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Marc Affeld
May 27, 2025

May 27 - Algonquin Park is Established

Marc Affeld
May 27, 2025

Algonquin Park became Canada's first provincial park back in 1893.

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Marc Affeld
May 26, 2025

May 26 – The Avrocar or “Flying Saucer”

Marc Affeld
May 26, 2025

Canadian aerospace manufacturer Avro was hard at work building a "Flying Saucer" for the US Airforce. To learn more we spoke Shirley Render, the executive director of the The Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg. The museum is in possession of an Avrocar replica.

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Marc Affeld
May 25, 2025

May 25 – Battle of Eccles Hill

Marc Affeld
May 25, 2025

Fenians attacked Quebec on this day back in 1870. To learn more we spoke with Alan Rowe, an instructor at Keyano College.

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Marc Affeld
May 24, 2025

May 24 – Tommy Chong is Born

Marc Affeld
May 24, 2025

Tommy Chong talks about his days as a young musician in Western Canada in the post-WWII era as well as what it was like being a young Canadian signed to Motown Records.

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Marc Affeld
May 19, 2025

May 19 – Parks Canada’s Anniversary.

Marc Affeld
May 19, 2025

This episode was originally produced to air on the 100th anniversary of the founding of Parks Canada.

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Marc Affeld
May 18, 2025

May 18 – Fire in Montreal

Marc Affeld
May 18, 2025

Fire struck Montreal back in 1765. We spoke with Tyler Wood, of Centre d'histoire de Montréal about fires in Montreal.

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Marc Affeld
May 17, 2025

May 17 – The Vickers Vedette

Marc Affeld
May 17, 2025

On this day back in 1929, Colin Jack Caldwell became the first Canadian to save his life by parachute when he jumped out of a Vickers Vedette over Montreal on May 17th 1929. To learn more we spoke with Shirley Render, the executive director of the The Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg.

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Marc Affeld
May 13, 2025

May 13 – Roch Carrier is Born

Marc Affeld
May 13, 2025

We spoke with Canadian arts advocate and author of "The Hockey Sweater" who was born on this date back in 1937.

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Marc Affeld
May 12, 2025

May 12 – Farley Mowat is Born

Marc Affeld
May 12, 2025

Iconic Canadian writer Farley Mowat was born on this day back in 1921. We spoke with Leanne Allison director of "Finding Farley" to learn more about her family's epic journey across this country, and the landscapes of Mowat's writings.

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Marc Affeld
May 11, 2025

May 11 – The West End Gang

Marc Affeld
May 11, 2025

We spoke with D’Arcy O’Connor, author of “Montreal’s Irish Mafia: The True Story of the Infamous West End Gang.”

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Marc Affeld
May 10, 2025

May 10 – The Legacy of Batoche

Marc Affeld
May 10, 2025

The battle of Batoche was raging on this day back in in 1885. To learn more about the legacy of the battle in the history of Canada's Metis peoples we spoke with historian Laurence Barkwell, author of "1885: The Militia of the Metis Liberation Movement".

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Marc Affeld
May 9, 2025

May 9 – The Chocolate Bar War

Marc Affeld
May 9, 2025

Back in 1947, children across Canada organized and protested the rising cost of chocolate bars.

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Marc Affeld
May 6, 2025

May 6 – North America’s first Pesticide Ban

Marc Affeld
May 6, 2025

The town of Hudson, Quebec passed North America's first ban of the non-essential use of Pesticides on this date back in 1991. To learn more, we spoke with Ashley Jensen of the Canadian Cancer Society.

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Marc Affeld
May 4, 2025

May 4 – Law and Order in the Klondike

Marc Affeld
May 4, 2025

The first of many American prospectors heading north to the Klondike passed through what is now Stewart, British Columbia on this day back in 1898. To learn more about Sam Steele of the North West Mounted Police we spoke with Charlotte Gray author of "Gold Diggers: Striking it Rich in the Klondike".

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Marc Affeld
May 3, 2025

May 3 – Stampede Wrestling

Marc Affeld
May 3, 2025

Stu Hart, founder of Stampede Wrestling was born on May 3, 1915. To learn more we spoke with Heath McCoy, author of "Pain and Passion: the History of Stampede Wrestling".

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Marc Affeld
April 29, 2025

April 29 – The Frank Slide

Marc Affeld
April 29, 2025

An estimated 70 people perished when the side of Turtle Mountain buried part of Frank, Alberta.

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Marc Affeld
April 28, 2025

April 28 – Expo 67 Opens

Marc Affeld
April 28, 2025

Expo 67 was a showcase for Canada's cool side. We spoke with Dr. Bryan Palmer author of "Canada's 1960's: The Ironies of Identity in a Rebellious Era" about the upside and downside of having a Prime Minister that many Canadians view as sexy.

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Marc Affeld
April 27, 2025

April 27 – The Sacking of York

Marc Affeld
April 27, 2025

York was sacked by American forces during the War of 1812 on this day back in 1813.

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Marc Affeld
April 20, 2025

April 20 – The Rainmaker

Marc Affeld
April 20, 2025

Charles Mallory Hatfield, an American rainmaker, arrived in Medicine Hat on this day back in 1921.

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Marc Affeld
April 19, 2025

April 19 – Black Loyalists During the American Revolution

Marc Affeld
April 19, 2025

The battles of Lexington of Concord sparked the American Revolutionary War on this date back in 1775. To learn more about the slaves who fought for the British and eventually settled in Nova Scotia we spoke with Beverly Cox of the The Black Loyalist Heritage Society, located in Birchtown, Nova Scotia.

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Today in Canadian History, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Land Acknowledgement: With gratitude, mutual respect, and reciprocity, Joe and Marc acknowledge the ancestral home, culture, and oral teachings of the Treaty 7 signatories which includes the Siksika Nation, Piikani Nation, Kainai Nation, the Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nation, consisting of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Good Stoney Bands, and the people of the Tsuut’ina Nation. Our show was produced in The City of Calgary, which is also homeland to the historic Northwest Métis and to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government, Métis Nation Battle River Territory, Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6. (source: Calgary Public Library)

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