On This Day In Canadian History.... 1910 - H.M.S. Niobe arrives in Halifax to become the first cruiser of the Royal Canadian Navy. She served in the Boer War and was then given to Canada to form part of it's navy as HMCS Niobe. After patrol duties at the beginning of WW1, she became a depot ship in Halifax. Damaged in the 1917 Halifax Explosion, she was scrapped in the 1920s.
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1981 - Founding of Canada Post Corporation/Société canadienne des postes, to replace the Post Office; Crown Corporation takes over Jan. 1, 1982.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1965 - Opening of Macdonald-Cartier Bridge across Ottawa River, and the Gatineau Autoroute to Old Chelsea.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1966 - Montreal's new Metro subway goes into operation; 26 stations operated by la Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montréal (STCUM).
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1905 - Ontario Provincial Police established by Order-in-Council.
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JackFm Word of the day: Gremlin Community of the day: Carleton Place
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Monday, October 12, 2009
Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long journey.
At the same time, French settlers, having crossed the ocean and arrived in Canada with explorer Samuel de Champlain, also held huge feasts of thanks. They even formed 'The Order of Good Cheer' and gladly shared their food with their First Nations neighbours.
The first Thanksgiving Day after Canadian Confederation was observed as a civic holiday on April 5, 1872 to celebrate the recovery of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) from a serious illness.
Starting in 1879 Thanksgiving Day was observed every year but the date was proclaimed annually and changed year to year. The theme of the Thanksgiving holiday also changed year to year to reflect an important event to be thankful for. In the early years it was for an abundant harvest and occasionally for a special anniversary.
On January 31, 1957, the Canadian Parliament proclaimed: "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed … to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October."
On This Day In Canadian History.... 1952 - CBFT Television in Montreal carries the first hockey telecast in Canada, Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings, in French; origin of Radio-Canada's 'la Soirée du Hockey'.
