Damming Evidence
North American beavers are smaller than only the South American capybara, which looks sort of like a big guinea pig, and the … Keep Reading
The Irish Are Coming: The Fenians Awake
Some ideas are so crazy they just might work. Many more ideas are so crazy that there’s almost no chance they’d work. … Keep Reading
The Artist’s Nature: European Wannabes
It’s hard to imagine landscape painting as controversial. What could be more traditional than painting the world around you? So it’s strange … Keep Reading
That’s a Nice Wine
Canada might not surpass California’s Napa Valley, but the country can produce one that NApa will never be able to: ice wine. … Keep Reading
The Case of Steven Truscott
Canada abolished the death penalty in 1976, and one of the cases that inspired the decision was that of Steven Truscott. He was … Keep Reading
CN Tower
It all started due to bad television signals. In the 1960s, the tall skyscrapers of Toronto, Canada, hindered proper transmission of signals. … Keep Reading
Bloody Caesar Cocktail
The Bloody Caesar was invented in 1969 at an Italian restaurant inside the Calgary Inn (now the Westin Hotel) when bartender Walter … Keep Reading
Fuller Brush
“Fuller” wasn’t a description of the bristles, but the last name of the company’s founder, Alfred Carl Fuller (1885-1973). A self-described country … Keep Reading
Bata Shoes
When Thomas Bata Jr. (1914-2008) moved his late father’s shoe company to Ontario in 1939, he had to smuggle the equipment out … Keep Reading
Poutine
There are several claims to the origins of this dish, but most likely poutine (meaning “mess” in French) was invented in Warwick, … Keep Reading