Canadian History Ehx
Follow Craig Baird as he explores the good, the bad and the weird of Canada's history from the pre-colonial era to 25 years ago. Whatever you want to know about Canadian history, this is your one-stop shop.
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August 26, 2025 • 35 mins
In November 1913, a storm system slammed The Great Lakes, sinking over a dozen ships and killing hundreds of people. It remains the worst natural disaster in Great Lakes history.
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August 19, 2025 • 39 mins
On Aug. 6, 2025, I adopted a three-year-old St. Bernard-Pyrenees cross. I gave him the name of Berton in honour of my favourite historian.
In honour of that, here is a rerelease of one of my favourite episodes, about the man who inspired me in my work: Pierre Berton.
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August 12, 2025 • 22 mins
Tom Sukanen was a lone man on the Saskatchewan Prairie. He had lost his family and only wanted to return home to Finland. To do that, he decided to build a ship on his landlocked property. He became known as The Noah of the Plains.
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August 5, 2025 • 24 mins
For decades, Maud Lewis painted on every surface around her. Her tiny home became her magnum opus and she brightened the world around her with her wonderful art.
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July 29, 2025 • 42 mins
Since 1939, the National Film Board has documented Canada, its people and its culture. It has won thousands of awards and become a legendary film studio in the process.
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July 22, 2025 • 32 mins
Dr. Norman Bethune changed battlefield medicine and brought modern medicine to rural China. He was celebrated in China for decades before Canada finally paid him his dues.
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July 15, 2025 • 30 mins
The Doukhobors were welcomed to Canada as new arrivals but it did not take long before Canadians turned against them simply because they wanted to live their lives.
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July 8, 2025 • 22 mins
During the 1700s, Thanadelthur was young woman who embarked on a mission of peace. Her journey led to peace between the Cree and Chipewyan, and changed Canadian history.
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July 1, 2025 • 36 mins
The story of Canada's drag history includes the most successful theatre production in Canadian history, several individuals who fought for LGBTQ equality, and the story of Canada's drag queens and drag kings.
Includes my interviews with Miss Moço (Adam Moco) and Hercusleaze (Meags Fitzgerald).
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June 24, 2025 • 45 mins
It is Pride Month and throughout this month I have stories of Canada's LGBTQ history.
Today, I am taking a journey through Canada's LGBTQ history and the men and women who worked to make Canada a more inclusive place for everyone.
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June 17, 2025 • 38 mins
It is Pride Month and throughout this month I have stories of Canada's LGBTQ history.
Today, it is the story of Operation Soap. The largest mass arrest in Canadian history to that point, it involved 150 Toronto police officers raiding four gay bathhouses in the city in 1981. The protests that event launched created the modern day Pride Week in Toronto.
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June 10, 2025 • 28 mins
It is Pride Month and throughout this month I have stories of Canada's LGBTQ history. Today, it is the story of Jim Egan. With his partner Jack Nesbit, they challenged the fact they were not eligible for spousal benefits as a same-sex couple. While they lost their case, they changed Canadian history.
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June 3, 2025 • 23 mins
It is Pride Month and throughout this month I have stories of Canada's LGBTQ history. Today, it is the first major demonstration of LGBTQ rights in Canadian history, the We Demand Rally!
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May 27, 2025 • 24 mins
When the SS Noronic docked at Pier 9 in Toronto Harbour on Sept. 16, 1949, no one expected by the next day that 118 people would be dead and the ship would be a charred husk.
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May 20, 2025 • 28 mins
From her start in an improv group at her high school with Seth Rogen and Nathan Fielder, to her time on MTV Canada and her continued success with her talk shows, social media and stand-up tours, Jessi Cruickshank has been a part of our entertainment landscape for nearly two decades.
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May 13, 2025 • 18 mins
We know very little about his life, but the story of Anthony Henday is an important one.
The first known European to sight the Canadian Rockies, his mission to the interior was not successful for trade but monumental for exploration.
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May 6, 2025 • 34 mins
He has been a fixture of our television screens for over two decades now and Mark Critch shows no signs of slowing down.
From getting his start in Newfoundland theatre, to his rise to fame on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, to his acclaimed show Son of a Critch, there is much to the story of this Canadian comic legend.
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April 29, 2025 • 30 mins
During his life, he was called the strongest man who ever lived. With hair curls to resemble Samson and accomplished feats of strength that became legendary. A French-Canadian folk hero, his legacy continues to this day.
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April 22, 2025 • 46 mins
In the this episode of Canadian History Ehx Biography, I talk to the man who brought skating glory to Canada in the 1990s. Elvis Stojko won two Olympic silvers, three World Championships and seven Canadian Championships during his illustrious skating career.
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April 15, 2025 • 24 mins
What began as an estate for a rich family, slowly morphed into a multicultural community that has become more legend than neighbourhood. From its starring role on TV to its continued unique feel, Kensington Market's history is a fascinating story.
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