Latest Canadahistory Podcast Episodes
5,000 KM for the Cup: The Dawson City Nuggets
Canadian History Ehx - July 09, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday, teams compete for the Stanley Cup while traveling in private jets and staying in fancy hotels. Things were very different 120 years ago when a team from Dawson travelled 5,000 kilometres just to compete for the Cup. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch:...
When Germans Invaded Winnipeg: If Day
Canadian History Ehx - July 02, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsOn a cold day in February 1942, Winnipeg and Manitoba fell to Germany in a provincial battle. While it seemed very real, it was part of a Victory Bond campaign that proved to be incredibly successful. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadas...
Seven Decades of Progress: Canada's LGBTQ History
Canadian History Ehx - June 25, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsOver the course of 70 years, various members of the LGBTQ community have helped make Canada a better and more tolerant place. It has been a long road, with many setbacks, to get to this point. Today, I look at those who helped make Canada better. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patr...
Introducing... Deadman's Curse Season 2
Canadian History Ehx - June 22, 2024 04:01 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn 1931, a larger than life prospector, in search of Slumach’s legendary lost gold mine goes missing in the wilderness of British Columbia. In this episode, we retrace the epic search and rescue efforts that went into looking for the missing prospector as well potential clues left behind at his c...
The Wild Story And Escapes Of The Boyd Gang
Canadian History Ehx - June 18, 2024 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsThe Boyd Gang was a group of four men who found each other in prison, escaped, robbed banks, got arrested and escaped again. It is the story of amazing escapes, daring chases and, sadly, a murder or two. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcana...
The Egotistical Minister of Militia: Sir Sam Hughes
Canadian History Ehx - June 11, 2024 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHe was egotistical, bombastic and totally convinced of his own legend. The man who was the Minister of Militia during the first part of the First World War became a controversial figure in our military history and the reason Canadian's are no longer knighted. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi ...
Remembering Our Veterans: No Stone Left Alone
Canadian History Ehx - June 06, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsNo Stone Left Alone (NSLA) provides students with an authentic leadership experience centered around a uniquely moving, hands-on act of remembrance - laying a poppy at the headstones of veterans. Today, I speak with Maureen Bianchini Purvis and Randall C. Purvis about the program and organization...
D-Day: The Canadians Land At Juno Beach
Canadian History Ehx - June 04, 2024 12:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsOn June 6, 1944, 14,000 Canadians stormed Juno Beach as part of the D-Day landings. Over 1,000 would become casualties on that day. This is the story of Canada on D-Day. Learn more about No Stone Left Alone here: https://www.nostoneleftalone.ca Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patre...
The Little Emperor of Rupert's Land: George Simpson
Canadian History Ehx - May 28, 2024 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFor four decades, George Simpson was The Little Emperor of Rupert's Land as the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. He guided the company through a transformative time in its history, but many of his policies came at the expense of the First Nations. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support...
Celebrating Too Hard: The Halifax Riot
Canadian History Ehx - May 21, 2024 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsWhen news about the end of the War in Europe spread to Canada, Canadians across the country celebrated. Some celebrated harder than others, and some in Halifax celebrated so hard they caused $5 million in damages. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://...
The World Almost At War: The Nootka Crisis
Canadian History Ehx - May 14, 2024 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFor a brief moment, the eyes of the world were on a small area of Vancouver Island called Nootka Sound. The events that unfolded there changed the world. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Donate...
An Indigenous Acting Icon: Jay Silverheels
Canadian History Ehx - May 07, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsA lacrosse star in Canada, Jay Silverheels made the move to Hollywood in the 1940s and achieved immense fame as Tonto on The Lone Ranger. He took that success and worked to help other Indigenous actors in Hollywood for the rest of his life. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.co...
The Manic Joy of Fraggle Rock
Canadian History Ehx - April 30, 2024 12:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFor five seasons in the 1980s, Fraggle Rock was a must-watch show for a generation of Canadian children. Created by Jim Henson, it was produced by HBO and CBC and featured many Canadian puppeteers and actors, and was filmed in Toronto. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/can...
The Age of Piracy in Canada
Canadian History Ehx - April 23, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFor centuries, pirates such as Ned Low and Black Bart, came to Canadian shores to rob fishermen, steal ships, restock supplies and pick up new crews. Some pirates were nice, others were bloodthirsty, but all were interesting. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Mer...
From Slavery to War Hero: Richard Pierpoint
Canadian History Ehx - April 16, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsStolen from his home in Africa by enslavers when he was 16, he remained enslaved for two decades. Then, using his new freedom, he fought for the British and Canada not once, but twice, and helped many other Black Canadians in his area. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/can...
A Beloved Baseball Player: Jackie Robinson in Montreal
Canadian History Ehx - April 09, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFor one season in 1946, prior to changing Major League Baseball forever, Jackie Robinson played for the Montreal Royals. He never forgot his time in Montreal, nor the kindness he received from the city's residents. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https:/...
Finding Fortunes and Folly: The Klondike Gold Rush
Canadian History Ehx - April 02, 2024 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFor a brief period, the Klondike was the biggest piece of news on the planet. Over 100,000 people ventured towards the Klondike to find their fortune, but only a few hundred actually did. It is the story of big names, big stories and a changing world. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support:...
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark
Canadian History Ehx - March 30, 2024 04:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares det...
Negligence and Death: The Cap Diamant Slide
Canadian History Ehx - March 26, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsOn Sept. 19, 1889, a huge chunk of Cap Diamant broke off and fell on two dozen homes below. It was one of the worst rock slide disasters in Canadian history. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collections/canadian-history-ehx Do...
Canadian History Ehx introduces: Canadian TIme Machine | Champagne in Charlottetown: PEI and the Road to Confederation
Canadian History Ehx - March 23, 2024 15:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn this episode, we travel back with the Canadian Time Machine podcast to look at the moment Prince Edward Island entered Confederation. Historian Dr. Edward MacDonald takes us back to the Charlottetown Conference, where it’s said that discussions about the Dominion of Canada flowed over several ...
The Man Who Looked At Stars: David Thompson
Canadian History Ehx - March 19, 2024 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsToday, I delve into the life and legacy of my favourite historical figure, David Thompson! A man who mapped 4 million square kilometres of western Canada, while becoming the greatest land geographer who ever lived. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https:/...
A Vancouver Leader: Gertrude Guerin
Canadian History Ehx - March 12, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsLiving near Vancouver, Gertrude Guerin spent her adult life helping the Indigenous Peoples of the city. From founding Indigenous organizations, to creating serving as chief of her First Nation, to helping launch a landmark land claims case, Gertrude had a huge impact on the Lower Mainland area an...
A Great Canadian: Sir Sandford Fleming
Canadian History Ehx - March 05, 2024 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIf there was a major event in the last-half of the 19th century in Canada, chances are Sir Sandford Fleming was involved somehow. The first Canadian stamp, the telegraph line to New Zealand, the Last Spike, Standard Time, he had something to do with all of them. Artwork/logo design by Janet Corda...
The Voice of Charity: Lotta Hitschmanova
Canadian History Ehx - February 27, 2024 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFor decades, she raised tens of millions of dollars to help people around the world through USC Canada. Her commercial, with the address 56 Sparks Street, became an iconic memory for generations of Canadians. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.o...
The SS Viking Disaster
Canadian History Ehx - February 20, 2024 13:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn 1931, a film crew was out getting shots for the movie The Viking. Late at night, something happened that produced an explosion that destroyed the entire ship and killed nearly all of the film crew. It was the deadliest day in Hollywood history. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: pat...
Couples Who Changed Canadian History
Canadian History Ehx - February 14, 2024 13:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsThere have been many famous couples in our history who have changed the country for the better. Union organizers, explorers, same sex couples and the spouses of prime ministers, they have done a lot to make Canada a better place. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx...
When Canadians Torched Their Parliament Building
Canadian History Ehx - February 13, 2024 13:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsWe like to think that Canada's road to nationhood was a peaceful signing of a paper, but the truth is that to get to that point we went through rebellions, riots and even the burning of our own Parliament Buildings. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https:...
The Story and Tragedy of Henry Hudson
Canadian History Ehx - February 06, 2024 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsOne of the earliest European explorers of Canada, he became more famous for the mutiny against him. Today, Hudson Bay, one of the most prominent features of Canada, is named for him. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://www.ohcanadashop.com/collection...
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Canadian History Ehx - January 30, 2024 13:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFor over 30 years, This Hour Has 22 Minutes has been satirizing Canada and our politicians. From Talking to Americans, Babe Bennett and Marg Delahunty, to cast changes, to the current crop of comedic geniuses behind the show, nothing seems to slow down this legendary Canadian show. Artwork/logo d...
When Canada Had Trudeaumania
Canadian History Ehx - January 23, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn 1965, Pierre Trudeau was a new Member of Parliament, mostly unknown to the rest of Canada. Only three years later, he was prime minister and the country was going made for the new and dynamic leader of the Liberal Party. It was the era of Trudeaumania. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Supp...
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