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King's Cake
December 20, 2021

On the seventh day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... pocket change inside pastries? Quebec is probably the Canadian capital for weird holiday traditions. The King's Cake is o

H0H 0H0
December 19, 2021

On the sixth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a Christmas delivery! For years, Santa Claus did not have a postal code. Post workers were sad to see some many letters get

Saint Catherine's Day Taffy Pull
December 18, 2021

On the fifth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a weird and scary saintly story. On the 25th of November, Saint Catherine's Day, young Quebec women pull taffy and give the

Mischief Mummering
December 17, 2021

On the fourth day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... mischievous mummering! Many of us are now familiar is the Newfoundland Christmas tradition of mummering that originated in

Woody the Christmas Tree
December 16, 2021

On the third day of Minute Women Christmas, Linnea and Grace gave to me... a talking Christmas tree! The world became exposed to the Halifax tradition of Woody the Christmas Tree, a giant robotic tre

Timbiebs and Para Hockey (HYGAM 15)
November 17, 2021

BREAKING NEWS! Justin Bieber is teaming up with Tim Horton's to release three new Timbit flavours, or should we say Timbiebs flavours. Well, the Minute Women have to discuss and go over the hilarious

Vimy Ridge
November 10, 2021

"In those few moments, I witnessed the birth of a nation." The Canadian victory at Vimy during the First World War was a defining moment for Canada, when the country emerged from under the shadow of B

The Last Post and Madame E. Guérin (HYGAM 14)
November 03, 2021

Where did the Last Post come from? And why do we wear plastic poppies to commemorate our fallen soldiers? Well, we have the answers folks! This week, Linnea uncovers the history of the Last Post. Then

Expo 67
October 27, 2021

Grace and Linnea are covering the Heritage Minute classic (and one of Grace's favourites): Expo 67! The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was a general

Unicef Trick-or-Treating and Updates (HYGAM 13)
October 20, 2021

Whatever happened to those orange boxes? The Minute Women have been busy over the last few weeks! We received an awesome email from a listener who helps fill in some details about the Dr. Lucille Teas