by Bruce Cherney
A defining moment in Canadian history occurred when the North American Boundary Commission marked the western border between the United States and Canada.
The demarcation of the border is commemorated by a pla...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2)
Forty years ago, thousands of people watched in horror as flames consumed a beloved St. Boniface landmark.
“For me it’s my whole life,” a 70-year-old Sister of the Order of the ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
The morning after the attack on the Manitoba jailhouse, Ontario constables Boston O’Brien, Albert Mulligan and J. McKay were arrested by the MPP for participating in the jail-break and quietly tra...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2)
Manitoba Premier John Norquay was roarin’ mad and he wasn’t about to let Ontario Premier Oliver Mowat get away with seizing territory claimed by his province.
Described as “300 ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
The Canadian Pacific Railway’s financial constraints backfired when it came to labour relations as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers resolved to oppose their pay cut.
In a meeti...
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by Bruce Cherney
One of the unique features of the fur trade out of York Factory was the use of York boats.
While the North West Company based in Montreal hired local men well versed in handling birch bark canoes, the Hu...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
There were two main routes for York boats: the Portage La Roche brigade of York boats travelled the route between York Factory, Norway House and the Saskatchewan River, while the Portage La Loche brigad...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2)
At one time,York Factory was the Hudson’s Bay Company’s primary administrative and commercial centre for its fur trading empire and was considered of such importance that it became of the ob...
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by Bruce Cherney
Dr. John Rae differed significantly in one aspect from his contemporary Arctic explorers in that he was willing to learn from the Inuit how to survive in the harsh climate of the Far North. In addition, while on his ...
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by Bruce Cherney
R.H. Smith announced to the press at the end of March that the Winnipeg Lacrosse Club was considering the possibility of sending its lacrosse team to the Games of the III Olympiad in St. Louis.
St. Louis had c...
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