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One of Canada's largest contributions to the Second World War was the Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

From 1939 to 1945, 130,000 men and women trained in Canada as pilots, crew, engineers and more.

Let's learn about this amazing effort!
01:30 PM - May 11, 2024
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Craig Baird
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On this day in 1916, Capt. Harry Knobel was appointed Canada's first official war photographer.
He only lasted a few months before the horrors of the war caused him to develop PTSD and he returned to Canada.
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08:34 AM - May 11, 2024
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On this day in 1915, Cluny Macpherson, a physician and soldier from Newfoundland, presented his gas mask to the War Office Anti-Gas Department.
Within a month, the Hypo Helmet was adopted by the British Army, saving thousands of lives in the war.
09:07 AM - May 10, 2024
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An election booth inside a forest in India – for just one voter
Polling officers in Gujarat make a two-day trip by bus on bumpy roads to ensure a Hindu monk could vote.

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10:35 AM - May 09, 2024
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01:47 PM - May 08, 2024
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On this day in 1954, The Friendly Giant debuted on WHA at the University of Wisconsin.
In 1958, CBC convinced Bob Homme to bring his show to Canada. It would air from that year until 1985 when it was cancelled.
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10:34 AM - May 08, 2024
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On this day in 1877, Sitting Bull and 5,000 Sioux enter Canada seeking refuge following the Battle of Little Big Horn.
The Canadian government refused to give them a reserve and starved the Sioux into returning to the United States in 1881.
09:35 AM - May 05, 2024
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On this day in 1950, Black Friday occurred in Winnipeg when flood waters rose nine metres, inundating the city.
The largest flood since 1826, it led to the evacuation of 70,000 to 100,000 people.
After the flood, the Red River Floodway was built from 1962 to 1968.
09:54 AM - May 05, 2024
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Craig Baird
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On this day in 2000, Veronica Foster, aka Ronnie The Bren Gun Girl, passed away.

Born in Montreal in 1922, she became a Canadian icon during the Second World War.
This is her story.

While born in Montreal, she was raised in Toronto.
01:57 PM - May 04, 2024
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On this day in 1915, John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields. The day before, he performed the burial service of his friend, Alexis Helmer, and noticed how poppies grew around the graves.
The poem was published in the magazine Punch on Dec. 8, 1915.
08:39 AM - May 03, 2024
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On this day in 1919, Prince Edward Island extends the vote to most women on the island (Indigenous & Asian women were excluded).
Women originally lost the right to vote in PEI in 1836.
PEI is the last province to give the vote to women until Quebec does in 1940.
08:43 AM - May 03, 2024
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On this day in 1986, Expo 86 began in Vancouver. The Expo was a huge success with 22 million visitors, double that of Knoxville in 1982 and three times that of Louisiana in 1984.
It ran until Oct. 13, 1986.
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08:37 AM - May 02, 2024
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On this day in 2000, Bob Homme died.
From 1958 to 1985, he was The Friendly Giant on CBC. His show, at the time of its cancellation, was the longest running children's show in North American history.
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08:38 AM - May 02, 2024
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On this day in 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company was created.
Existing to this day, it had a massive impact on the development of Canada.
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08:51 AM - May 02, 2024
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Craig Baird
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If you head down to Lethbridge, you will find the Lethbridge Viaduct.

Built nearly 120 years ago, it is the largest railway structure in Canada.
Let's learn more about it!

In 1905, the CPR made the decision to construct a new route through the area leading towards the Crowsnest Pass.
09:18 AM - May 02, 2024
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On this day in 1957, the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act received Royal Assent.
This Act was a major step towards Universal Healthcare in Canada.
It reimbursed provinces 50% the costs of hospital costs under provincial insurance programs.
08:28 AM - May 01, 2024
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Craig Baird
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On this day in 1849, the Province of Canada passed legislation to bar women from voting.
In 1844, some women had voted in the Province of Canada election.
A losing candidate called women voting election fraud, leading to a parliamentary investigation & the ban.
08:33 AM - May 01, 2024
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#SpoutibleBannedBookClub #SBBCMay2024 #SBBC

GUIDELINES

Choose your own banned/challenged book to read in May 2024.

Optional #SBBCMay2024TalkingPoint (s) are included in this thread and more may be added periodically.
09:55 AM - May 01, 2024
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On this day in 1903, Emily Stowe died.
Born in 1831, she was the first female physician to practice in Canada. The second licenced female physician in Canadian history, she helped begin the fight for women's suffrage in Canada.
08:37 AM - Apr 30, 2024
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Craig Baird
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Americans like to point out that Canadians buy milk in bags, but the truth is only part of Canada uses milk bags.
How did bagged milk start in the country?

Let's learn more!

The story of milk bags in Canada begins in the 1960s. At the time, milk came in glass bottles primarily.
09:15 AM - Apr 30, 2024
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Craig Baird
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On this day in 1903 at 4:10 a.m., 44 million cubic metres of limestone rock slid off Turtle Mountain onto the community of Frank.
The rockslide killed nearly 100 people.
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Craig Baird
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On this day in 1967, Expo 67 opened in Montreal.
A total of 62 nations took part in what became the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century.
The fair had 55 million visitors by the time it closed in October.
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10:09 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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Today in Systemic Problems We Leave to Individuals and Families:
11:56 AM - Apr 28, 2024
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Craig Baird
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Canada has many unique roadside attractions, and I am looking at the history of many of them.

Today, it is the world's largest axe in Nackawic, New Brunswick!

Nackawic-Millville, New Brunswick has a long history in forestry.
12:17 PM - Apr 28, 2024
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Hillary Clinton. Ben Carson. Ted Cruz.

All could have defamation claims against Trump and the Enquirer now

How? Weren’t the defamatory statements 7-9 yrs ago?

The “discovery rule” — a statute of limitations clock does not start until plaintiffs discovered their claims

Oops.
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