Craig Rourke @craig_rourke

He / him | 🇨🇦 | Writer & Armchair Historian | I uncover and share Canada’s lost history, hidden heroes & cultural icons from coast to coast to coast, daily. pineconediaries.com Owen Sound, ON, Canada Joined August 2012

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Craig Rourke @craig_rourke

4 months ago

Pilgrimages of Hope: How Four Remarkable Journeys Changed Four Remarkable Lives open.substack.com/pub/pineconedi… Also available wherever you get your podcasts! P.S. Happy May 24! #Canada #Canadian #History #podcast

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4 months ago

Solitude and Sanctuary: The Untold Stories of Canada’s Wilderness Hermits and Off-Grid Pioneers open.substack.com/pub/pineconedi…

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Craig Rourke @craig_rourke

5 months ago

Canadian Books Through Time: Oral Cultures, Printing Presses, and the Digital Age open.substack.com/pub/pineconedi…

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5 months ago

🌲🥾 Did you know the Bruce Trail is Canada’s Oldest and Longest Footpath, stretching over 1,375 km along Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve? From Queenston to Tobermory at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, it connects hikers to waterfalls, old-growth…

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5 months ago

New Podcast Episode: Banished and forgotten: the leprosy colony of Sheldrake Island, New Brunswick: open.substack.com/pub/pineconedi…

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Historica Canada @HistoricaCanada

5 months ago

“I am just one member of the Marathon of Hope. I am no different than anyone else… no better and… no less.” On this day 45 years ago, Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise funds for cancer research. youtu.be/H2F9LbF_pF0

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Craig Rourke @craig_rourke

5 months ago

🌈 Rainbows, snow, and sun. It looks like it’s going to be a good day! Happy Friday from 🇨🇦 Sauble Beach, ON. #Canada

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5 months ago

12 metres beneath the mud and terror of Vimy Ridge, Canadian miners fought a silent war in darkness. As we mark #VimyRidgeDay, discover how these underground warriors carved 20km of tunnels that became Canada's secret weapon in our nation's defining WWI victory 🇨🇦…

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5 months ago

🇨🇦 They scaled “unclimbable” cliffs in darkness, left terrifying calling cards, and made Nazis fear the night. This is the story of how a secret force of Canadian-American commandos, the “Devil's Brigade,” changed warfare forever and built a special forces legacy that endures…

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5 months ago

When disaster strikes, every minute counts. Meet the 🇨🇦 Toronto paramedic who threw out the aid playbook and built a volunteer army that delivers clean water and medical care to disaster zones in under 48 hours. Rahul Singh's GlobalMedic doesn't wait for permission; they save…

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5 months ago

A 🇨🇦 Canadian music teacher by day, international spy by night. Meet Judy Feld Carr, who rescued 3,228 Jews from Syria using coded messages and bribes, all while raising six kids in Toronto. Her secret operation ran for 28 years without losing a single person! Here's how she…

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Craig Rourke @craig_rourke

5 months ago

The night Vince McMahon betrayed 🇨🇦 Canada's hero in Montreal wasn't just scripted drama, it was the real-life double-cross that changed wrestling forever! Let me tell you why the “Montreal Screwjob” still sparks debate 25+ years later👇. #canadahistory open.substack.com/pub/pineconedi…

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5 months ago

Each day I share a number that describes 🇨🇦 #Canada. 🌊Today's number is: 1,170. Did you know the Steller Sea Lion 🦭, the largest member of the sea lion family, can weigh up to 1,120 kg (2,470 lbs)? That's as heavy as a car! 🚗 In Canada, you can only find them in BC 🗺️ These…