Labour Day is Canadian, eh? It all began in Canada on April 15, 1872 and is now celebrated around the globe. Today we enjoy paid holidays, safe work places, medical care, unemployment insurance, fair hours, union wages and "the weekend" as a result. (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 3, 2022
The winter of 1917 was the coldest France had seen in forty years. In April there was still snow on Vimy Ridge. (more…)
Bob JonesApril 9, 2022
Growing up in Zimbabwe, in a struggling family of nine, she never dreamed she would find herself living in the land of snow and the red maple leaf. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 3, 2022
We are witnesses to a level of global unity against an aggressor that is unprecedented in our lifetimes and Canada is at the forefront. (more…)
Bob JonesMarch 3, 2022
What says Canada more than someone wearing a snowmobile jacket in a snowstorm holding a maple leaf flag tied to the end of a hockey stick, eh? Except when the Canadian holding the stick is facing off against a line of police in riot gear brandishing batons and weapons. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 20, 2022
Are you an Olympic junkie? The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are promising to be a 16-day adrenaline rush. (more…)
Bob JonesFebruary 6, 2022
Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig will forever be known as “the Michaels” in Canadian culture. For almost three years they longed for home. (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 25, 2021
We are calling Canada to rally together for mental health, especially after all that Covid has brought. Don't miss this year's Let's Talk Hope conference NATION WIDE online on Bell Let's Talk Day, January 28, 2021 (more…)
Bob JonesDecember 17, 2020