[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @CraigBaird Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx posts on X about canada, canadian, toronto, countries the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::85598254/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX +65% - X Month XXXXXXXXX +77% - X Months XXXXXXXXXX -XXXX% - X Year XXXXXXXXXX -XX% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::85598254/posts_active)  - X Week XX -XX% - X Month XXX +116% - X Months XXXXX +0.76% - X Year XXXXX -XXXX% ### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::85598254/followers)  - X Week XXXXXX +0.39% - X Month XXXXXX +1.20% - X Months XXXXXX +9.20% - X Year XXXXXX +20% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::85598254/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::85598254/influence) --- **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) XXXXX% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) XXX% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) XXXX% [finance](/list/finance) #2122 [nhl](/list/nhl) XXXX% [musicians](/list/musicians) XXXX% [pga golfers](/list/pga-golfers) XXXX% [gaming](/list/gaming) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [canada](/topic/canada) #301, [canadian](/topic/canadian) #12, [toronto](/topic/toronto) 3.63%, [countries](/topic/countries) #826, [murder](/topic/murder) 2.07%, [women](/topic/women) #958, [niagara falls](/topic/niagara-falls) 1.55%, [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) 1.55%, [great wall](/topic/great-wall) 1.04%, [stanley cup](/topic/stanley-cup) XXXX% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@rhondamorton](/creator/undefined) [@karinabambina](/creator/undefined) [@ewanishin](/creator/undefined) [@brianloveg95196](/creator/undefined) [@mmekwantdsb](/creator/undefined) [@keeper1200](/creator/undefined) [@jackfish937](/creator/undefined) [@prairieislander](/creator/undefined) [@justme89126461](/creator/undefined) [@lhix999](/creator/undefined) [@manitobamadman](/creator/undefined) [@laraaanderson1](/creator/undefined) [@rick88127024](/creator/undefined) [@jockmart](/creator/undefined) [@audreymanast02](/creator/undefined) [@kate_k4k2001](/creator/undefined) [@quantawave](/creator/undefined) [@culturetripper](/creator/undefined) [@elie_foube16925](/creator/undefined) [@vdaenterprises](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::85598254/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "Capital murder was considered planned and deliberate and included the murder of a police officer or prison guard. It carried the death penalty. Non capital murder and murder committed by juveniles carried life sentences. 🧵 5/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944744437592027310) 2025-07-14 13:03:00 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "Only five months after construction began the store opened. Timothy Eaton pressed a pearl button on a podium. As he did a four-year-old boy opened the doors to the store and the blinds on all XX show windows shot up. On opening day 25000 people visited the store. 🧵 6/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945107205734256967) 2025-07-15 13:04:30 UTC 61.9K followers, 5406 engagements "The Great Wall of Saskatchewan located near Smiley. Built by one man Albert Johnson from 1962 to 1991. It is .6 km long and XXX metres high in some places. There is also a sod house built in 1986"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1943364279786442815) 2025-07-10 17:38:44 UTC 61.9K followers, 7893 engagements "The work done by the unit was crucial to the war. They cut down trees in the forests transported logs to mills and cut the logs into lumber. This lumber was used by the Allied armies. The battalion also cared for XX to XXX horses used for hauling. 🧵 7/10"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1941467489612742837) 2025-07-05 12:01:34 UTC 61.8K followers, XXX engagements "On July X 1960 seven-year-old Roger Woodward was swept over Niagara Falls. He survived becoming the first known person to survive going over the falls without a barrel. Many daredevils have attempted to do the same thing. This is the story of some of them. 🧵 1/13"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1942932568623440292) 2025-07-09 13:03:16 UTC 61.8K followers, 29.3K engagements "At the height of the store's business XX% of Winnipeg residents shopped there on a busy day. It was estimated XX cents out of every shopping dollar in the city was spent there. When Eaton's went bankrupt in 1999 the Winnipeg store was closed. 🧵 8/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945107209366429844) 2025-07-15 13:04:31 UTC 61.9K followers, 5171 engagements "During the war as young men enlisted the federal government wanted to ensure that agricultural production continued. In 1915 the government launched Patriotism and Production which urged farmers to increase their wheat production. 🧵 2/10"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945484428408393900) 2025-07-16 14:03:27 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "While winning Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs Kelly also served as a Liberal Member of Parliament. Elected in 1962 in York West he was re-elected in 1963 and served until 1965. Learn more 👇 🧵 9/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1942917399704916428) 2025-07-09 12:03:00 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "He quickly established himself as a consistent contributor. In 1955-56 he had XX points to finish second in team scoring. In 1956-57 despite missing XX games he had XX points. In 1957-58 he was named team captain as the team moved into a new dynasty era. 🧵 6/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1941829748297994388) 2025-07-06 12:01:04 UTC 61.8K followers, 1161 engagements "Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs - Colter Wall (2020): The third album from Wall it reached #1 in the UK #3 on the Folk chart in the USA and #63 in Canada"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945108854314033579) 2025-07-15 13:11:03 UTC 61.9K followers, 3890 engagements "He led the team to the 1959 Stanley Cup Final which they lost to the Montreal Canadiens. In 1959-60 he had XX points and again led the team to the Stanley Cup Final which were lost again to the Canadiens. In 1961-62 he had a career high XX points. 🧵 7/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1941829749484949800) 2025-07-06 12:01:04 UTC 61.8K followers, 1144 engagements "What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944748972821909823) 2025-07-14 13:21:01 UTC 61.9K followers, 8190 engagements "Beauty Behind The Madness - the Weeknd (2015): The second studio album from the Weeknd it reached #1 in six countries including Canada and the USA. It sold nearly X million copies worldwide. It won a Grammy and two Junos"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944748974432497740) 2025-07-14 13:21:01 UTC 61.9K followers, 2851 engagements "Happy birthday to Deborah Cox born on this day in 1974 in Toronto Over her music career she has won four Juno Awards received a Grammy nomination and been inducted into Canada's Music Hall of Fame. She also has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944354967407489495) 2025-07-13 11:15:23 UTC 61.8K followers, 3899 engagements "In 2002 the store was demolished to make way for the MTS Centre. The bricks from the original building were used in the arena's facade. The statue of Timothy Eaton that once stood at the store was moved to Polo Park Mall and was declared a Provincial Heritage Object. 🧵 9/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945107210956108149) 2025-07-15 13:04:32 UTC 61.9K followers, 5031 engagements "What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945470715710587311) 2025-07-16 13:08:58 UTC 61.9K followers, 7355 engagements "On Nov. XX 1967 Bill C-168 was passed which put a five-year moratorium on the use of the death penalty except in the case of the killing of a police officer or prison guard. On Jan. XX 1973 the moratorium was continued as the country moved to official abolishment. 🧵 8/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944744441769549850) 2025-07-14 13:03:01 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "Dawn FM - the Weeknd (2022): The fifth studio album from the Weeknd it included four singles. The album hit #1 in XX countries and was in the top XX in XX countries. It sold nearly two million copies. The album won two Junos including Album of the Year"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945473135597539607) 2025-07-16 13:18:35 UTC 61.9K followers, 2531 engagements "On Dec. XX 1941 he took a portrait of Winston Churchill in the Speaker's Chamber of the Speaker of the House of Commons in Parliament. To capture the photo Yousuf removed Churchill's cigar from his mouth right before he took the photo which made Churchill scowl. 🧵 5/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944381626755977549) 2025-07-13 13:01:19 UTC 61.8K followers, 1248 engagements "Guthrie then used his connections in England to bring out some of the best production staff and designers in the world of theatre. He also called in a favour from his friend Alec Guinness. Guinness wanted to do a small production and he agreed to act at the festival. 🧵 7/15"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944396720940413188) 2025-07-13 14:01:18 UTC 61.8K followers, 1082 engagements "May XX 1970: Canadian golfer Mike Weir was born in Sarnia Ontario"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1921902016458043485) 2025-05-12 12:15:22 UTC 61.8K followers, 2876 engagements "Happy 18th birthday to my kitty Palu. Picked up as a kitten from a box during a parade in Rossland BC back in 2007 she has lived in three provinces multiple houses and apartments and is now enjoying her retirement"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944855178911342693) 2025-07-14 20:23:02 UTC 61.9K followers, 8297 engagements "In 1974 Berton was awarded the Order of Canada. He received his first honorary degree in 1973. He received XX over the course of his life. In 1998 he became one of the first individuals inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. In 1992 he received the Order of Ontario. 🧵13/18"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944019461633118694) 2025-07-12 13:02:12 UTC 61.8K followers, 2996 engagements "Business was so brisk at the store that within a few weeks the number of staff increased from XXX to 1200. In 1910 three new storeys were added onto the building. By 1919 the store had expanded to XX acres and now employed over 8000 people. 🧵 7/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945107207017644145) 2025-07-15 13:04:31 UTC 61.9K followers, 5281 engagements "Random fun fact about Canada Canada has no land naturally below sea level. The lowest publicly accessible point in Canada is XX metres below sea level in the False Creek Tunnel located at False Creek in Vancouver"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944822478678725038) 2025-07-14 18:13:06 UTC 61.9K followers, 7694 engagements "Robert Overacker: Hoping to raise awareness for the homeless Overacker went over the falls on Oct. X 1995 on a jet ski. His rocket-propelled parachute failed to open and he fell to his death to the river below. 🧵 12/13"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1942932584779932061) 2025-07-09 13:03:20 UTC 61.9K followers, 3316 engagements "Happy birthday to Duncan Keith born on this day in 1983 in Winnipeg In his NHL career he won three Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks. He also won two Norris Trophies the Conn Smythe and two Olympic gold medals. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2025"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945438851624730711) 2025-07-16 11:02:21 UTC 61.9K followers, 2644 engagements "On this day in 1922 France granted X sq-km of land at Vimy Ridge for use by the Government of Canada for the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. Contrary to popular belief the land is not Canadian territory (it is still French soil) but it is a National Historic Site of Canada"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1939322503320449371) 2025-06-29 13:58:10 UTC 61.9K followers, 38.3K engagements "What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944016886934778359) 2025-07-12 12:51:58 UTC 61.8K followers, 7753 engagements "In 2004 Berton published his 50th and last book: Prisoners of the North. In October of that year he appeared on Rick Mercer Report and showed Canadians how to properly roll a joint. He used his books as a rolling surface in the video. 🧵14/18"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944019462723653827) 2025-07-12 13:02:12 UTC 61.8K followers, 5421 engagements "By the start of the 20th century Eaton's was one of the most important retailers in Canada. With the Eaton's catalogue Canadians could order anything they needed to their homes from the company. As the company grew there was a decision to expand. 🧵 2/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945107200721989806) 2025-07-15 13:04:29 UTC 61.9K followers, 6315 engagements "My Canadian Travels: The Dunvegan Bridge The longest suspension bridge in Alberta it is a beautiful structure that spans the Peace River north of Grande Prairie. I'm making videos of my travels so if you enjoy these videos please give them a share to help spread the word"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944185172561207744) 2025-07-13 00:00:41 UTC 61.8K followers, 10.4K engagements "Happy birthday to Michael Mando born on this day in 1981 in Quebec City Best known for his role as Nacho Varga on Better Call Saul he also voiced Vaas in Far Cry X. He has also appeared in Orphan Black and Spider-Man: Homecoming. He is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944390758598848737) 2025-07-13 13:37:36 UTC 61.8K followers, 5122 engagements "My Canadian Travels: The Great Wall of Saskatchewan For XX years from 1962 to 1991 Albert Johnson built a .6 km stone wall on his property that still stands. I'm making videos of my travels so if you enjoy these videos please give them a share to help spread the word"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944846644073390282) 2025-07-14 19:49:08 UTC 61.9K followers, 19.9K engagements "His childhood home in Dawson City is now Berton House. It is used as a retreat for professional Canadian writers. They can stay there for three months in a subsidized residency. The deed of the house is owned by the Writers' Trust of Canada which Berton co-founded. 🧵16/18"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944019464883716120) 2025-07-12 13:02:13 UTC 61.8K followers, 2572 engagements "By this point Stratford City Council was completely on board with the idea. Patterson called Guthrie and offered him $XXX to manage the festival. Guthrie wanted to try out a small festival and agreed. He arrived in Stratford in July 1952. 🧵 6/15"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944396719447228738) 2025-07-13 14:01:17 UTC 61.8K followers, 1109 engagements "My Canadian Travels: Amber Valley Alberta This was one of many thriving Albertan communities that African Americans built after leaving Nebraska in the early-1900s I'm making videos of my travels so if you enjoy these videos please give them a share to help spread the word"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944519630388904208) 2025-07-13 22:09:41 UTC 61.9K followers, 8904 engagements "Canada's Secret Weapon. The Royal Canadian Goose Air Force. Their motto: "Gallinae Cobrae Nihil Timent" "Cobra Chickens Fear Nothing""  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1943795186363953392) 2025-07-11 22:11:01 UTC 61.9K followers, 5693 engagements "When you go to Peace River you will come across a grave that overlooks the region. It is where a man named 12-foot Davis was buried. Was he a very tall man No but he was a legend of the Peace River area. This is his story. 🧵 1/9"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1943657322556895707) 2025-07-11 13:03:11 UTC 61.8K followers, 46.5K engagements "The last official portraits taken by Yousuf were in May 1993 of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. In 1997 he moved to Boston. On July XX 2002 he died. A private funeral was held and he is buried at Notre-Dame Cemetery in Ottawa. 🧵 10/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944381633756348496) 2025-07-13 13:01:21 UTC 61.8K followers, 1330 engagements "George Armstrong spent XX seasons in the NHL all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the last person to date to captain the Leafs to a Stanley Cup and he scored the final goal of the Original Six Era of the NHL. This is the story of one of the greatest Leafs ever. 🧵 1/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1941829742165897306) 2025-07-06 12:01:02 UTC 61.8K followers, 42K engagements "Yesterday marked two months since the release of my first Canadian history book Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway. It is perfect summer reading Find at most bookstores and online 👇"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944882222722379867) 2025-07-14 22:10:30 UTC 61.9K followers, 5079 engagements "Despite the need for increased production farmhands were hard to come by with so many men overseas. To fill that need young men and women were recruited from across Canada to work on farms. They became known as Soldiers of the Soil and Farmerettes. 🧵 3/10"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945484430350352628) 2025-07-16 14:03:28 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945105227721404459) 2025-07-15 12:56:39 UTC 61.9K followers, 7839 engagements "@Karina__Bambina I'm going to go down to Turtle Mountain PP then head east towards the Ontario border. I'll be hitting more spots on the way back"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945172121597952226) 2025-07-15 17:22:27 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "From 1867 to the 1970s 1481 people were sentenced to death in Canada. Of those XXX were executed. Of those that were executed XXX were men and XX were women. The most common way to execute was hanging. By the 1950s there were calls to end the death penalty. 🧵 2/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944744433162801650) 2025-07-14 13:02:59 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "It was estimated that the average boy on a farm was able to produce enough food to feed eight men. Each of the boys were presented with a uniform that consisted of a shirt and pants made from military khaki. The buttons had SOS stamped on them. 🧵 7/10"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945484435794665614) 2025-07-16 14:03:29 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "Another Canadian painting in the Main Room (where Jack "writes" his book) is Northern River by Tom Thomson. Thomson was one of Canada's greatest painters who died tragically in 1917. Northern River painted in 1914 currently sits in the National Gallery of Canada. 🧵5/19"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945122208210206786) 2025-07-15 14:04:07 UTC 61.9K followers, 2674 engagements "In October 2024 Canada Post released commemorative stamps to honour the Soldiers of the Soil and Farmerettes program. I was honoured to have consulted on the creation of these stamps to honour this great program from the First World War. 🧵 9/10"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945484437950529849) 2025-07-16 14:03:30 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "When the Spadina Expressway was announced in 1962 it was meant with immense opposition. The proposed construction would destroy homes parks and alter neighbourhoods. So the Stop Spadina campaign began. Nine years later the expressway was cancelled. This is the story. 🧵 1/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944034372811723035) 2025-07-12 14:01:27 UTC 61.8K followers, 19.5K engagements "I hope you found that look at the daredevils of Niagara Falls interesting. If you enjoy my Canadian history content you can support my work with a donation at 👇 🧵 13/13"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1942932586243797019) 2025-07-09 13:03:21 UTC 61.8K followers, 3284 engagements "My Canadian Travels: The Beaverlodge Beaver Called The World's Largest Beaver it is one of the most famous roadside attractions in Canada. I'm making videos of my travels so if you enjoy these videos please give them a share to help spread the word"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1943782743902683353) 2025-07-11 21:21:34 UTC 61.9K followers, 8409 engagements "My Canadian Travels: Rocky Mountain House and the Big Rock This large glacial erratic was deposited by a retreating ice sheet thousands of years ago. I'm making videos of my travels so if you enjoy these videos please give them a share to help spread the word"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945200822402404770) 2025-07-15 19:16:30 UTC 61.9K followers, 4675 engagements "Winnipeg was chosen because it was a central railroad hub that could serve customers in Western Canada. Construction used XXX million kilograms of steel and iron 1021 steel beams XXX cast-iron pillars and 7000 barrels of cement. 🧵 5/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945107204517855241) 2025-07-15 13:04:30 UTC 61.9K followers, 5588 engagements "The program was very successful and contributed to the war effort in Canada. After the war ended the program ended and the young men and women returned home. Learn more in my Deep Dive about the program 👇 🧵 8/10"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945484436994208159) 2025-07-16 14:03:29 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945473133840101720) 2025-07-16 13:18:34 UTC 61.9K followers, 7128 engagements "What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944384703227646145) 2025-07-13 13:13:32 UTC 61.9K followers, 9123 engagements "On this day in 1934 Peter Gzowski was born in Toronto. Known as Captain Canada and Mr. Canada he hosted This Country in the Morning and Morningside. He wrote XX books received several honorary degrees the Order of Canada and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944351449984516475) 2025-07-13 11:01:24 UTC 61.9K followers, 16.2K engagements "What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944387010720125170) 2025-07-13 13:22:42 UTC 61.8K followers, 7723 engagements "From 1957 to 1963 he commuted XX of XX death sentences. It was under his time as Prime Minister that the move began to eliminate the death penalty in Canada. In July 1961 murder was re-classified into capital and non-capital murder. 🧵 4/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944744436279185626) 2025-07-14 13:02:59 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "Think Later - Tate McRae (2023): The second studio album from McRae it featured the singles Greedy Exes and Run for the Hills. It reached the Top XX in XX countries including #4 in the USA and #3 in Canada. It sold over X million copies and won two Junos"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945108857438572947) 2025-07-15 13:11:04 UTC 61.9K followers, 2590 engagements "On July XX 1976 Bill C-84 was passed in a free vote in the House of Commons 130-124. This abolished the death penalty in Canada except for military offences. At this point capital murder was replaced by a life sentence for first degree murder. 🧵 9/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944744442948165930) 2025-07-14 13:03:01 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "On Friday this is my path through western Manitoba. Looking for recommendations on places to visit sites to see and diners to try"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945514667645788236) 2025-07-16 16:03:37 UTC 61.9K followers, 6074 engagements "Born in Toronto in 1920 Colville moved with his family to Amherst Nova Scotia in 1927. After studying under painters Stanley Royle & Sarah Hart he graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He also met his wife Rhoda at the university. 🧵2/13"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945469288770351476) 2025-07-16 13:03:18 UTC 61.9K followers, 1009 engagements "Over 22000 young men were recruited from across Canada. Superintendents monitored the program in each province with zone superintendents working under them to monitor counties and districts. Directors were also appointed for cities and towns. 🧵 4/10"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945484431612895254) 2025-07-16 14:03:28 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "On Thursday my route is taking me from Saskatchewan into Manitoba. Looking for ideas for attractions to see historical sites to visit and diners to try"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945169519800176944) 2025-07-15 17:12:07 UTC 61.9K followers, 10.8K engagements "The men also maintained roads built a railroad and operated trains on the railroad. They also provided utilities to camps including water pumps and electric power plants. The men returned to Canada in early 1919 and the unit disbanded on Sept. XX 1919. 🧵 8/10"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1941467491030437903) 2025-07-05 12:01:35 UTC 61.8K followers, XXX engagements "PBX - Sidhu Moose Wala (2018): The debut studio album from Wala It reached #66 in Canada and earned a Brit Asia Music Award. It featured three singles that charted in the top XX in the United Kingdom"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945470721444188341) 2025-07-16 13:08:59 UTC 61.9K followers, 2634 engagements "Berton died on Nov. XX 2004 in Toronto at the age of XX. The Governor General's History Award for Popular Media: the Pierre Berton Award celebrates those who have brought Canadian history to a wider audience. Berton was the first recipient of the award. 🧵15/18"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944019463751270554) 2025-07-12 13:02:12 UTC 61.8K followers, 2711 engagements "Since Canadian Confederation capital punishment was the penalty for murder sexual assault and treason. In 1954 the death penalty was abolished for sexual assault. When John Diefenbaker came to power as Prime Minister in 1957 he began commuting death sentences. 🧵 3/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944744434328867253) 2025-07-14 13:02:59 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "While Canadian men and women were serving overseas during the First World War teenagers were doing their part in Canada. They were working on farms to ensure food was produced for the war effort. This is the story of the Soldiers of the Soil and the Farmerettes. 🧵 1/10"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945484427351527704) 2025-07-16 14:03:27 UTC 61.9K followers, 11K engagements "Alex Colville was one of Canada's most celebrated painters. His work has appeared in galleries around the world and inspired scenes in iconic movies. A veteran of the Second World War his magic realism style is legendary. This is his story. 🧵 1/13"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945469287591739753) 2025-07-16 13:03:17 UTC 61.9K followers, 43.5K engagements "Believe - Justin Bieber (2012): The third studio album from Bieber it sold two million copies and went 3x platinum in the USA and 2x platinum in Canada. It reached #1 in XX countries. The album earned four Juno nominations"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944387015794926013) 2025-07-13 13:22:44 UTC 61.8K followers, 2977 engagements "A school in Vaughn Ontario was named for Pierre Berton in 2011. The Berton family visited for the official opening of the school. Learn more about Pierre Berton in my deep dive into his life 👇 🧵17/18"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944019466053955628) 2025-07-12 13:02:13 UTC 61.8K followers, 2480 engagements "Jesse Sharp: Sharp went over the falls on a XXX metre long kayak on June X 1990. He had planned the plunge for years. His plan was to gain enough speed to project himself over the falls while his friends filmed the stunt. His body was never found. 🧵 11/13"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1942932583546823022) 2025-07-09 13:03:20 UTC 61.9K followers, 1194 engagements "The Suburbs - Arcade Fire (2010): The third studio album from the band it won a Grammy for Album of the Year. It also won the Polaris Music Prize and reached #1 in six countries. It sold one million copies. It won four Juno Awards"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944387012993171952) 2025-07-13 13:22:43 UTC 61.8K followers, 3085 engagements "The Shining is my favourite horror movie. And I started to think as I often do "any bits of Canadiana in this" Turns out there are a lot Here are the Canadian connections to The Shining from the hotel itself to the paintings inside. 🧵 1/19"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945122201822167343) 2025-07-15 14:04:06 UTC 61.9K followers, 53.9K engagements "Two weeks from today I embark on my Cross-Canada adventure. I will be spending XX days car and tent camping with the goal of reaching St. John's and back. Along the way I will share stories of Canada's history and interview Canadians for a new project. Will visit BC in Sept"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1932819943705489900) 2025-06-11 15:19:19 UTC 61.9K followers, 49.3K engagements "Karel Soucek: On July X 1984 Soucek went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. He survived the plunge and was rescued from the river with a few cuts and bruises. Sadly he died a year later performing a stunt at the Astrodome in Houston. 🧵 9/13"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1942932580350730470) 2025-07-09 13:03:19 UTC 61.8K followers, 1205 engagements "Todays local diner is Rainbow Cafe and Grill in Rocky Mountain House"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1942634739569156569) 2025-07-08 17:19:48 UTC 61.8K followers, 4607 engagements "Along with celebrities Yousuf photographed assembly line workers in Windsor Ontario and shot photos for Canadair that were used in an advertising campaign. In 1984 he photographed Rush for their album Grace Under Pressure. Karsh operated his studio until June 1992. 🧵 9/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944381632581967906) 2025-07-13 13:01:20 UTC 61.8K followers, 1560 engagements "What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944746946461356250) 2025-07-14 13:12:58 UTC 61.9K followers, 9039 engagements "On July XX 1976 Bill C-84 which abolished the death penalty in Canada was passed in the House of Commons. While some military offences still carried the death penalty this marked the end of Canada's capital punishment era. This is how it ended. 🧵 1/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944744431950647765) 2025-07-14 13:02:58 UTC 61.9K followers, 15.8K engagements "What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945108852405375332) 2025-07-15 13:11:03 UTC 61.9K followers, 9877 engagements "When Lester B. Pearson came to power as Prime Minister with the Liberals in 1963 the federal cabinet commuted all death sentences as a matter of policy. From 1963 onwards there was a de-facto abolishment of the death penalty that continued under Pierre Trudeau. 🧵 7/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944744440448348194) 2025-07-14 13:03:00 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "Happy birthday to Cree Summer born on this day in 1969. The daughter of Canadian actor Don Francks she grew up in Saskatchewan and Toronto. As a voice actress she has had many iconic roles including Penny on Inspector Gadget Susie on Rugrats and Elmyra on Animaniacs"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1942180661651001788) 2025-07-07 11:15:28 UTC 61.9K followers, 8042 engagements "Love Me Now - Tory Lanez (2018): The third studio album from Lanez it featured five singles including Talk To Me Freaky and Broken Leg. It reached #4 in the US and Canada. It won the Juno for Rap Recording of the Year"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945470718357180925) 2025-07-16 13:08:59 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "The portrait has become the most reproduced portrait in the history of photography. It appeared on the cover of Life and is now on the Bank of England X note. In 2022 a signed print was stolen from the Chteau Laurier. It was recovered in 2025. 🧵 6/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944381628324651314) 2025-07-13 13:01:19 UTC 61.8K followers, 1162 engagements "On Dec. XX 1962 Arthur Lucas who murdered drug dealer and police informant Therland Crater and Ronald Turpin who killed Metro Toronto police officer Jack Nash were put to death. They were to be the last two people executed in Canadian history. 🧵 6/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944744438816800792) 2025-07-14 13:03:00 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements "There was a time when everyone in Winnipeg shopped at "The Big Store". With a staff of 8000 it covered XX acres. On a busy day XX% of Winnipegers shopped there and XX cents of every shopping dollar was spent there. This is the story of Eaton's Winnipeg store. 🧵 1/12"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1945107199488913548) 2025-07-15 13:04:29 UTC 61.9K followers, 178.7K engagements "On this day in 1983 Gabrielle Roy died in Quebec City. Born in Saint Boniface Manitoba she became one of Canada's most celebrated authors. Her 1945 book Bonheur d'occasion (The Tin Flute) was a landmark work in Canadian literature. She has seven schools named for her"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944358797687890334) 2025-07-13 11:30:36 UTC 61.8K followers, 2784 engagements "Jerry Potts was a Cree-Scottish bison hunter horse trader and scout. He was a force of vengeance on the Canadian Prairies who went John Wick on the whisky traders. Without him the North West Mounted Police would have never succeeded. This is his story. 🧵 1/14"  [@CraigBaird](/creator/x/CraigBaird) on [X](/post/tweet/1944759757790724162) 2025-07-14 14:03:52 UTC 61.9K followers, 36.4K engagements
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"Capital murder was considered planned and deliberate and included the murder of a police officer or prison guard. It carried the death penalty. Non capital murder and murder committed by juveniles carried life sentences. 🧵 5/14"
@CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:03:00 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"Only five months after construction began the store opened. Timothy Eaton pressed a pearl button on a podium. As he did a four-year-old boy opened the doors to the store and the blinds on all XX show windows shot up. On opening day 25000 people visited the store. 🧵 6/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 13:04:30 UTC 61.9K followers, 5406 engagements
"The Great Wall of Saskatchewan located near Smiley. Built by one man Albert Johnson from 1962 to 1991. It is .6 km long and XXX metres high in some places. There is also a sod house built in 1986" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-10 17:38:44 UTC 61.9K followers, 7893 engagements
"The work done by the unit was crucial to the war. They cut down trees in the forests transported logs to mills and cut the logs into lumber. This lumber was used by the Allied armies. The battalion also cared for XX to XXX horses used for hauling. 🧵 7/10" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-05 12:01:34 UTC 61.8K followers, XXX engagements
"On July X 1960 seven-year-old Roger Woodward was swept over Niagara Falls. He survived becoming the first known person to survive going over the falls without a barrel. Many daredevils have attempted to do the same thing. This is the story of some of them. 🧵 1/13" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-09 13:03:16 UTC 61.8K followers, 29.3K engagements
"At the height of the store's business XX% of Winnipeg residents shopped there on a busy day. It was estimated XX cents out of every shopping dollar in the city was spent there. When Eaton's went bankrupt in 1999 the Winnipeg store was closed. 🧵 8/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 13:04:31 UTC 61.9K followers, 5171 engagements
"During the war as young men enlisted the federal government wanted to ensure that agricultural production continued. In 1915 the government launched Patriotism and Production which urged farmers to increase their wheat production. 🧵 2/10" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 14:03:27 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"While winning Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs Kelly also served as a Liberal Member of Parliament. Elected in 1962 in York West he was re-elected in 1963 and served until 1965. Learn more 👇 🧵 9/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-09 12:03:00 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"He quickly established himself as a consistent contributor. In 1955-56 he had XX points to finish second in team scoring. In 1956-57 despite missing XX games he had XX points. In 1957-58 he was named team captain as the team moved into a new dynasty era. 🧵 6/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-06 12:01:04 UTC 61.8K followers, 1161 engagements
"Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs - Colter Wall (2020): The third album from Wall it reached #1 in the UK #3 on the Folk chart in the USA and #63 in Canada" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 13:11:03 UTC 61.9K followers, 3890 engagements
"He led the team to the 1959 Stanley Cup Final which they lost to the Montreal Canadiens. In 1959-60 he had XX points and again led the team to the Stanley Cup Final which were lost again to the Canadiens. In 1961-62 he had a career high XX points. 🧵 7/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-06 12:01:04 UTC 61.8K followers, 1144 engagements
"What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:21:01 UTC 61.9K followers, 8190 engagements
"Beauty Behind The Madness - the Weeknd (2015): The second studio album from the Weeknd it reached #1 in six countries including Canada and the USA. It sold nearly X million copies worldwide. It won a Grammy and two Junos" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:21:01 UTC 61.9K followers, 2851 engagements
"Happy birthday to Deborah Cox born on this day in 1974 in Toronto Over her music career she has won four Juno Awards received a Grammy nomination and been inducted into Canada's Music Hall of Fame. She also has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 11:15:23 UTC 61.8K followers, 3899 engagements
"In 2002 the store was demolished to make way for the MTS Centre. The bricks from the original building were used in the arena's facade. The statue of Timothy Eaton that once stood at the store was moved to Polo Park Mall and was declared a Provincial Heritage Object. 🧵 9/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 13:04:32 UTC 61.9K followers, 5031 engagements
"What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 13:08:58 UTC 61.9K followers, 7355 engagements
"On Nov. XX 1967 Bill C-168 was passed which put a five-year moratorium on the use of the death penalty except in the case of the killing of a police officer or prison guard. On Jan. XX 1973 the moratorium was continued as the country moved to official abolishment. 🧵 8/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:03:01 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"Dawn FM - the Weeknd (2022): The fifth studio album from the Weeknd it included four singles. The album hit #1 in XX countries and was in the top XX in XX countries. It sold nearly two million copies. The album won two Junos including Album of the Year" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 13:18:35 UTC 61.9K followers, 2531 engagements
"On Dec. XX 1941 he took a portrait of Winston Churchill in the Speaker's Chamber of the Speaker of the House of Commons in Parliament. To capture the photo Yousuf removed Churchill's cigar from his mouth right before he took the photo which made Churchill scowl. 🧵 5/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 13:01:19 UTC 61.8K followers, 1248 engagements
"Guthrie then used his connections in England to bring out some of the best production staff and designers in the world of theatre. He also called in a favour from his friend Alec Guinness. Guinness wanted to do a small production and he agreed to act at the festival. 🧵 7/15" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 14:01:18 UTC 61.8K followers, 1082 engagements
"May XX 1970: Canadian golfer Mike Weir was born in Sarnia Ontario" @CraigBaird on X 2025-05-12 12:15:22 UTC 61.8K followers, 2876 engagements
"Happy 18th birthday to my kitty Palu. Picked up as a kitten from a box during a parade in Rossland BC back in 2007 she has lived in three provinces multiple houses and apartments and is now enjoying her retirement" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 20:23:02 UTC 61.9K followers, 8297 engagements
"In 1974 Berton was awarded the Order of Canada. He received his first honorary degree in 1973. He received XX over the course of his life. In 1998 he became one of the first individuals inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. In 1992 he received the Order of Ontario. 🧵13/18" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-12 13:02:12 UTC 61.8K followers, 2996 engagements
"Business was so brisk at the store that within a few weeks the number of staff increased from XXX to 1200. In 1910 three new storeys were added onto the building. By 1919 the store had expanded to XX acres and now employed over 8000 people. 🧵 7/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 13:04:31 UTC 61.9K followers, 5281 engagements
"Random fun fact about Canada Canada has no land naturally below sea level. The lowest publicly accessible point in Canada is XX metres below sea level in the False Creek Tunnel located at False Creek in Vancouver" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 18:13:06 UTC 61.9K followers, 7694 engagements
"Robert Overacker: Hoping to raise awareness for the homeless Overacker went over the falls on Oct. X 1995 on a jet ski. His rocket-propelled parachute failed to open and he fell to his death to the river below. 🧵 12/13" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-09 13:03:20 UTC 61.9K followers, 3316 engagements
"Happy birthday to Duncan Keith born on this day in 1983 in Winnipeg In his NHL career he won three Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks. He also won two Norris Trophies the Conn Smythe and two Olympic gold medals. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2025" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 11:02:21 UTC 61.9K followers, 2644 engagements
"On this day in 1922 France granted X sq-km of land at Vimy Ridge for use by the Government of Canada for the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. Contrary to popular belief the land is not Canadian territory (it is still French soil) but it is a National Historic Site of Canada" @CraigBaird on X 2025-06-29 13:58:10 UTC 61.9K followers, 38.3K engagements
"What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-12 12:51:58 UTC 61.8K followers, 7753 engagements
"In 2004 Berton published his 50th and last book: Prisoners of the North. In October of that year he appeared on Rick Mercer Report and showed Canadians how to properly roll a joint. He used his books as a rolling surface in the video. 🧵14/18" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-12 13:02:12 UTC 61.8K followers, 5421 engagements
"By the start of the 20th century Eaton's was one of the most important retailers in Canada. With the Eaton's catalogue Canadians could order anything they needed to their homes from the company. As the company grew there was a decision to expand. 🧵 2/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 13:04:29 UTC 61.9K followers, 6315 engagements
"My Canadian Travels: The Dunvegan Bridge The longest suspension bridge in Alberta it is a beautiful structure that spans the Peace River north of Grande Prairie. I'm making videos of my travels so if you enjoy these videos please give them a share to help spread the word" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 00:00:41 UTC 61.8K followers, 10.4K engagements
"Happy birthday to Michael Mando born on this day in 1981 in Quebec City Best known for his role as Nacho Varga on Better Call Saul he also voiced Vaas in Far Cry X. He has also appeared in Orphan Black and Spider-Man: Homecoming. He is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 13:37:36 UTC 61.8K followers, 5122 engagements
"My Canadian Travels: The Great Wall of Saskatchewan For XX years from 1962 to 1991 Albert Johnson built a .6 km stone wall on his property that still stands. I'm making videos of my travels so if you enjoy these videos please give them a share to help spread the word" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 19:49:08 UTC 61.9K followers, 19.9K engagements
"His childhood home in Dawson City is now Berton House. It is used as a retreat for professional Canadian writers. They can stay there for three months in a subsidized residency. The deed of the house is owned by the Writers' Trust of Canada which Berton co-founded. 🧵16/18" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-12 13:02:13 UTC 61.8K followers, 2572 engagements
"By this point Stratford City Council was completely on board with the idea. Patterson called Guthrie and offered him $XXX to manage the festival. Guthrie wanted to try out a small festival and agreed. He arrived in Stratford in July 1952. 🧵 6/15" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 14:01:17 UTC 61.8K followers, 1109 engagements
"My Canadian Travels: Amber Valley Alberta This was one of many thriving Albertan communities that African Americans built after leaving Nebraska in the early-1900s I'm making videos of my travels so if you enjoy these videos please give them a share to help spread the word" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 22:09:41 UTC 61.9K followers, 8904 engagements
"Canada's Secret Weapon. The Royal Canadian Goose Air Force. Their motto: "Gallinae Cobrae Nihil Timent" "Cobra Chickens Fear Nothing"" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-11 22:11:01 UTC 61.9K followers, 5693 engagements
"When you go to Peace River you will come across a grave that overlooks the region. It is where a man named 12-foot Davis was buried. Was he a very tall man No but he was a legend of the Peace River area. This is his story. 🧵 1/9" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-11 13:03:11 UTC 61.8K followers, 46.5K engagements
"The last official portraits taken by Yousuf were in May 1993 of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. In 1997 he moved to Boston. On July XX 2002 he died. A private funeral was held and he is buried at Notre-Dame Cemetery in Ottawa. 🧵 10/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 13:01:21 UTC 61.8K followers, 1330 engagements
"George Armstrong spent XX seasons in the NHL all with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the last person to date to captain the Leafs to a Stanley Cup and he scored the final goal of the Original Six Era of the NHL. This is the story of one of the greatest Leafs ever. 🧵 1/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-06 12:01:02 UTC 61.8K followers, 42K engagements
"Yesterday marked two months since the release of my first Canadian history book Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of the Trans-Canada Highway. It is perfect summer reading Find at most bookstores and online 👇" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 22:10:30 UTC 61.9K followers, 5079 engagements
"Despite the need for increased production farmhands were hard to come by with so many men overseas. To fill that need young men and women were recruited from across Canada to work on farms. They became known as Soldiers of the Soil and Farmerettes. 🧵 3/10" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 14:03:28 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 12:56:39 UTC 61.9K followers, 7839 engagements
"@Karina__Bambina I'm going to go down to Turtle Mountain PP then head east towards the Ontario border. I'll be hitting more spots on the way back" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 17:22:27 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"From 1867 to the 1970s 1481 people were sentenced to death in Canada. Of those XXX were executed. Of those that were executed XXX were men and XX were women. The most common way to execute was hanging. By the 1950s there were calls to end the death penalty. 🧵 2/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:02:59 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"It was estimated that the average boy on a farm was able to produce enough food to feed eight men. Each of the boys were presented with a uniform that consisted of a shirt and pants made from military khaki. The buttons had SOS stamped on them. 🧵 7/10" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 14:03:29 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"Another Canadian painting in the Main Room (where Jack "writes" his book) is Northern River by Tom Thomson. Thomson was one of Canada's greatest painters who died tragically in 1917. Northern River painted in 1914 currently sits in the National Gallery of Canada. 🧵5/19" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 14:04:07 UTC 61.9K followers, 2674 engagements
"In October 2024 Canada Post released commemorative stamps to honour the Soldiers of the Soil and Farmerettes program. I was honoured to have consulted on the creation of these stamps to honour this great program from the First World War. 🧵 9/10" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 14:03:30 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"When the Spadina Expressway was announced in 1962 it was meant with immense opposition. The proposed construction would destroy homes parks and alter neighbourhoods. So the Stop Spadina campaign began. Nine years later the expressway was cancelled. This is the story. 🧵 1/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-12 14:01:27 UTC 61.8K followers, 19.5K engagements
"I hope you found that look at the daredevils of Niagara Falls interesting. If you enjoy my Canadian history content you can support my work with a donation at 👇 🧵 13/13" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-09 13:03:21 UTC 61.8K followers, 3284 engagements
"My Canadian Travels: The Beaverlodge Beaver Called The World's Largest Beaver it is one of the most famous roadside attractions in Canada. I'm making videos of my travels so if you enjoy these videos please give them a share to help spread the word" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-11 21:21:34 UTC 61.9K followers, 8409 engagements
"My Canadian Travels: Rocky Mountain House and the Big Rock This large glacial erratic was deposited by a retreating ice sheet thousands of years ago. I'm making videos of my travels so if you enjoy these videos please give them a share to help spread the word" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 19:16:30 UTC 61.9K followers, 4675 engagements
"Winnipeg was chosen because it was a central railroad hub that could serve customers in Western Canada. Construction used XXX million kilograms of steel and iron 1021 steel beams XXX cast-iron pillars and 7000 barrels of cement. 🧵 5/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 13:04:30 UTC 61.9K followers, 5588 engagements
"The program was very successful and contributed to the war effort in Canada. After the war ended the program ended and the young men and women returned home. Learn more in my Deep Dive about the program 👇 🧵 8/10" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 14:03:29 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 13:18:34 UTC 61.9K followers, 7128 engagements
"What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 13:13:32 UTC 61.9K followers, 9123 engagements
"On this day in 1934 Peter Gzowski was born in Toronto. Known as Captain Canada and Mr. Canada he hosted This Country in the Morning and Morningside. He wrote XX books received several honorary degrees the Order of Canada and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 11:01:24 UTC 61.9K followers, 16.2K engagements
"What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 13:22:42 UTC 61.8K followers, 7723 engagements
"From 1957 to 1963 he commuted XX of XX death sentences. It was under his time as Prime Minister that the move began to eliminate the death penalty in Canada. In July 1961 murder was re-classified into capital and non-capital murder. 🧵 4/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:02:59 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"Think Later - Tate McRae (2023): The second studio album from McRae it featured the singles Greedy Exes and Run for the Hills. It reached the Top XX in XX countries including #4 in the USA and #3 in Canada. It sold over X million copies and won two Junos" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 13:11:04 UTC 61.9K followers, 2590 engagements
"On July XX 1976 Bill C-84 was passed in a free vote in the House of Commons 130-124. This abolished the death penalty in Canada except for military offences. At this point capital murder was replaced by a life sentence for first degree murder. 🧵 9/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:03:01 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"On Friday this is my path through western Manitoba. Looking for recommendations on places to visit sites to see and diners to try" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 16:03:37 UTC 61.9K followers, 6074 engagements
"Born in Toronto in 1920 Colville moved with his family to Amherst Nova Scotia in 1927. After studying under painters Stanley Royle & Sarah Hart he graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He also met his wife Rhoda at the university. 🧵2/13" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 13:03:18 UTC 61.9K followers, 1009 engagements
"Over 22000 young men were recruited from across Canada. Superintendents monitored the program in each province with zone superintendents working under them to monitor counties and districts. Directors were also appointed for cities and towns. 🧵 4/10" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 14:03:28 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"On Thursday my route is taking me from Saskatchewan into Manitoba. Looking for ideas for attractions to see historical sites to visit and diners to try" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 17:12:07 UTC 61.9K followers, 10.8K engagements
"The men also maintained roads built a railroad and operated trains on the railroad. They also provided utilities to camps including water pumps and electric power plants. The men returned to Canada in early 1919 and the unit disbanded on Sept. XX 1919. 🧵 8/10" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-05 12:01:35 UTC 61.8K followers, XXX engagements
"PBX - Sidhu Moose Wala (2018): The debut studio album from Wala It reached #66 in Canada and earned a Brit Asia Music Award. It featured three singles that charted in the top XX in the United Kingdom" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 13:08:59 UTC 61.9K followers, 2634 engagements
"Berton died on Nov. XX 2004 in Toronto at the age of XX. The Governor General's History Award for Popular Media: the Pierre Berton Award celebrates those who have brought Canadian history to a wider audience. Berton was the first recipient of the award. 🧵15/18" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-12 13:02:12 UTC 61.8K followers, 2711 engagements
"Since Canadian Confederation capital punishment was the penalty for murder sexual assault and treason. In 1954 the death penalty was abolished for sexual assault. When John Diefenbaker came to power as Prime Minister in 1957 he began commuting death sentences. 🧵 3/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:02:59 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"While Canadian men and women were serving overseas during the First World War teenagers were doing their part in Canada. They were working on farms to ensure food was produced for the war effort. This is the story of the Soldiers of the Soil and the Farmerettes. 🧵 1/10" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 14:03:27 UTC 61.9K followers, 11K engagements
"Alex Colville was one of Canada's most celebrated painters. His work has appeared in galleries around the world and inspired scenes in iconic movies. A veteran of the Second World War his magic realism style is legendary. This is his story. 🧵 1/13" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 13:03:17 UTC 61.9K followers, 43.5K engagements
"Believe - Justin Bieber (2012): The third studio album from Bieber it sold two million copies and went 3x platinum in the USA and 2x platinum in Canada. It reached #1 in XX countries. The album earned four Juno nominations" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 13:22:44 UTC 61.8K followers, 2977 engagements
"A school in Vaughn Ontario was named for Pierre Berton in 2011. The Berton family visited for the official opening of the school. Learn more about Pierre Berton in my deep dive into his life 👇 🧵17/18" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-12 13:02:13 UTC 61.8K followers, 2480 engagements
"Jesse Sharp: Sharp went over the falls on a XXX metre long kayak on June X 1990. He had planned the plunge for years. His plan was to gain enough speed to project himself over the falls while his friends filmed the stunt. His body was never found. 🧵 11/13" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-09 13:03:20 UTC 61.9K followers, 1194 engagements
"The Suburbs - Arcade Fire (2010): The third studio album from the band it won a Grammy for Album of the Year. It also won the Polaris Music Prize and reached #1 in six countries. It sold one million copies. It won four Juno Awards" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 13:22:43 UTC 61.8K followers, 3085 engagements
"The Shining is my favourite horror movie. And I started to think as I often do "any bits of Canadiana in this" Turns out there are a lot Here are the Canadian connections to The Shining from the hotel itself to the paintings inside. 🧵 1/19" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 14:04:06 UTC 61.9K followers, 53.9K engagements
"Two weeks from today I embark on my Cross-Canada adventure. I will be spending XX days car and tent camping with the goal of reaching St. John's and back. Along the way I will share stories of Canada's history and interview Canadians for a new project. Will visit BC in Sept" @CraigBaird on X 2025-06-11 15:19:19 UTC 61.9K followers, 49.3K engagements
"Karel Soucek: On July X 1984 Soucek went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. He survived the plunge and was rescued from the river with a few cuts and bruises. Sadly he died a year later performing a stunt at the Astrodome in Houston. 🧵 9/13" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-09 13:03:19 UTC 61.8K followers, 1205 engagements
"Todays local diner is Rainbow Cafe and Grill in Rocky Mountain House" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-08 17:19:48 UTC 61.8K followers, 4607 engagements
"Along with celebrities Yousuf photographed assembly line workers in Windsor Ontario and shot photos for Canadair that were used in an advertising campaign. In 1984 he photographed Rush for their album Grace Under Pressure. Karsh operated his studio until June 1992. 🧵 9/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 13:01:20 UTC 61.8K followers, 1560 engagements
"What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:12:58 UTC 61.9K followers, 9039 engagements
"On July XX 1976 Bill C-84 which abolished the death penalty in Canada was passed in the House of Commons. While some military offences still carried the death penalty this marked the end of Canada's capital punishment era. This is how it ended. 🧵 1/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:02:58 UTC 61.9K followers, 15.8K engagements
"What is Canada's Favourite Album ROUND ONE We have XXX albums from the 1960s to 2020s grouped together with other albums by their respective release years. Matchups chosen randomly Two polls per day. Winner moves on to Round Two. #albumpoll Album info in 🧵👇" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 13:11:03 UTC 61.9K followers, 9877 engagements
"When Lester B. Pearson came to power as Prime Minister with the Liberals in 1963 the federal cabinet commuted all death sentences as a matter of policy. From 1963 onwards there was a de-facto abolishment of the death penalty that continued under Pierre Trudeau. 🧵 7/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:03:00 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"Happy birthday to Cree Summer born on this day in 1969. The daughter of Canadian actor Don Francks she grew up in Saskatchewan and Toronto. As a voice actress she has had many iconic roles including Penny on Inspector Gadget Susie on Rugrats and Elmyra on Animaniacs" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-07 11:15:28 UTC 61.9K followers, 8042 engagements
"Love Me Now - Tory Lanez (2018): The third studio album from Lanez it featured five singles including Talk To Me Freaky and Broken Leg. It reached #4 in the US and Canada. It won the Juno for Rap Recording of the Year" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-16 13:08:59 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"The portrait has become the most reproduced portrait in the history of photography. It appeared on the cover of Life and is now on the Bank of England X note. In 2022 a signed print was stolen from the Chteau Laurier. It was recovered in 2025. 🧵 6/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 13:01:19 UTC 61.8K followers, 1162 engagements
"On Dec. XX 1962 Arthur Lucas who murdered drug dealer and police informant Therland Crater and Ronald Turpin who killed Metro Toronto police officer Jack Nash were put to death. They were to be the last two people executed in Canadian history. 🧵 6/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 13:03:00 UTC 61.9K followers, XXX engagements
"There was a time when everyone in Winnipeg shopped at "The Big Store". With a staff of 8000 it covered XX acres. On a busy day XX% of Winnipegers shopped there and XX cents of every shopping dollar was spent there. This is the story of Eaton's Winnipeg store. 🧵 1/12" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-15 13:04:29 UTC 61.9K followers, 178.7K engagements
"On this day in 1983 Gabrielle Roy died in Quebec City. Born in Saint Boniface Manitoba she became one of Canada's most celebrated authors. Her 1945 book Bonheur d'occasion (The Tin Flute) was a landmark work in Canadian literature. She has seven schools named for her" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-13 11:30:36 UTC 61.8K followers, 2784 engagements
"Jerry Potts was a Cree-Scottish bison hunter horse trader and scout. He was a force of vengeance on the Canadian Prairies who went John Wick on the whisky traders. Without him the North West Mounted Police would have never succeeded. This is his story. 🧵 1/14" @CraigBaird on X 2025-07-14 14:03:52 UTC 61.9K followers, 36.4K engagements