Archive - Pinecone Diaries: Canada's Stories & History

Solitude and Sanctuary: The Untold Stories of Canada’s Wilderness Hermits and Off-Grid Pioneers

From handcrafted castles to forest hideaways, meet the Canadians who sought truth, purpose, and peace by turning away from modern society

May 11 •

1:42:13

April 2025

The books and authors that slipped through the cracks

Listen / read now | How four forgotten Canadian books and authors were nearly lost forever

Apr 30 •

1:12:08

Canadian Books Through Time: Oral Cultures, Printing Presses, and the Digital Age

Listen/Read now | Libraries burned. Censors tried to silence. But the Canadian book keeps turning pages.

Apr 23 •

1:08:38

Echoes of Valour: The One-Eyed Canadian Ghost Who Liberated a City

The extraordinary courage of Léo Major, the French-Canadian who earned two Distinguished Conduct Medals in two different wars

Apr 18 •

26:21

Banished and forgotten: the leprosy colony of Sheldrake Island

How fear and prejudice isolated 44 Acadians in New Brunswick's darkest chapter

Apr 16 •

33:47

Exploring Canada & talking "aboot" being a Canadian (or at least how to dress like one)

Watch/listen now | A recording from Kristi Keller 🇨🇦 and Craig Rourke 🇨🇦's live video about what we love about Canada, being Canadian, and why I…

Apr 12 •

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1:18:03

The Silent Warriors: How Canadian Tunnellers Carved Victory at Vimy Ridge

Listen now | The forgotten engineers whose underground labours changed the course of WWI

Apr 9 •

34:52

The Silent Warriors: How Canadian Tunnellers Carved Victory at Vimy Ridge

The forgotten engineers whose underground labours changed the course of WWI

Apr 9

How Pinecone Diaries Is Changing (Again)

Less often. More depth. Stories worth your time.

Apr 7 •

The Hidden Cost of Compassion: Canada's Monument to Fallen Aid Workers

How two tragic deaths in 1996 created a lasting legacy for humanitarian heroes

Apr 5

The Devil's Brigade: How Canadian-American Commandos Changed WWII Special Operations

The untold story of the elite First Special Service Force that scaled impossible cliffs and "owned the night"

Apr 5

How Rahul Singh's GlobalMedic Is Revolutionizing Disaster Relief | Toronto Paramedic Saving Lives Worldwide

From Nepal backpacker to TIME's 100: how this Canadian first responder delivers aid within hours of disaster, anywhere in the world

Apr 3

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