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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January 6, 2026 • 40 mins
Wilfred Grenfell spent four decades in Newfoundland and Labrador. During that time, he became a legendary figure. Famous for his books, he helped countless people through the hospitals he built and the services he provided.
He remains a beloved figure to this day.
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December 30, 2025 • 26 mins
In January 1998, freezing rain began to fall along the St. Lawrence River but instead of the system moving on, it hung around. It created one of the most costly natural disasters in Canadian history that is still remembered by many to this day.
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December 27, 2025 • 27 mins
This episode comes courtesy of Canadian Time Machine, produced by our friends at The Walrus Lab.
Host Angela Misri takes you back to key anniversaries in Canadian history and shows how they shape our world today. With great stories, expert interviews, and fresh perspectives, it’ll make you rethink what you thought you knew. Check out this episode from the new season that celebrates the life and legacy of jazz legend Oscar Peterso...
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December 23, 2025 • 34 mins
The 1990s were loaded with great holiday movies. From Home Alone to A Nightmare before Christmas there was something for everyone.
In this episode of History of the 90s we look back at five Christmas classics that have stood the test of time.
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December 16, 2025 • 47 mins
On Oct. 3, 1984, Christine Jessop disappeared from her home. Three months later, her body was found. While one innocent man was convicted of the crime, it was decades until the true killer was discovered.
Watch The Christine Jessop Story on CRAVE.
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December 13, 2025 • 14 mins
For three generations, Randy Spracklin's family has been building in Newfoundland and Labrador. Today, their company, Newfound Builds, helps restore historical properties, and they do it all on television in their hit show Rock Solid Builds.
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December 9, 2025 • 36 mins
Tommy Prince fought in the Second World War and Korea. Highly decorated, he was a ghost in the night and a terror to the enemy. Despite all he gave for his country, the government wanted nothing to do with him after the wars.
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December 2, 2025 • 45 mins
She was called Canada's Sweetheart for her grace on the ice. The only Canadian woman to win a figure skating gold in singles, she was celebrated coast-to-coast. Barbara Ann Scott remained a beloved Canadian throughout her life.
Find Ryan Stevens book: Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Ice here
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November 25, 2025 • 28 mins
From the 1970s to 1980s, Canada made the monumental effort to go from the Imperial System to the Metric System. It was met with praise and anger and didn't completely take.
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November 18, 2025 • 42 mins
On Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald disappeared beneath the waves of Lake Superior in a terrible storm. The sinking took the lives of 29 men and was immortalized in song by Gordon Lightfoot.
Thank you to Nate Hendley for chatting with me for this episode. You can find his book Atrocity on the Atlantic here:
https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781459751347-atrocity-on-the-atlantic
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November 11, 2025 • 30 mins
In 1918, a German U-Boat emerged from the waters of the North Atlantic and fired a torpedo at HHMS Llandovery Castle. It became one of the worst atrocities of the First World War.
Thank you to Nate Hendley for chatting with me for this episode. You can find his book Atrocity on the Atlantic here:
https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781459751347-atrocity-on-the-atlantic
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November 4, 2025 • 28 mins
In 1944, with conscription in place to send Canadian troops in Canada overseas, the largest mutiny in Canadian history began in Terrace, British Columbia.
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October 28, 2025 • 21 mins
One of the best improvisers in Canada, she rose to national fame on Superstore as Dina Fox. A gifted musician, her first album "Call Me When You Get This" was released in September. Currently, she hosts Halloween Bakeshop.
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October 25, 2025 • 36 mins
Taj Khyber Rowland knows he’s not who people think he is but he can’t quite remember how his life went so off course.
He decides to spool backwards, to his younger self. A daredevil seven year old Chellamuthu, living happily, but in abject poverty, with his large family in rural India.
But when Chellamuthu disobeys his mother and goes to play at the bus station, he’s persuaded to board a bus with some bigger boys.
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October 21, 2025 • 35 mins
From the mysterious death of a great painter, to the story of a legless man who appeared on a beach, Canada has many fascinating mysteries to explore.
Today, we are going to dive into a few of them.
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October 14, 2025 • 27 mins
To many Canadians, he is a beloved figure from childhood. The host of Fred Penner's Place, he has won multiple Junos, has the Order of Canada and has sold over one million albums.
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October 7, 2025 • 33 mins
Canada's second World's Fair was held almost two decades after its first. While Expo 86 wouldn't be watershed moment in Canadian history that Expo 67 was, it would completely transform Vancouver into an international city. The question many have, is whether the transformation was for the good, or the bad.
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September 30, 2025 • 33 mins
It was said the best way to sum up the athletic prowess of Bobbie Rosenfeld was to say she was bad at swimming. Two Olympic medals, championships and Canada's greatest female athlete of the half-century in 1950, she was truly remarkable.
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September 23, 2025 • 19 mins
Ron Sexsmith is one of Canada's most celebrated singer-songwriters. From his early years playing the circuit in Toronto, to his acclaimed albums through the 1990s into today. Today, I talk to him about his life and career.
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September 16, 2025 • 29 mins
When Fort Vermilion and Little Red River were in danger of a diphtheria outbreak, a lot of people came together to save lives, including one of Canada's most famous pilots. It is the Race Against Death.
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