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Inuit 1567

A woodcut made by Matthäus Franck is thought to be the first European depiction of Labrador Inuit. It shows a mother and daughter who were captured by French sailors and brought to the Netherlands in 1567. Source.

No Dirt on Samuel Tilley

Samuel Tilley was a pharmacist, Premier of New Brunswick, a Father of Confederation, federal Minister of Finance in the Macdonald government, and reputedly the one who came up with the name Dominion of Canada. His statue in Saint John got a much-needed refurbishment in 2017. Source.

2015 ElectraMeccanica Sparrow

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Quebec Bridge Disaster 1916

On this date in 1916 the central section of the new Quebec Bridge broke free and collapsed as it was being fit into place, killing thirteen. Source.

CWAC Figurine

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Bring Me the Head of John A. Macdonald

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$15 Playing Card Money

In 2008 the Canadian Mint issued this commemorative silver coin in the form of the Queen of Spades, which harks back to the days when the government of New France was so hard up for coin that it seized all the playing cards in the province and reissued them as legal tender. Source.

Personification of Canada, 1878

The Regina Cyclone of 1912

A tornado flattened much of downtown Regina on June 30th, 1912. Source.

Royal Doulton Macdonald

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