MONTREAL, Canada – For so many reasons, it’s good to be a Florida State Basketball player. College basketball teams are fortunate to travel and play games internationally once every four years. The Seminoles have certainly taken advantage of their opportunities to prepare for upcoming seasons during the 21-year tenure of Head Coach Leonard Hamilton. Since Hamilton began his career at Florida State in 2002, the Seminoles have traveled to Spain, Greece, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. Over the course of the next 10 days, the Seminoles will spend time competing and learning about the culture of our neighbors to the north in Canada. The Seminoles left Tallahassee on August 2 for a 10-day trip to Canada where they will play two scrimmages and three games against upper-level Canadian college teams. The trip also includes sightseeing tours of the beautiful and historic city of Montreal and an amphibious tour of Ottawa – a city known for its picturesque waterways and the Cha
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Author of the article: Susanna McLeod
Publishing date: Mar 11, 2021 • March 11, 2021 • 5 minute read Labour pioneer Donalda Charron (1885-1967), circa 1912. Photo by Archives of M. Jean-Paul Charron
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Jobs in the late 1800s were a challenge for the working class. Long hours, poor sanitation and dangerous conditions plagued the workplace for all workers. For women, the situation was often worse, with appallingly low pay, co-worker aggravations and unsafe conditions. At an industrial firm in Hull, Que., union leader Donalda Charron challenged the status quo. The women won, but Charron lost.
An innovative entrepreneur from Vermont, Ezra Butler Eddy was adept at creating opportunities. Moving to Hull in 1851, Eddy “rented the second floor of a blacksmith’s workshop,” the National Capital Commission’s Virtual Museum said. He and his first wife, Zaida Diana Arnold, used wood scraps discarded from nearby sawmills to make matches. Dipping the wood p
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