Well, I’ve decided to call him #Owen and I’ve watched this daily/weekly for months (makes me instantly smile and happy). He’s sooo stinkin’ cute and wish he was my kidlet. #Poop#Pee#adorable#toddler
🇨🇦 CHART CHAMPIONS: SINGLES 🎶
🎵 COREY HART — BOY IN THE BOX (1985)
This week in chart history, 41 years ago, Corey Hart was riding high on the Canadian music scene!
On the RPM chart dated October 19, 1985, the Montreal singer-songwriter’s “Boy in the Box” held the No. 1 position on RPM’s Canadian Content Singles chart, adding another achievement to his remarkable mid-’80s success.
Following the breakthrough of “Sunglasses at Night” and the soaring anthem “Never Surrender,” Hart kept the momentum going with the title track from his second studio album.
With its driving rhythm, infectious hooks and unmistakable ’80s sound, “Boy in the Box” captured the energy of an era when Canadian pop-rock was making waves across the country.
More than four decades later, it’s still a reminder of one of Canadian music’s most exciting periods.
🎶 Do you remember hearing “Boy in the Box” on the radio back in 1985?
#CoreyHart #BoyInTheBox #CanadianMusic
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan born hockey goalie, John Kiszkan, playing for the Vancouver Canucks in the WHL in 1954-55. Kiszkan, nicknamed “The China Wall”, would rename himself Johnny Bower.
From 1968 to 1975, Rochdale College was a student-run alternative education and co-operative living experiment operated in an 18-storey tower in Toronto.
It started with promise and high ideals but eventually crime and drugs took over.
This is the story.
📸 Don Dutton
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On this day in 1908, the Liberals under Sir Wilfrid Laurier won 133 seats in the federal election. It was the last election win for the federal Liberals until 1921.
📸 LAC
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🇨🇦 ON THIS DAY IN CANADIAN HISTORY
October 26, 1813 — The Battle of Châteauguay
A small force, a wooded battlefield, and a confrontation that helped shape the course of the War of 1812.
On this day in 1813, American forces advancing toward Montreal encountered Canadian defenders along the Châteauguay River in Lower Canada, near present-day Allan’s Corners, Quebec.
The American campaign, commanded in part by Major General Wade Hampton, sought to capture Montreal and disrupt British supply lines between Upper and Lower Canada.
Opposing the advance was a smaller force under Lieutenant-Colonel Charles-Michel de Salaberry, consisting of French-Canadian Voltigeurs, Canadian Fencibles, local militia, and Indigenous allies, including Mohawk, Huron-Wendat and Abenaki warriors.
Using the surrounding forests, defensive barricades made from fallen trees, and carefully positioned troops, the defenders resisted the American advance.
One particularly memorable tactic involved sounding bugles and calling out from different positions in the woods, creating the impression that the defending force was considerably larger than it actually was.
After several hours of fighting, Hampton ordered his troops to withdraw. The American advance toward Montreal was halted, contributing to the failure of the wider campaign.
The Battle of Châteauguay became an important chapter in the history of the War of 1812 and is now commemorated at the Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site.
More than two centuries later, it remains a reminder of the complex military history of early Canada and the contributions of the many communities involved.
#CanadianHistory #WarOf1812 #Chateauguay
Walter Koenig as Oro in the Canadian sci-fi series The Starlost.
The Canadian produced show was filmed in Scarborough, and only aired for 16 episodes in 1973. Due to budget cuts and production difficulties, show creator Harlan Ellison left before the first episode aired.
Wab Kinew calls on Ottawa to abolish Indian Act: "I'm not sure if that lines up with your vision of Canada, that we still have a race-based form of identification in this country. It's long overdue that we have a relationship with Indigenous peoples in Canada that reflects who we are as Canadians today."
On this day in 1985, the Montreal Canadiens retire Doug Harvey's #2 sweater.
One of the greatest NHL players ever, due to his personal struggles, union activism and friction with management, it took 24 years for the team to retire his sweater.
Harvey died four years later.