2025 Stanley Cup Finals Set

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Edward Brain

The 2025 Stanley Cup Finals are now set.

This year sees a rematch of last year’s finals as the Florida Panthers take on the Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers won the Stanley Cup last year, beating out the Oilers in a seven games series.

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2025 NHL Conference Finals

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Edward Brain

The 2025 National Hockey League (NHL) Conference Finals are now set.

Let’s look at the match-ups:

Eastern Conference

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Victoria Day Walk Beside Mimico Harbour

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Edward Brain

Today I went for a walk in Humber Bay Promenade Park, along the western edge of Mimico Harbour in western Toronto/south Etobicoke.

It was a nice bright sunny afternoon, a bit cool but not bad.

I had my camera with me, so I managed to get some pictures:

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Happy Victoria Day 2025

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Edward Brain

Today, May 19th 2025, 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.

Queen Victoria would see Canada grow rapidly, with the purchase of Rupert’s Land to form the Northwest Territory, as well Manitoba, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island all joining Confederation.

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80th Anniversary of VE Day

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Edward Brain

Today, May 8th, 2025, marks the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day.)

On this day in 1945, the Second World War (WWII) came to an end with the surrender of Nazi Germany after almost six year of fighting.

Winston Churchill waves to crowds in Whitehall in London as they celebrate VE Day, 8 May 1945
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Second Round of 2025 NHL Playoffs

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Edward Brain

The second round of the 2025 NHL playoffs are now set and will begin today.

Let’s take a look at the match-ups:

Eastern Conference

Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
The Panthers beat Tampa Bay in the first round while the Maple Leafs beat Ottawa. This is the second meeting in the playoffs, with the Panthers winning their first match-up in 2023. The Panthers won three of four games in the regular season. Look for the Maple Leafs to win in six games.

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Impact of 2025 Election on Canadian Political Landscape

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Edward Brain

On April 28th, 2025 Canada held the 45th General Election in its’ history in order to elect members of the House of Commons.

The result was a fourth straight term in office for the Liberals, and a third straight minority. 343 seats were up for election and the seat distribution breaks down as follows:

PartySeatsVote Percentage
Liberal Party16943.7%
Conservative Party14441.3%
Bloc Québécois226.3%
NDP76.3%
Green Party11.3%
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The Canadian Turns 70

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Edward Brain

Today, April 24th 2020, VIA Rail’s flagship train, The Canadian, turns 70 years old.

On April 24th, 1955 the Canadian Pacific Railway began running The Canadian on a daily schedule between Toronto/Montreal and Vancouver.  The train ran from Vancouver, British Columbia to Sudbury, Ontario where it would be split into two sections with one section going to Montreal, Quebec, and the other going to Toronto, Ontario.

VIA Rail would take over operation of The Canadian in 1979 when it took over passenger operations from the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway.

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Early Spring 2025 Pictures

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Edward Brain

On Sunday April 20th, 2025 – Easter Sunday in Canada – I went for a walk in the afternoon on what turned out to be a bright and sunny day, albeit a bit cool.

I took my camera with me just in case I saw anything interesting.

While out for my walk, I caught a picture of the first swan I have seen this year, a mute swan:

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First Round of 2025 NHL Playoffs

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Edward Brain

The end of the 2024-2025 NHL Regular Season has come to an end and the first round of the playoffs are now set.

Some highlights of this year’s playoffs include:

Let’s look at the match-ups:

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