This Week in Canada May Historic Highlights
On May 15 to 18 the article notes key Canadian events across years. Iroquois defeat Neutral Indians in 1650 and Port Dover burning by American troops in 1814. British fleet destroyed French ships in 1760 and leaders presented to Queen Victoria in 1865.
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Port Dover
Ontario
St. Lawrence
Macdonald, Cartier, Brown and Galt
Queen Victoria
Night of coyotes costs sheep mother and lamb
A farm near Toronto recounts a brutal coyote attack that left Sarah the suffolk ewe mourning a dead newborn ram and forcing the surviving lambs to cope in the aftermath. The author details the attack, the loss, and the impact on the flock as dawn reveals the tragedy.
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Sarah
Suffolk
Canoehead
Toronto
Cold room saves carrots and potatoes in Peace River notes
In a Peace River Record Gazette note, Bette-Anne Baxter fails to store carrots. a dedicated cold room design from November to May maintains 48 degrees Celsius and preserves onions, carrots, squash, and potatoes. Ray West of McFayden's Seeds explains storage traits, recommends Danvers or Chatenay for winter carrots and Autumn Spirit for onions, and highlights catalog data and trends.
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Bette-Anne Baxter
Peace River
Bette-Anne
Ray West
McFayden’s Seeds
Betty-Anne
Ray
Nantes
West
Canada a land of contrasts said Traill in 1836
The quote extols Canada as a boon for artisans and laborers who toil to build a home and secure independence, praises landowners who profit from growing values, and condemns the poor gentleman unsuited to manual work, highlighting sharp social divides in a nineteenth century view.
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Canada
Catherine Parr Traill
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