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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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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September 9, 2025 • 25 mins
For two decades, Terry O'Reilly has been educating Canadians on the world of advertising and marketing. His radio show and podcast remains as popular today as it was back then, as he takes us on deep dives into ad history.
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September 2, 2025 • 33 mins
Bill Barilko is familiar to many Canadians thanks to The Tragically Hip. The story of his rise to fame as an NHL player and his mysterious disappearance has become part of our collective culture.
But there is so much more to the story than one amazing song relates.
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August 30, 2025 • 31 mins
In July 1992 the Canadian government banned cod fishing along Newfoundland’s east coast in an effort to help restore cod stocks that had been depleted due to overfishing.
The moratorium was supposed to last 18 months but ended up being extended indefinitely.
The collapse of the industry ended nearly five centuries of cod fishing, led to the largest industrial layoff in Canada, devastated Newfoundland’s economy and shook the provi...
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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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