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"Whaleships in winter quarters at Herschel Island, 1893-1894," painting by Capt. John Bertonccini. During last heyday of American whaling (c. 1890-1908), many ships wintered off Yukon coast. Baseball diamond in lower right.
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Today is the 3rd anniversary of final
@SenateCA approval of#BillC45. Remember? Senate originally voted to materially amend the bill. Most of these changes were rejected by#HoC@OurCommons, leading to another vote where Senate capitulated. Ahhh, good times!#CdnHistory#cannabispic.twitter.com/oWJq97jFHf -
#OTD in 1659, François de Laval arrived in present-day Canada as vicar apostolic of what was then the French colony of New France. Read more: https://canadianstampnews.com/otd-francois-de-laval-arrives-in-canada/ …#Quebec#Cdnpoli#Cdnhistory#philately#collectstampspic.twitter.com/5xcb5PjLbz
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Can’t wait for Saturday. I love telling uncle George’s story! He went through so much during the war!
#dday#normandy#POW#familyhistory#cdnhistory#militaryhistoryhttps://twitter.com/onthisdayinc/status/1405523692377952268 … -
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#books about residential schools to read with your kids https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/10-books-about-residential-schools-to-read-with-your-kids-1.3208021?fbclid=IwAR0zkI5eVu-a-uEoyFGb_H3CNIkbBSZD-Lu6pz4jGA8PEWMrrrLjIXmxdE4 … via@pieglue /#parenting#family#50bookpledge#book#cdnhistory#history#Indigenous#cdnedu#bced#cdned#education#MeanwhileInCanada -
A brakeman swings his lantern to give the go-ahead signal to a train that is approaching in 1943. Location unknown. *LAC RG53* *trainhistory
#railroad#railhistory#history#cdnhistory#canada#railroadhistory#trainhistorypic.twitter.com/cvvLLWfdSu
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On this day, 1912 - Large but sombre crowds gather for the grand opening of the Château Laurier Hotel in Ottawa. The hotel was built by Charles Melville Hays, who had drowned aboard the Titanic only weeks earlier while travelling home for the event
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Illustration of baseball game played by whalers on Herschel Island off the Yukon coast. From July 1899 Harper's Round Table and based on 1894 photo. Whalers used ash to mark the field. Team names like Roaring Gimlets & Pig Stickers.
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ICYMI:
@ErinDMorton on Global News NB discussing our department’s offer of research support for Indigenous communities#nbpoli#twitterhistorians#cdnpoli#cdnhistory pic.twitter.com/M5LSdw4wMG -
#OTD in 1993, about 35,000 Canadian troops left the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), ending a decades-long mission on the war-torn island. Read more: https://canadiancoinnews.com/canada-leaves-cyprus/ …#numismatics#Cdnpoli#Cdnhistory#coincollector#Canadiancoinsandpapermoneypic.twitter.com/xohwsCcsdF
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On this day, 1990 - Nelson Mandela visits Ottawa, only four months after his release from 27 years in prison, on a mission to gain support for abolishing apartheid in South Africa. Mandela will speak at a joint session of the House of Commons and the Senate
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Nice summary about the discourse between Dr. Peter Bryce & Duncan Campbell Scott
#FirstNations#CdnHistory#CanHist#Historyhttps://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/the-policy-battle-that-set-the-stage-for-a-century-of-residential-school-death-misery-grief … -
Essential reading on the history of Montreal
#Cdnhistory#QC#histoire#Montréalhttps://twitter.com/CndHistAssoc/status/1404793312888774657 …
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On this day, 1993 - Kim Campbell wins the leadership race for the Progressive Conservative Party. She defeats political rival Jean Charest on the second ballot
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Three Inuit women, the left Inuit woman is identified as Niviaqsarjuk. Picture taken between 1904 and 1905. *LAC 3406640*
#indigenous#inuit#inuithistory#inuk#nunavut#firstnations#canada#canadahistory#cdnhistory pic.twitter.com/GqDiDdNrDb
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On this day, 1944 - Tommy Douglas is elected Premier of Saskatchewan. As leader of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, he heads the first socialist provincial government in Canadian history
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Much analysis by experts here: https://alberta-curriculum-analysis.ca/
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Statue of
#SirJohnA now going into storage at Kingston rec centre. But city won’t be able to bury this controversy as easily. Difficult days ahead for this divided city.#ygkc#ygk#cdnpoli#cdnhistory pic.twitter.com/RmSbE3eDQY
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