Parliament Hill
I would like to wish all Canadians a very Happy Dominion Day! Or, if you desire, a Happy Canada Day!
Today marks 147 years since the formation of the Dominion of Canada on July 1st, 1867 with the British North American Act taking effect. The Dominion consisted of four provinces to begin with: Ontario, Quebec, News Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
Over the years, the Dominion would increase in size, with the addition of the following provinces: Continue reading
We have now finished the group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This means that we are down to the last 16 teams looking to win the World Cup.
The Round of 16 breaks down as follows: Continue reading
Coat of Arms of Ontario (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Thanks to the recent general election in Ontario and the Liberal Party receiving a majority government, Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced some changes to the Cabinet.
Many Cabinet members are still in Cabinet, albeit with new portfolios, while others remain in their current position. However, there are some new members.
The new cabinet breaks down as follows: Continue reading
It has announced that the late Pat Burns will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 17th, 2014 as a member of the Class of 2014.
As an NHL coach, Mr. Burns coached 1,019 games and winning 501 games. Mr. Burns coached the Montreal Canadiens (1989-1992), Toronto Maple Leafs (1992-1996), Boston Bruins (1997-2001), and New Jersey Devils (2002-2004).
Mr. Burns would win the Stanley Cup in 2004 with New Jersey, while leading Montreal to the Stanley Cup finals in 1989, his first season coaching in the NHL. Continue reading
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced their pre-season schedule for the 2014-15 NHL season. The team will play eight games (four home games and four road games) against four teams.
The pre-season starts out on September 22nd in London Ontario against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The pre-season games break down as follows: Continue reading
Queen’s Park
Now that the dust has settled in the 41st general election in Ontario, let’s look at the results:
Today, June 6th 2014, marks the 70th Anniversary of Canada’s involvement in the D-Day landings in Normandy France.
On June 6th 1944, members of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, with the help of the Royal Canadian Navy and the British Marines, landed on the beach code named JUNO in the early morning.
The Canadians had some of the best results on the first day of fighting. Canadians were dealt with 359 dead, 574 wounded, and 47 captured on the first day of fighting.
Let us not forget the sacrifices made that day, and throughout the war, to fight for the freedoms we enjoy today.
The Stanley Cup.
We are now set for the finals of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs with the New York Rangers (Champions of the Eastern Conference) vs. the Los Angeles Kings (Champions of the Western Conference.)
The Rangers are making their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals since 1994, when they on the Stanley Cup after a 54 year drought. The Kings are making their second appearance in the finals in the last three years. They won the Cup back in 2012 and this is their third appearance in the finals since joining the league in 1967. Continue reading
Queen of United Kingdom (as well as Canada, Australia, and other Commonwealth realms) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today, May 19th 2014, is Victoria Day in Canada. This is a public holiday for most of us.
While many consider Victoria Day to be the ‘unofficial’ start of summer, it is actually to celebrate the first Monarch of the Dominion of Canada, Queen Victoria whose birthday was May 24th. It is also the official Canadian birthday of our current Monarch Queen Elizabeth II (whose actually birthday is in April.)
Queen Victoria was born on May 24th, 1819 and would come to the throne of the United Kingdom on June 20th, 1837 when she ascended the throne on the death of her uncle King William IV. At the time Canada was still made up of several British colonies, so she was reigning over parts of Canada in her capacity of Queen of the United Kingdom. Continue reading
The Stanley Cup.
The NHL’s Eastern and Western Conference Semi-finals have now concluded and we are ready for the Conference Finals to begin tonight.
This is the first time since the 1979 playoffs that three Original Six teams have qualified for the Conference finals. Two of those three teams, Montreal and New York, were involved and would meet up for Stanley Cup. This year those two teams face off for the
As such, let’s take a look at the match-ups: Continue reading
