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HISTOR!CA

  • July 29, 1874

    Politician James Woodsworth, who was first leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, was born at Etobicoke, Ont.

  • July 29, 1898

    The last spike was driven on the White Pass and Yukon Railway, from Skagway to Whitehorse.

Home » Films of the Month
The Da Vinci Code
Sat. July 31st, 2010
Famed symbologist Professor Robert Langdon is called to the Louvre museum one night where a curator has been murdered, leaving behind a mysterious trail of symbols and clues.

The Thin Red Line
Sun. August 1st, 2010
Based on the novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal.

Elizabeth
Sat. August 7th, 2010
The story of Queen Elizabeth I, from her days as an innocent young woman to her coronation, up to the formation of her reputation as England's stern "Virgin Queen."

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sun. August 8th, 2010
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.

Gangs of New York
Sat. August 14th, 2010
Gangs Of New York unfolds in 1860s lower Manhattan at a time of lawlessness, rampant political corruption and great unrest. With the Civil War underway, the country was torn apart and on the brink of chaos.

The Beast
Sun. August 15th, 2010
Enemies join forces in a remote Afghan desert conflict to destroy an invincible tank and its brutal commander.

Catch Me If You Can
Sat. August 21st, 2010
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor.

Black Hawk Down
Sun. August 22nd, 2010
Based on actual events, Black Hawk Down is the heroic account of the October 1993 U.S. military mission in Mogadishu, Somalia that went disastrously wrong.

The Mummy Returns
Sat. August 28th, 2010
Ten years after their first encounter with the mummy, Rick O'Connell and wife Evelyn return to England from a dig only to have a re-resurrected Imhotep send goons to kidnap the Connell's son, Alex.

Gladiator
Sun. August 29th, 2010
When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by a corrupt prince, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.