1348 - May 6 – North America’s first Pesticide Ban
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1348 - May 6 – North America’s first Pesticide Ban
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Each episode of Today in Canadian History contains an interview with a Canadian professor, journalist, author, or “everyday” historian and focuses on a unique event or moment that took place on that day in Canadian history. Today in Canadian History presents Canada’s past in a unique and accessible manner. The series is designed to be a first step to learning more about our past. We would like to remind Canadians not just about what makes our country great, but what makes it complicated, beautiful, diverse, and ours. Feel free to get in touch with Marc & Joe via-email: todayincanada@gmail.com
Episodes
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May 6 – North America’s first Pesticide Ban
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Wed, 06 May 2026
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May 4 – Law and Order in the Klondike
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Mon, 04 May 2026
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May 3 – Stampede Wrestling
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Sun, 03 May 2026
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April 29 – The Frank Slide
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Wed, 29 Apr 2026
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April 28 – Expo 67 Opens
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Tue, 28 Apr 2026
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April 27 – The Sacking of York
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Mon, 27 Apr 2026
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April 20 – The Rainmaker
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Mon, 20 Apr 2026
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April 19 – Black Loyalists During the American Revolution
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Sun, 19 Apr 2026
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April 15 – Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp is Liberated
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Wed, 15 Apr 2026
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April 14th – “Surplus Children”
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Tue, 14 Apr 2026
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April 13 – Grey Owl Passes
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Mon, 13 Apr 2026
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April 12 – The March of New Brunswick’s 104th
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Sun, 12 Apr 2026
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April 11 – Byng and Vimy Ridge
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Sat, 11 Apr 2026
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April 7 – The First Stamps
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Tue, 07 Apr 2026
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April 6 – Vancouver Incorporated as a City
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Mon, 06 Apr 2026
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April 5 – The Ripple Rock Explosion
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Sun, 05 Apr 2026
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April 4 – E. H. Norman Takes His Own Life
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Sat, 04 Apr 2026
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April 1 – A Small Town Mayor and the First Offical Game of Curling
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Wed, 01 Apr 2026
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March 31 – Last Tot of Rum for Navy
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Tue, 31 Mar 2026
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March 30 – The Labrador Joins Newfoundland
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Mon, 30 Mar 2026
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March 29: Budge Crawley Wins Oscar
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Sun, 29 Mar 2026
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March 24 – Black Canadians Granted the Right to Vote
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Tue, 24 Mar 2026
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Jan. 27 – The Original Bluenose's Last Day
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026
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Jan. 31 – The Real James Bond, Sir William Stephenson Passes Away
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Sat, 31 Jan 2026
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Jan. 28 – Women Get the Vote
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Wed, 28 Jan 2026
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Jan. 26 – Dr. Wilder Penfield is Born
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Mon, 26 Jan 2026
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Jan. 25 – Lucy Maud Montgomery in Ontario
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Sun, 25 Jan 2026
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Jan. 24 – Japanese Canadian Internment
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Sat, 24 Jan 2026
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Jan. 21 – The 1910 Spanish River Train Wreck
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Wed, 21 Jan 2026
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Jan. 20 – Doukhobors Arrive in Halifax
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Tue, 20 Jan 2026
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Jan. 19 – The Jets Leave Winnipeg
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Mon, 19 Jan 2026
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Jan. 18 – Canadian Content Rules Come into Effect
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Sun, 18 Jan 2026
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Jan. 17 – Jacques Plante and Facial Protection in Hockey
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Sat, 17 Jan 2026
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Jan. 13 – Major Gustave Biéler is Arrested by the Gestapo
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Tue, 13 Jan 2026
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Jan. 11 – John A. Macdonald is Born pt. 2 of 2
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Sun, 11 Jan 2026
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Jan 10 – John A. Macdonald is Born pt. 1 of 2
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Sat, 10 Jan 2026
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Jan. 7 – Hank Snow Performs at the Grand Ole Opry
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Wed, 07 Jan 2026
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Jan. 6 – Brother André Bessette Passes Away
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Tue, 06 Jan 2026
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Jan 4 – Canadian Artist Pegi Nicol MacLeod is Born
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Sun, 04 Jan 2026
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Jan. 3 – “How the Scots Invented Canada”
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Sat, 03 Jan 2026
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Highlight – Viola Desmond is physically removed from theatre
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Fri, 02 Jan 2026
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Happy New Year - British Troops Prepare to Burn Washington