- 2026-10-08An Irish peer and former member of the Palmerston administration, Lord Monck was named Governor General of British North America…
- 2026-10-08Born in Montreal, Girouard was educated at Royal Military College, Kingston, commissioned in the Royal Engineers in 1888, and appointed…
- 2026-10-08Knighted in 1935 for services to music in Canada, Ernest MacMillan was a familiar figure to adults and school children…
- 2026-10-08Soldier, surgeon, and scientist, Banting in 1920 became convinced of the existence of a hormone known as insulin. A laboratory…
- 2026-10-08Born at Quebec, Gordon Drummond had a distinguished military career in various parts of the Empire before becoming Administrator of…
- 2026-10-08This British officer, "the hero of Upper Canada," led the successful defense of the province early in the War of…
- 2026-10-08The son of Loyalists, pupil and protégé of John Strachan, John Beverley Robinson was the embodiment of the values of…
- 2026-10-08Born in London Township, Carling succeeded his father as President of Carling Brewing and Malting Co., entered politics as a…
- 2026-10-08One of the oldest buildings standing in Ontario, the original five-bay structure at the centre of this house was built…
- 2026-10-08Born at Hills Green, Willison, as editor of the Toronto Globe (1890-1902), made it the most influential organ of Liberalism…