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[Jh @harrisj14]

@Shaun_Chi97 maybe he’s so distracted by your body movements!

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

Every Monday, I like to share a bit of nostalgia to help everyone's day get off to a good start.
This week, it is The Log Driver's Waltz, one of the most famous pieces of animation in Canadian history courtesy of the NFB, Wade Hemsworth and Kate and Anna McGarrigle!

[Jh @harrisj14]

ok @cpickard1 what I should have said… goalies can also assist! great job @EdmontonOilers ! #gooilers #remeberingkady

[Sportsnet @Sportsnet]

Dylan Guenther responds with speed ⚡️

[Jh @harrisj14]

@WestJetNews @WestJet @AHoensbroech @CEOMagazineGL trying to locate any response from westjet on this issue as we are flying on a 737 max in a couple days… other airlines have issued a response. what is your update on this issue? #westjet #737max #aircraftsafety @westjet https://t.co/rCwvJsTLha

[CTV Edmonton @ctvedmonton]

WATCH: A girl with an aggressive cancer with no cure is hoping to see Taylor Swift overseas. CTV News Edmonton's Jessica Robb has her story. https://t.co/jszCCBRj3q

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

We love our Canadian football, but what makes Canadian football...Canadian?

It all comes down to some rules set forth 120 years ago, named for a man who did not originate the rules, in an effort to separate football from rugby in Canada.

So, let's learn more!

The first documented football game in Canada was a practice game on Nov. 9, 1861 at University College in Toronto.
On Oct. 15, 1862, the first written account of a game appeared, played on the Montreal Cricket Grounds between the First Battalion Grenadier Guards and the Second Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards.

In 1864 in Toronto, F. Barlow Cumberland, Fred Bethune & Chris Gwynn devised rules based on rugby.

In 1874, a team from McGill University played a game at Cambridge in Massachusetts. There, the McGill players found the Harvard players were playing a version of the kicking (soccer) game.
Two games were played, each under the other team's rules. The Harvard players liked the McGill form, and within a year, they convinced other Ivy League teams to adopt the new game. This eventually evolved into American football.

This rugby-football hybrid became popular, and the Canadian Rugby Football Union was founded in 1880.
The growth of the American game, spawned from that McGill-Harvard game, soon influenced the Canadian game as the influence of rugby began to decrease in Canada.

This led to the formation of the Burnside rules, adopted by the Ontario Rugby Football Union in 1903. The rules were named for John Thrift Meldrum Burnside, the captain of the University of Toronto team. Burnside did not originate the rules.

These rules reduced the number of players from 15 to 12 players per side. The number of players on the line of scrimmage when the ball was in play was reduced from eight to six. The snap back system was implemented, and a requirement of a team making ten yards in three successive down or losing possession was added.

As a result of these rules, the Canadian football game resembles American football, with some important differences. Originally, the two country's games were much more similar, but the American football implemented new changes as time went on, while Canadian football did not follow suit.

Most Canadians (rightly) feel that the Canadian rules make Canadian football more exciting.

It took some time for these rules to spread across Canada though. Other teams outside the Ontario Rugby Football Union did not adopt the rules for years.

As well, forward passes were not allowed until 1929, and touchdowns were only five points until they were increased to six points in 1956.

The Alberta Rugby Football Union, formed in 1911, started to use the Burnside rules, and they spread those rules to other Western Canadian football union.

In 1921, the Western Canada Rugby Football Union joined the Canadian Rugby Union and the Burnside rules became standard across Canada.

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[Jh @harrisj14]

@GoElks @CenturyCasEDM maybe @GoElks @victorcui and elks nation need a little motivational help… one of my favourites! ‘don’t quit on me’ #goelks https://t.co/Y8I1kF8Q95

[Jh @harrisj14]

@victorcui would be great to have a cowbell and a NO cowbell section! Pllllllease! #GoElks #yeg

[Jh @harrisj14]

#GoOilers #yeg #invegas #NHL

[Heather Shtuka-Author @HShtuka]

Happy 26th birthday Ryan John Marcus

Forgive me, my son; although my heart breaks , I shall not fill your birthday with tears. Instead, I promise tonight that I will raise a glass and say cheers to the baby boy that made me a mother and loved me unconditionally.

#birthdayboy

[Jh @harrisj14]

@SummerFresh yes please. this took quite a while to get a response.

[Jh @harrisj14]

@SummerFresh #summerfresh #tuscansalad #foodsafety i found a rock in my tuscan summer salad! Please have someone contact me! Damn near chipped my tooth.

[Breakfast Television @breakfasttv]

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov didn’t take part in the NHL’s “Hockey Is For Everyone” pregame warmups - where players wore Pride-themed jerseys and used sticks wrapped in rainbow Pride tape - citing his religion as the reason.

@sid_seixeiro shares his thoughts ⬇️

[Jh @harrisj14]

@LisaGillingAB i am so sorry to hear of your families devastating loss.

[Mr. Ken Franczek @KenFranczek]

The #HighLevelBridge in #Edmonton #Alberta #Canada will be lit in purple & white for Porphyria Awareness Week. https://t.co/3xfEJgW2Gc @PorphyriaCanada #porphyriatogether #Yeg #LightTheBridge💟

[Brendan Baumgartner @Baumer4747]

Hey @HockeyCanada since your ice program is in shambles, want to put some money into @RollerHockeyCAN now? 🤔

[Jh @harrisj14]

#LetsGoOilers maybe you can help them sing for game 5

[Jh @harrisj14]

@Avalanche for game 5… would love to hear the canadian anthem with the correct lyrics…@EdmontonOilers

[Jh @harrisj14]

@Avalanche for game 5… would love to hear the canadian anthem with the correct lyrics…@EdmontonOilers

[Jh @harrisj14]

@gongshow14

[Rogers Place @RogersPlace]

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