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🌟 Meet the cast of ALONE 🌟

Get ready to witness survival like never before as these brave souls embark on the ultimate test of grit, skill, and determination for a chance to win the coveted $500,000 cash prize. Don't miss the season premiere of Alone, June 13th on the HISTORY Channel. Also streaming on STACKTV.

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Tell us what province you're from without telling us what province you're from🤔

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Chinatown and Fan Tan Alley - Victoria, British Columbia

Your first stop in B.C.’s capital should be a stroll through Victoria’s Chinatown, the country’s oldest surviving Chinatown and one of the few in North America where the original buildings are still standing.

From the late 1850s into the 1880s, it was a major entry port for thousands of Chinese immigrants who sought work in gold mines and building the Canadian Pacific Railway. Once home to the largest Chinese settlement in Canada, the neighbourhood was designated a National Historic Site in 1995 for its importance in Chinese-Canadian heritage. Today, its distinctive layout of alleys and passageways—including Fan Tan Alley, the narrowest street in the country—continues to be a key part of the community.

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Watch #HowDisneyBuiltAmerica Tuesdays at 10ep on The HISTORY Channel.

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Born in 1939, The Right Honourable Adrienne Louise Clarkson is an award winning journalist, television personality and public servant. In 1999, she was appointed as Canada’s 26th governor general by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. She was the first person of Asian heritage, and the first racialized person appointed to this position.

Adrienne Clarkson served as governor general from 1999 to 2005, after which she, along with her husband, launched the Institute of Canadian Citizenship, which aims to improve the cultural integration of new citizens to Canadian life.

In 2005, Clarkson was sworn into the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, a group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs. #AsianHeritageMonth

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#OnThisDay in Canadian history (20 May) in 1980 - Quebec held their referendum. The plan for sovereignty-association was rejected by 59.56% of the votes cast, with a participation rate of 85.61%.⁠
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What is your favourite way to celebrate the Victoria Day long weekend?

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Canada formally apologized for Komagata Maru #OnThisDay in 2016

“Canada’s government was without question responsible for the laws that prevented these passengers from immigrating peacefully & securely, for that, & for every regrettable consequence that followed, we are sorry."

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The tradition in Canada of raising a glass to toast the Queen on her birthday dates back to 1845, when Parliament officially recognized the day of celebration. The young Queen Victoria had recently assisted in settling rebellions in upper and lower Canada by granting amnesty to rebels in honour of her coronation. On the day of the Queen's 35th birthday in 1854 a crowd of 5,000 gathered in Toronto to "give cheers to their Queen."

Originally, the celebration of Queen Victoria always occurred on the 24th, her birthday. Upon her death in 1901, the date became known as "Victoria Day" by law. In 1952, the day was moved to the Monday before May 24th. And thus, most Canadians were gifted the first long weekend of the summer. #VictoriaDay #may24

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The Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy was Canada’s first Chinese-Canadian Senator (appointed in 1998) and is a celebrated author, philanthropist and business-woman.⁠
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In December 2001 the Senate adopted a motion proposed by Senator Poy to designate May as Asian Heritage Month in Canada - the official declaration was signed in May of 2002.⁠
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