May 26 – The Avrocar or “Flying Saucer”
Canadian aerospace manufacturer Avro was hard at work building a "Flying Saucer" for the US Airforce. To learn more we spoke Shirley Render, the executive director of the The Western Canada Aviation M...
26 Mai 5min
May 25 – Battle of Eccles Hill
Fenians attacked Quebec on this day back in 1870. To learn more we spoke with Alan Rowe, an instructor at Keyano College.
25 Mai 7min
May 24 – Tommy Chong is Born
Tommy Chong talks about his days as a young musician in Western Canada in the post-WWII era as well as what it was like being a young Canadian signed to Motown Records.
24 Mai 11min
May 19 – Parks Canada’s Anniversary.
This episode was originally produced to air on the 100th anniversary of the founding of Parks Canada.
19 Mai 30min
May 18 – Fire in Montreal
Fire struck Montreal back in 1765. We spoke with Tyler Wood, of Centre d'histoire de Montréal about fires in Montreal.
18 Mai 7min
May 17 – The Vickers Vedette
On this day back in 1929, Colin Jack Caldwell became the first Canadian to save his life by parachute when he jumped out of a Vickers Vedette over Montreal on May 17th 1929. To learn more we spoke wit...
17 Mai 8min
May 13 – Roch Carrier is Born
We spoke with Canadian arts advocate and author of "The Hockey Sweater" who was born on this date back in 1937.
13 Mai 9min
May 12 – Farley Mowat is Born
Iconic Canadian writer Farley Mowat was born on this day back in 1921. We spoke with Leanne Allison director of "Finding Farley" to learn more about her family's epic journey across this country, and ...
12 Mai 9min
