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- For almost 50 years, Canada and Denmark were at war over a tiny island in the Arctic. Hans Island was only one kilometre wide, with nothing on it, but it was an important spot along the border when it came to access to surrounding resources.
No bullets were ever fired, but a lot of shots of liquor were enjoyed.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - Over the space of eight months in 1942, an 2,700 kilometres of highway was built from Dawson Creek, BC to Alaska. It was an incredible project that took the international cooperation of Canada and the United States.
Listen to the other side of this episode on Hostile History with David Borys.
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*sources*
Legion magazine: https://legionmagazine.com/builders-of-the-alaska-highway/
Alaska Highway: A Historic Photographic Journey by Jane Haigh
Government of Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/services/infrastructure-buildings/bridges-docks-dams/alaska-highway/about.html
Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alaska-highway
The Milepost: https://themilepost.com/articles/history-of-the-alaska-highway/
Parks Canada: https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1677&i=53388
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - In 1979, amid the Iranian Revolution, several American diplomats and their spouses were caught in the middle. It fell to the Canadians and Diplomat Ken Taylor to rescue them, hide them and then get them out of the country.
This is the true story, not the Argo falsehood.
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - For over 150 years Canadians have shaped history. In every area, from sports and science to peace and humanitarianism, the world has been made better because of Canada.
And we sometimes forget that.
So this month, I'm shining a spotlight on eight stories that show what makes us great.
I'm Craig Baird and This... Is Canada and I hope you enjoy following along on this journey through the great things Canada has created.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - Maurice Richard was known as The Rocket for not only his speed on the ice, but the fire he brought to every game. More than a hockey player, he became a cultural icon and hero to the Quebec people.
He was one of the greatest to ever lace up skates.
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*sources*
NHL: https://www.nhl.com/player/maurice-richard-8448321/stats
Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/rocket-richard
Ville de Montreal: https://ville.montreal.qc.ca/ordre/en/maurice-richard
Dictionary of Canadian Biography: https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/richard_maurice_22E.html
Our Life With The Rocket by Roch Carrier
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