Each episode of Today in Canadian History contains an interview with a Canadian professor, journalist, author, or “everyday” historian and focuses on a unique event or moment that took place on that day in Canadian history. Today in Canadian History presents Canada’s past in a unique and accessible manner. The series is designed to be a first step to learning more about our past. We would like to remind Canadians not just about what makes our country great, but what makes it complicated, bea ...
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April 19 – Black Loyalists During the American Revolution
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April 15 – Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp is Liberated
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April 12 – The March of New Brunswick’s 104th
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April 1 – A Small Town Mayor and the First Offical Game of Curling
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March 24 – Black Canadians Granted the Right to Vote
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March 21 – The North West Company Merges with the Hudson’s Bay Company
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5:19On March 21, 1821 the North West Company was forced to merge with the Hudson's Bay Company. To learn more we spoke with Marty Mascarin, of the Fort William Historical Park.By Marc Affeld and Joe Burima
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March 18 – The SS Beaver Arrived at the Pacific Coast
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March 11 – Richard Blanshard Arrives on Vancouver Island
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March 8 – International Women's Day Edition (Extended)
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March 3 – First Official Indoor Game of Hockey
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Mar. 1 – The Great Winnipeg Gold Robbery of 1966
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10:24Kenneth "The Gentleman Bandit" Leishman stole nearly $400 000 worth of Gold bullion from the Winnipeg International Airport on this date back in 1966. To learn more we spoke with historian Christian Cassidy of West End Dumplings & This Was Manitoba.By Marc Affeld and Joe Burima
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Feb. 28 – Alex Janvier and the "Indian Group of Seven"
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After a manhunt that lasted over one month, the man known only as "The Mad Trapper" is killed in Canada's North.By Marc Affeld and Joe Burima
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