Your uncle hit his first pro home run for the Vancouver Capilanos on Sept. 7, 1948, against Yakima. One of the umpires was Harry Ornest, father of the Vancouver Canadians.

More common than now, but not common back in the day. A simultaneous two-sport pro athlete is a real achievement.

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Congratulations to Deb Wilson who is working her final day today for "On the Island" and "All Points West" at CBC Radio in Victoria. She is the last original staffer of the seven-person crew who opened the station in 1997.

On Nov. 22, spare a thought to the spectacular end of the career of Kennedy impersonator Vaughn Meader. Caught up with him in 1989 for the Globe and Mail's "Didn't You Use to Be…?" column.

Canada has 40 million people!

"Acid, Amnesty and Abortion" was a smear against the 1972 presidential campaign of George McGovern, but tonight's US election results show the dude was prescient.

So, how long until pitchers and catchers report?

Things I realized this year: "Borat" and "A Handmaid's Tale" turned out to be documentaries.

Mundane Halloween is back! Today is the "Mundane Halloween" contest in Japan, sponsored by website Daily Portalz The idea is to dress up as something incredibly ordinary. Here is a thread of some of my favorites from this year!