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May 24 Weekend plus Assassination of D'Arcy McGee

May 24 Weekend plus Assassination of D'Arcy McGee

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This week - it's the first holiday weekend of the summer and it's called the May 24 weekend but it falls on May 19. Kate tries to clear up the confusion. Plus, the 1860's were a troubled time in Canada due to the Fenian crisis. And then Irish-Canadian politician D'Arcy McGee was assassinated. A person with Fenian leanings, Patrick James Whelan, was convicted and executed for the crime. But was he guilty?

Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at timewarp@canoefm.com

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