Today, May 18th 2026, is Victoria Day in Canada. I want to wish every Canadian a very happy and safe Victoria Day.
Today marks the celebration of the birthday of Canada’s first monarch, Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901 and was Monarch when four British colonies – Canada West (Ontario), Canada East (Quebec), New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia – were combined together to create the Dominion of Canada.
Continue readingMy tulips have come up out in the garden.
Here are some pictures from the garden today on a bright, sunny day:
It’s now early May, so let’s take a look at some of the videos I have uploaded to my Youtube channels:
Firstly, from my main channel, Edward’s Videos:
Continue readingIt is now May. That means the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Challenge 50 Kilometre Challenge to raise fund for MS Canada.
I am participating in the event this year.
Canada has the highest rate of MS in the world.
Continue readingThe first round of the National Hockey League Playoffs (NHL) are now set, with the first games starting today.
Some highlights of this years playoffs include:
Continue readingAs some of you may know, I have supported a local transit-related organization, Transit Toronto, now for several years.
My main contributions up to now have been with local transit related photos, and assisting on a couple of videos for their Youtube Channel.
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I attended the March 21st, 2026 Live in HD Broadcast of Richard Wagner‘s Tristan und Isolde from The Metropolitan Opera.
The production starts Michael Spyres and Lise Davidsen in the title roles along with Tomasz Konieczny (Kurwenal), Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne), Ryan Speedo Green (King Marke), and Thomas Glass (Melot.)
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra was led by The Met’s Artistic Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin. This new production is by Yuval Sharon, with sets by Es Devlin, and costumes by Clint Ramos.
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Famed American Actor Chuck Norris has passed away at 86.
Mr. Norris was born Carlos Ray Norris on March 10, 1940 in Ryan, Oklahoma to Ray and Wilma Norris.
In 1958 he joined the United States Air Force as an Air Policeman and was stationed in South Korea. It was then that he was nicknamed ‘Chuck’, a nickname that stuck with him for the rest of his life.
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