Time Machine Vol. 57
27 July 1921 – Frederick Banting and Charles Best at the University of Toronto first isolated insulin. The first diabetes patient was treated on 11 January 1922. Banting and J.J.R. Macleod received the Nobel Prize
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27 July 1921 – Frederick Banting and Charles Best at the University of Toronto first isolated insulin. The first diabetes patient was treated on 11 January 1922. Banting and J.J.R. Macleod received the Nobel Prize
Since we relaunched the Historica Canada blog we’ve regularly featured a roundup of things various editors have learned from The Canadian Encyclopedia. We’ve provided enough facts for our readers to sound pretty cool at parties
The camp cook climbs on top of logs at an abandoned saw mill outside of Barrhead, AB. The lumber is waiting to be taken to a mill for processing. Image: © Luc Forsyth
20 July 2005 – The Civil Marriage Act received royal assent, legalizing same-sex marriage across Canada. Canada was the fourth nation worldwide to legalize same-sex marriage. 21 July 1812 – In the summer of 1812, Black
By now it’s a cliché, but cynicism is something of a sport for Torontonians. The lead-up to the 2015 Pan Am and Para Pan Am Games demonstrated some truly world-class efforts. Targets for this cynicism