Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx

Host of the podcast\radio show Canadian History Ehx. Author of "Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of The Trans-Canada Highway" Sharing Canada's history daily

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If you enjoy Canadian history, or history in general, check out my podcast Canadian History Ehx!
The good, the bad, the weird, I cover it all.

Available on all podcast platforms.

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Giving a speech today at the Sandy Beach Remembrance Day ceremony

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In the days leading up to Remembrance Day, I will be profiling the stories of Canada's soldiers.
Today, it is Jeremiah Jones.

[Prime Minister of Canada @CanadianPM]

Today, we remember those who spent years away from their loved ones, those who returned forever changed, and those who never came home.

Today, we honour and remember those who answered the call.

Read Prime Minister Carney’s statement: https://t.co/B7iNHU8Pkg

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@BecomingKelsey Happy Birthday! 🙂

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Mike Weir
One of Canada's greatest golfers, he spent over 110 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He won the Masters Tournament in 2003 and is the only Canadian man to win a major championship. He is in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

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Who is Our Favourite Canadian: First Round
Many Canadians have left their mark on our history, but who is our favourite?
Polls each day, follow along to learn about the people who have shaped Canada's history.

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Fergie Jenkins
In his Hall of Fame baseball career, he won 20 games or more seven times, and was the first Canadian to win the Cy Young Award. He had 284 wins and 3,192 strikeouts. He also played for the Harlem Globetrotters. He has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

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Portia White
One of Canada's most beautiful voices, she was the first Black Canadian concert singer to achieve international fame. Vocal difficulties forced her early retirement, and she focused on training other singers including Canadians Lorne Greene and Robert Goulet.

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Who is Our Favourite Canadian: First Round
Many Canadians have left their mark on our history, but who is our favourite?
Polls each day, follow along to learn about the people who have shaped Canada's history.

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Gordon Lightfoot
One of Canada's greatest songwriters, he won 12 Junos, had three platinum and two gold albums in Canada, and eight Top 10 hits. He received the Order of Canada, the Governor General's Performing Arts Award and has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

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Happy birthday to Adam Beach, born on this day in 1972 in Ashern, Manitoba.
He has appeared in many productions including Smoke Signals, Law and Order: SVU, Arctic Air, North of 60, The Power of the Dog and Flags of Our Fathers.

📸 CBC

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On this day in 1918, at 10:58 a.m., George Lawrence Price of Falmouth, Nova Scotia was shot by a German sniper in Ville-sur-Haine.
His death, two minutes before the end of the First World War, makes him the last soldier of the British Empire killed in the war.

📸 LAC

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On this day in 1983, Corey Hart released his debut studio album First Offense.
The album contained the hit songs Sunglasses at Night and It Ain't Enough. The album won a Juno and a Grammy. It sold over 500,000 copies and went triple platinum in Canada.

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On this day in 1813, the Battle of Crysler's Farm was fought near present-day Morrisburg, ON. A larger American force was defeated by 800 Upper Canadian and British troops and Indigenous warriors.

📸 Adam Sherriff Scott

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On this day in 2018, Douglas Rain died.
Born in 1928 in Winnipeg, he was a celebrated filmmaker with the National Film Board. He also co-founded the Stratford Festival and voiced HAL-9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

📸 Doug Griffin

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Sources:

Government of Canada: https://t.co/5WHZJPbp3n
Canadian War Museum: https://t.co/gWqw2HNuJK
Canadian Encyclopedia: https://t.co/3xfXvaUxg5

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Canada has honoured its veterans for over 130 years with a special day devoted to them.
Before there was Remembrance Day, there was Armistice Day (held on the same day as Thanksgiving), and before that there was Decoration Day.
This is the story.

📸 Mike Blinch

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I hope you enjoyed that look at the history of Remembrance Day.

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