Ranked #1
The King of Clayoquot Sound: Wickaninnish
The King of Clayoquot Sound: Wickaninnish
When Europeans first arrived on the shores of Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island, they met Chief Wickaninnish. He was p... Read more
8 Aug 2023
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24mins
Ranked #2
Toronto's Baby Boom: The Great Stork Derby
Toronto's Baby Boom: The Great Stork Derby
For ten years, from 1926 to 1936, many couples in Toronto attempted to win a fortune. The money came from the will of an... Read more
1 Aug 2023
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23mins
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Ranked #3
Black Friday: The Edmonton Tornado of 1987
Black Friday: The Edmonton Tornado of 1987
On a hot day at the end of July, a tornado set its sights on Edmonton. By the end of the day, 27 were dead and hundreds ... Read more
25 Jul 2023
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24mins
Ranked #4
The Event That Changed Canada: The Anti-Asiatic Riots of 1907
The Event That Changed Canada: The Anti-Asiatic Riots of 1907
Anti-Asian sentiment was brewing in Vancouver, and it exploded in several days of rioting as white residents attacked th... Read more
18 Jul 2023
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25mins
Ranked #5
The Imposter and Conservationist: Grey Owl
The Imposter and Conservationist: Grey Owl
The world knew him as Grey Owl, but in truth he was an Englishman named Archie Belaney. He posed as an Indigenous man, a... Read more
11 Jul 2023
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29mins
Ranked #6
My Own Origin Story: The Heritage Minutes
My Own Origin Story: The Heritage Minutes
Without the Heritage Minutes, there would be no Canadian History Ehx. These short vignettes that debuted in the 1990s, o... Read more
4 Jul 2023
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27mins
Ranked #7
The Golden Age of Canadian Comics: The War-Time Era
The Golden Age of Canadian Comics: The War-Time Era
For a brief few years, with no American comics coming into Canada, four companies took up the mantle and created comics ... Read more
27 Jun 2023
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25mins
Ranked #8
The Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan: Frances Gertrude McGill
The Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan: Frances Gertrude McGill
Before there was ever a Detective Columbo, there was Frances Gertrude McGill, the woman who solved gruesome crimes in Sa... Read more
20 Jun 2023
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21mins
Ranked #9
The Ambassador of Peace: Thanadelthur
The Ambassador of Peace: Thanadelthur
Thanadelthur was a Chipewyan woman who only lived into her early-20s. Despite this, she brought peace to the Cree and Ch... Read more
13 Jun 2023
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21mins
Ranked #10
Introducing... Deadman's Curse: Slumach's Gold
Introducing... Deadman's Curse: Slumach's Gold
This historical, true crime podcast hosted by Kru Williams from History Television's hit original series Deadman’s Curse... Read more
9 Jun 2023
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26mins