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On this day in Canadian history, in 1963, three men were killed and eight wounded in the Reesor Siding incident near Kapuskasing, Ont.

On this day in Canadian history, in 1938, the Honeymoon Bridge over the Niagara River collapsed. Originally opened in 1897, it spanned 840 feet, making it one of the largest bridges in the world at that time.

This week in Canadian history, in 1999, Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman called on the military to help dig Toronto out of a massive snowstorm that had paralysed the city.

On this day in 1929, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians inaugurated a New Year’s Eve tradition, which continues to this day, when they played “Auld Lang Syne” at the stroke of midnight during their performance at the Roosevelt Grill in New York Cit

This week in Canadian history in 1917, the first National Hockey League (NHL) games were played on Dec. 19.

On this day in Canadian history, in 1960, our country celebrated the arrival of Danish immigrant Annette Toft, who just happened to be Canada’s two-millionth immigrant from 1945 to 1960.

On this day in Canadian history, the Balfour Declaration was signed at the Imperial Conference of 1926.

On this day in 1873, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald resigned after it was learned that he had accepted political contributions from Sir Hugh Allan in exchange for awarding him the contract to build Canada’s transcontinental railway.

On this day in 1958, Margaret Meagher made history when she was appointed ambassador to Israel, becoming Canada’s first female emissary.

Canadians love hockey. It's part of our history. It's part of how we see ourselves and our place among the nations of the world. Canada is hockey country. This column is a reprisal of the “History ‘n’ Hockey” series we launched in February 2015.