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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 16h

Bio of the Day: Scholastique Gosselin (1806– 76), Grey Nun of Montreal, missionary. In 1844 the order, in response to the request of Bishop Joseph-Norbert Provencher, founded their Red River mission. Sister Gosselin joined the third group of nuns nominated to it. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gosse...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 20h

#WomensHistoryMonth Clare Gass (1887–1968) served as a nursing sister with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in the First World War. The diary she kept during her four years overseas is a remarkable historical source. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gass_...

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Northern Lake Lawren Harris 1923

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Avro Arrow was unveiled with the intention of it being the RCAF's primary interceptor in the 1960s. Less than two years later, the program was abruptly cancelled and 14,528 Avro employees were put out of work. This is the story. 📸 LAC 🧵 1/12

A black-and-white aerial view of the Avro Arrow, a delta-winged jet aircraft marked with "RL-201" and a Canadian maple leaf insignia, displayed on a tarmac surrounded by a large crowd of people and a stage with officials, near a building and parked cars.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It is #WomensHistoryMonth! Ohtowaˀkéhson (Catharine Brant) was head woman of the turtle clan of the Mohawks. She had much influence among the Six Nations; her opinions counted, and they were a political force to be reckoned with. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ohtow...

Two people, one seated, and one (Indigenous or in Indigenous clothing) standing, holding a tomahawk, are next to a lake or pond. On the far side of the water is a house on a hill, with many trees. On the near side of the lake is a log cabin with a rail fence.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Bio of the Day: Thomas Fyshe (1845–1911), banker. As a result of hisforbearance and good judgement, the Bank of Nova Scotia emerged relatively unscathed from the mid 1880s at a time when less well-managed banks foundered. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/fyshe...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It is #WomensHistoryMonth! A pioneer of women’s rights, Idola Saint-Jean (1879–1945) contributed to defining the feminism that would mark Quebec from the 1960s onward. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/saint...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📖 Athanase David (1882–1953), lawyer and politician: www.biographi.ca/en/bio/david... 📖 Cécile Gannendâris (d. 1669), Wendat matriarch, Christian convert, and member of the Confrérie de la Sainte-Famille: www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ganne...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How about some weekend reading? Have you read all of our new bios published in September? 📖 Isaac (d. 1932), Tr’ondëk Hän (Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in) chief: www.biographi.ca/en/bio/isaac... 📖 Gordon Tamblyn (1878–1933), pharmacist and businessman: www.biographi.ca/en/bio/tambl...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bio of the Day: Mary Greene (1843–1933), member of the Sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus, educator, and provincial for the order in Canada. Greatly respected as a teacher and superior, she became a trailblazer for Catholic education. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/green...

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

On this day in 1988, Lennox Lewis won gold for Canada at the Summer Olympics when he defeated Riddick Bowe. He became the first Canadian to win gold in boxing in 56 years. He was Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremonies of the Games. 📸 Bob Martin

Lennox Lewis standing on a podium with arms raised and smiling, wearing a gold medal and maple‑leaf singlet, wrapped hands, a championship belt, holding a small Canadian flag and a bouquet.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It is #WomensHistoryMonth! Writer Robertine Barry (1863–1910), known as Françoise, was a modern, professional woman, single and independent, and an important figure in the history of Canadian feminism and of 19th-century Canada. biographi.ca/en/bio/barry...

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Kevin Glew @coopincanada.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Former Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.) has been elected to the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame. I wrote about it: tinyurl.com/4cwjyjh6

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Former big league catcher Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.) has been elected to the Quebec Sports Hall of Fame.

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Historica Canada @historicacanada.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The deadline for requesting a visit from the Memory Project Speakers Bureau is coming up on October 3. Fill out the form now! buff.ly/NQEoujt

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This year’s submission deadline for Remembrance Season requests is October 3. Visits are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bio of the Day: Horace Bélanger (1836–92), fur trader and JP. In 1867 he moved to Cumberland House (Sask.), and in 1870, still a clerk, he took charge of the entire Cumberland district. Two years later he was promoted chief trader and in 1873 he was made factor. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/belan...

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It is #WomensHistoryMonth! Chloe Cooley (fl. 1793) was one of the hundreds of Black people who were enslaved in Upper Canada. Her desperate resistance, directly influenced the subsequent passage of the Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/coole...

Canadian postage stamp depicting a Black woman in a blue dress and yellow shawl with a blue and yellow headwrap against a river and cliff landscape with a rowboat below; “CANADA” and a maple-leaf postal emblem appear at the top. The name "CHLOE COOLEY" is at the bottom.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography @dcb-dbc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#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 · 30/09/2026

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 · 30/09/2026

#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 · 30/09/2026

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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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 · 30/09/2026

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...

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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...

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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

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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…

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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

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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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