Christina Blizzard

Mom. Nan. Journalist. Author. Cape Cod enthusiast. Bridge player

[Telegraph Football @TeleFootball]

Thomas Partey will play no part in Ghana’s first World Cup game in Toronto against Panama after being denied entry to Canada.

The former Arsenal midfielder was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault in July 2025 by the Metropolitan Police.

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[Canadian Institute for Historical Education @CdnInst4HistEd]

Celebrating One Year of Making — and Recording — History on Social Media

One year ago, CIHE stepped into the public square with a mission: to make Canadian history more accessible, more relevant, and more grounded in context and evidence.

What started as an effort to restore balance to conversations around historical figures like Sir John A. Macdonald, Egerton Ryerson, and Henry Dundas has grown into a national conversation about historical literacy, identity, sovereignty, and public memory.

Over the past year, we’ve reached millions of Canadians through social media, launched the History Matters podcast, given a platform for leading historians through live and recorded events and built a growing community of Canadians who believe context matters

Because history isn’t just about the past.

It’s how we understand the present — and shape the future.

Thank you for being part of the conversation.

#HistoryMatters #CanadianHistory #CIHE

[Christina Blizzard @chrizblizz]

BLIZZARD: Welcome to the new Toronto, soccer fans | Toronto Sun https://t.co/KMMDD3mz48

[Canadian Institute for Historical Education @CdnInst4HistEd]

We are shocked and saddened to hear that Lindsay Shepherd .@newworldhominin, author of A Day with Sir John A, is reportedly being targeted by activists. No author should face campaigns of intimidation for writing a book or sharing ideas, particularly a book that teaches kids about such a vital figure in Canadian history. Furthermore, taxpayers shouldn't be bankrolling attacks on legitimate authors and historians. It's all fun and games until a country loses its history. Debate ideas if you disagree — don’t try to silence people or trick them with fraudulent behaviour. #StandWithLindsay #FreeExpression

[J.D.M. Stewart @jdmstewart1]

In memory of April 9, 1917.

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

🇨🇦 Donald Trump has said he will not invade Canada after repeatedly threatening to turn the country into America’s “51st state”

The US president said he won't have time to 'deal with' the country.

🔗: https://t.co/lQavWToSMn

[Lorrie Goldstein @sunlorrie]

My friend and @TheTorontoSun legend/day oner @chrizblizz on the origins of the Toronto Sun in 1971 and the changes she's seen over more than five decades in journalism. A "History Matters" podcast by the Canadian Institute for Historical Education
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[Christina Blizzard @chrizblizz]

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Buckingham Palace proposed making Prince Harry G-G of Canada ...

[Christina Blizzard @chrizblizz]

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[Christina Blizzard @chrizblizz]

RT @AFowlerPhoto: Forget the film. This is the real Wuthering Heights.
Top Withins bathed in romantic pink hue at sunrise on Valentine's Da…

[Richard Palmer @RoyalReporter]

The King of Canada responds to two gun attacks that have left nine dead and at least 25 injured in British Columbia.

[Christina Blizzard @chrizblizz]

@thetimes Linking Michigan and Ottawa? That would be one heck of a long bridge. Try linking it to Windsor (Ontario, not the castle)

[Christina Blizzard @chrizblizz]

The Canadian delusion of 'soft power' is dead, and good riddance https://t.co/vjqIMaXtZK

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

“I could never have survived it now!”

The King recalls memories of his 1975 trip to the Canadian Arctic - taking in dog sledding, embracing freezing temperatures, and learning about the local culture.

Earlier this year, adventurer @SteveBackshall retraced The King’s steps, looking at the impact of climate change 50 years on.

Steve Backshall’s Royal Arctic Challenge: available on @ITVX now.

[Christina Blizzard @chrizblizz]

Putin released an Israeli prisoner. He wants a church in return https://t.co/N0wZywBjGb

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

“When I turned around to say, why don’t they come and taste some - they’d all disappeared!”

During a trip to Frobisher elementary school in the Canadian Arctic in 1975, His Majesty was ambushed to try a unique indigenous delicacy – high in nutrients but an acquired taste!

Steve Backshall’s Royal Arctic Challenge: available on @ITVX now.

[Christina Blizzard @chrizblizz]

Hate to say I told you so, but I did https://t.co/X94wj62ihW

[Greg Dorrington @Gregdorrers]

Great honor of being able to take the kids of @GreatOrmondSt taxi christmas lights tour last night, truly humbling experience.
We had over 22cabs lined up in a procession, treating these amazing kids and families to the the full rock star experience.
Well done Lee for organising

[Canadian Institute for Historical Education @CdnInst4HistEd]

On April 9, 1917, Canadian soldiers launched an assault on Vimy Ridge in northern France — a position the French and British had tried, and failed, to capture.

For the first time, all four Canadian divisions fought together as a single Corps, more than 100,000 strong. Careful planning, innovative tactics, and relentless determination carried them forward. In just four days, they seized the ridge — a stunning victory that came at a terrible cost.

3,598 Canadians were killed

Over 7,000 were wounded

Vimy became more than a battle. It became a symbol of Canadian identity and sacrifice. Many historians argue that at Vimy, Canada stepped onto the world stage as a nation in its own right, distinct from Britain.

Today, the towering Vimy Memorial in France stands as a tribute to those who fought and to the 11,285 Canadians who died in France with no known grave.

The story of Vimy reminds us that remembrance is not only about victory — it is about the lives given, the unity forged, and the nation that emerged from sacrifice.

🌺 Lest we forget.
#VimyRidge #WWI #CanadianHistory #RemembranceDay

[Christina Blizzard @chrizblizz]

EDITORIAL: Shameful strikeout by royal dodgers https://t.co/pkH9ONN9vy