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Marc Affeld
December 18, 2025

Highlight – Saskatchewan and Alberta become provinces

Marc Affeld
December 18, 2025
September 1 – Saskatchewan and Alberta become provinces (special edition!)
Marc Affeld and Joe Burima

Back in 1905, Saskatchewan and Alberta officially become provinces.

Newer PostHighlight – The Great Winnipeg Gold Robbery of 1966
Older PostHighlight – Major Gustave Biéler is Arrested by the Gestapo
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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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