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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 12h

#NewBio! Cécile Gannendâris (d. 1669), Wendat matriarch, Christian convert, and member of the Confrérie de la Sainte-Famille. Her conversion gave her a voice within French settler society, whose incursion into Wendat territory resulted in great harm to her people. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ganne...

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 13h

Denise Boucher was one of the many children in Canada’s residential school system who did not live to see adulthood. Pat Kane‬ tells the story of her family’s eight-decade-long search to find her remains and bring them home: ow.ly/aztx50ZSWK1

On the left: Photo of a small, white church building surrounded by grass against a cloudy blue sky. On the right: text that reads “She died in a residential school and was buried in secret. It took eighty-three years to bring Denise Boucher home.”

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CPAC TV @cpac.ca · 29/09/2026

In partnership with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and APTN, CPAC will broadcast the national commemorative gathering Remembering the Children. 🕐 Watch live Wednesday, September 30, starting at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. www.cpac.ca #truthandreconciliation #everychildmatters

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Downie Wenjack Fund @downiewenjack.bsky.social · 19h

#DoSomething on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: •Read the 94 Calls to Action •Turn on your radio on September 30 and tune in to A DAY TO LISTEN, or browse past episodes at adaytolisten.ca •Watch DWF LIVE to hear Chief Dr. Robert Joseph’s interview for #ADAYTOLISTEN #OrangeShirtDay

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Nova Scotia Museum @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social · 15h

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we invite you to learn about the discovery of ceramics made by students at the Shubenacadie Residential School. Read the story: museum.novascotia.ca/stories/resi... The ceramics are on display at the Museum of Natural History.

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Residential School Ceramics

Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and co...

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Downie Wenjack Fund @downiewenjack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On September 30, Yellowhead Institute will host The Right to Truth: Protecting Indian Residential School Records, a free, in-person conversation. 📅 September 30, 2026 ⏰ 3–5 p.m. 📍 Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto Connie Walker #ResidentialSchools #SurvivorRecords #TruthAndReconciliation

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 14h

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Allen Patrick Willie (1928–37), schoolboy, was one of more than 150,000 Indigenous children enrolled in Canada’s residential school program between the late 1880s and 1996. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/willi... 📷 Lejac Indian Residential School.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our thematic galleries bring together many bios within the context of a theme. Today's highlighted theme is From the Red River Settlement to Manitoba (1812–70). www.biographi.ca/en/theme_riv... 🎨 "Red River Settlement" by Paul Kane.

The Red River settlement showing a wide river with tree-lined banks, a distant church and clustered buildings, foreground fences and a cloudy sky.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Édouard-Hector Rouleau (1843–1912), physician. He was one of a handful of medical doctors practising their profession in Calgary in the 1880s, and was a founding member of, and spokesman for, Calgary’s nascent French Catholic community. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/roule...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Rodolphe Lemieux (1866–1937), journalist, lawyer, professor, and politician. One of the most important national political figures of his time, he had his equals among French Canadian Liberals, but only one, Wilfrid Laurier, was his superior. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/lemie...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Richard Theodore Pennefather (d. 1865), office-holder. In 1856 he became superintendent-general of Indian affairs for the Province of Canada. A 1858 report recommended that the policy of assimilating Indigenous people be accelerated. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/penne...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Freeborn Garrettson (1752–1827), Methodist minister. He adopted a neutral stance towards the American revolution, and strongly opposed enslavement. He was perhaps the most gifted, influential preacher to work in Nova Scotia in the 18th century. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/garre...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Polly Barber (Scovil) (1803–98), teacher, farmer, and businesswoman. The “widow Scovill,” as she was called, was so successful that, according to her obituary in the Montreal Daily Star, she was known as “the most prosperous farmer of Sutton.” www.biographi.ca/en/bio/barbe...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Hester (Hetty) Ann Hubbard (Case) (d. 1831), teacher. A member of the Methodist mission to the Mississauga Ojibwas of Grape Island, Bay of Quinte, she married William Case in 1829. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hubba...

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On this day in 1988, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney apologized in the House of Commons for the wrongs committed against Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War. 📸 Ron Poling Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/qvdrwJS

The image shows a person, identified as Brian Mulroney, signing a document at a desk. He is wearing a dark suit with a patterned tie. Another individual, wearing a suit with a red and blue striped tie, is seated to his right. Several other people in formal attire stand in the background. The document has a blue cover with an emblem and text.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On this day in 2010, Jackie Burroughs died. She appeared in over 100 films and TV shows in her career including voicing characters on Heavy Metal and The Care Bears. She is most famous as Hetty King on Road To Avonlea, a role that won her three Geminis. 📸 Keith Beaty

The image shows a black-and-white photograph of a person, identified as Jackie Burroughs, smiling at the camera. She has short, wavy hair and is wearing a long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up. The background features a geometric, grid-like pattern with light and shadow effects.

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Autumn Franklin Carmichael 1940

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Gualbert Gervais (1844–88), Papal Zouave and teacher. In 1867 he enlisted in the battalion of Zouaves to aid the Papal States. With a touch of both regret and irony, he noted that he had served “as a hero, in an office.” www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gerva...

A young man in a Zouave uniform and cap. He has dark hair and a moustache.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#NewBio! Athanase David (1882–1953), lawyer and politician. As Quebec’s provincial secretary from 1919 to 1936, Athanase David made his mark in numerous areas, such as culture, education, and health. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/david...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our thematic galleries bring together many bios within the context of a theme. Today's highlighted theme is the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was the last major conflict fought on Canadian soil. www.biographi.ca/en/theme_181...

Sailing ships and smaller craft off a shoreline with plumes of smoke from shore and vessels. This is a bird's-eye view looking northeast from approximately foot of Parkside Drive, showing arrival of American fleet prior to capture of York, 27 April 1813. Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, Toronto Public Library.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Jean Langevin (1821–92), Roman Catholic priest, teacher, educational administrator, author, and bishop. In 1867 he was appointed as bishop of the new diocese of Rimouski, stretching some 150,000 square miles on both sides of the St Lawrence. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/lange...

Dark-haired clergyman standing beside an ornate table and upholstered chair, wearing a long buttoned cassock and shoulder cape with a square collar.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Regina has never had an NHL team, but the Chicago Black Hawks were formed from the nucleus of players that made up the Regina Capitals. Eddie Shore once played for them and they even challenged for the Stanley Cup. This is their story. 📸 NHL 🧵 1/8

A vintage black-and-white photograph of a hockey player in action, wearing a striped jersey and shorts, holding a stick, and skating on the ice. The image has a sepia tone and appears to be from an earlier era of hockey.

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Library and Archives Canada @library-archives.canada.ca · 21/09/2026

200 years ago, construction of the Rideau Canal began. Around 1830, James Pattison Cockburn, a British military officer and watercolourist, produced a series of works depicting Ottawa and the Rideau Canal. Explore his fonds: central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app…

Watercolour of the upper section of the Rideau Falls

Watercolour of a settlement on Long Island, on the Rideau River

Watercolour of the Rideau Canal at Hog’s Back

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Pine Trees at Sunset Tom Thomson 1915

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On this day in 1934, Leonard Cohen was born. One of Canada's greatest musicians, he is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He also earned two Governor General's Awards, the Order of Canada and four Junos. 📸 Alex Thomas

A black-and-white photograph of Leonard Cohen, a man with short hair, playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone on stage, dressed in a dark suit jacket.

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Toronto Archives @torontoarchives.cityof.toronto.ca · 21/09/2026

In September 1948, Alderman Allan Lamport commissioned a series of photographs along Yonge Street documenting existing conditions as the city considered widening the street, providing a fascinating snapshot of the streetscape pre-subway. Read more about it here: ow.ly/sQuq50ZOLy5

Photograph taken from the south east looking north from Edward Street on the west side of Yonge Street. Fonds 1303, Series 978, File 1, Item 5.

Photograph taken from the south west looking north from Gerrard Street on the east side of Yonge Street. Fonds 1303, Series 978, File 1, Item 9.

Photograph taken from the south west looking north from Gould Street on the east side of Yonge Street. Fonds 1303, Series 978, File 1, Item 6.

Photograph taken from the south-west looking north from Terauley Street (just south of Dundas Street) on the east side of Yonge Street. Photograph shows The Downtown theatre which is scheduled to open soon according to the sign on the building. Other businesses shown include: Yolles Furniture Co., Continental Clothes, Biltmore Theatre, Silver Grill, and the Edison Hotel.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Before Richard, Beliveau or Lafleur, there was Howie Morenz. He led to the Canadiens to three Stanley Cups and was beloved in Montreal. But then a freak accident on the ice ended his career and, eventually, his life. This is the story of the Stratford Streak. 📸 NHL 🧵 1/12

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Maria Louisa Angwin (1849–98), educator and physician. In 1884 she became the first woman licensed to practise medicine in Nova Scotia. Patients ringing her doorbell were greeted by a resident parrot announcing, “Someone wants the doctor.” biographi.ca/en/bio/angwi...

Newspaper advertisement for Maria Angwin, listing her medical credentials and past hospital posts as well as her office hours and address in Halifax, N.S.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Alphonse-Alfred-Clément La Rivière (1842–1925), businessman, civil servant, newspaper owner, and politician. In a society more mature than the Manitoba of the 1870s and 1880s he might never have attained the prominence he did. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/la_ri...

Black-and-white portrait of an older white man with slicked-back hair and a thick mustache, wearing a suit and bow tie.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham (1799–1841), colonial administrator. No governor had such a profound influence on the future development of the British North American colonies – not even Lord Durham. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/thoms...

Portrait showing a dark-haired man wearing a dark coat and high cravat. Text: LORD SYDENHAM.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Read our bio of Archie Belaney, known as Grey Owl and Wa-sha-quon-asin, here: www.biographi.ca/en/bio/belan...

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

On this day in 1923, Bertha Wilson was born. She was the first woman appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. She served on the Supreme Court from 1984 to 1991. She died in 2007. 📸 LAC

A photograph of Bertha Wilson, a woman with dark hair, wearing a red judicial robe with white fur trim and a white collar, sitting with her hands resting on a table or chair, with a background of bookshelves filled with books.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ernie Coombs is a beloved symbol of kindness for generations of Canadians. As Mr. Dressup, he was a fixture of Canadian television for decades. Even 24 years after his death, people love Mr. Dressup. This is his story. 📸 CBC 🧵 1/16

This 1970s black-and-white photo features Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup, smiling with crossed arms in a colorful patchwork jacket, plaid bow tie, and striped pants. Beside him, on a wooden treehouse set with a blue door and yellow banners, are the puppets Casey (a red-haired child in brown) and Finnegan (a gray dog with a red collar), from the Canadian children's show *Mr. Dressup*.

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Marta O'Brien @archhistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hooray! Late architect Robert Hill's incredible Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 is back online thanks to a recovery. I think Robert would be happy that his decades of work have been preserved. canadianarchitects.org/about/

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How the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada was recovered from the Internet Archive.

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Mairi Cowan @historianmairi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

18-month Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Toronto Digital Histories Initiative Join us to work on the University of Toronto Digital Histories Initiative, part of the University’s Bicentennial programming. More information here: www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-s...

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18-month Postdoctoral Fellowship: University of Toronto Digital Histories InitiativeDepartment of Historical Studies, University of Toronto MississaugaApplication deadline: October 6, 2026Fellowship s...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Bio of the Day: James Finlay Weir Johnston (1796–1835), agricultural chemist, mineralogist, and author. In 1848, Johnston was invited to report on the agricultural capabilities of New Brunswick. Johnston accomplished the task with remarkable dispatch. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/johns...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Henri Julien (1852–1908), lithographer, illustrator, caricaturist, reporter, and painter. His 22 years at the Montreal Daily Star, from 1886 until the end of his life, definitively established Henri Julien's reputation as a political caricaturist. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/julie...

Portrait of a man wearing a dark suit and a light-coloured shirt with a high white collar. He has a large moustache, pointed at the ends, and his arms are crossed. Text: HENRI JULIEN.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bio of the Day: Ezekiel (Ezechiel) Hart (1770–1843), businessman, seigneur, militia officer, JP, and politician. His victory in the 1807 by-election in Trois-Rivières precipitated an important political episode and controversy. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hart_...

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Yesterday marked 141 years since #Jumbo the Elephant was struck & killed by a passing freight train in St. Thomas. We talked about the elephant’s tragic & exploited life for this week’s #CBC #HiddenHistory of #swont: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#NewBio! Charles Allen Gordon Tamblyn (1878–1933), pharmacist and businessman. A shrewd, innovative Ontario businessman, Gordon Tamblyn opened his first drugstore in Toronto in 1904, and by the early 1930s he had built the largest pharmacy chain in Canada. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/tambl...

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