Jan. 7 – Hank Snow Performs at the Grand Ole Opry
Canadian country music star Hank Snow performs at the Grand Ole Opry......and nobody likes him.
Jan. 6 – Brother André Bessette Passes Away
Later known as Saint André Bessette, Brother André of Montreal died on this day back in 1937.
Jan 4 – Canadian Artist Pegi Nicol MacLeod is Born
We spoke with I spoke with Dr. Laura Brandon, a historian of Art and War at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa as well as author of "Pegi by Herself: the life of Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Canadian artist".
Jan. 3 – “How the Scots Invented Canada”
Ken MacGoogan author of "How the Scots Invented Canada" spoke to us on the anniversary of the arrival of 300 immigrants from the Scottish Highlands on this day in 1802.
Highlight – Viola Desmond is physically removed from theatre
In 1946, Viola Desmond was forcibly removed from a theatre in New Glasgow, NS for refusing to move from whites-only section.