an unofficial symbol for a very long time, but once New York State decided to make the beaver an official state animal, Canadians campaigned to "Keep the Beaver Canadian!"
This is the story.
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On March 25, 1986, the Government of Canada announced that a new dollar coin would be introduced to replace the dollar banknote.
The new dollar coin entered circulation one year later and became part of our Canadian identity, known as...The Loonie.
This is the story.
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Former Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban has fulfilled the $10 million pledge that he made towards Montreal Children's Hospitals over a decade ago.
(via Montreal Gazzette)