This is an illustration of John Cabot for a series of trading cards of early explorers of Canada (from an upcoming history book from Folklore Publishing).
From Weird Canadian Traditions and Superstitions (Blue Bike Books).
Apparently coloured gloves are bad luck on the high seas and are to be thrown over board. From Weird Canadian Traditions and Superstitions (Blue Bike Books).
Here are two from Weird Places in Saskatchewan and Manitoba (Blue Bike Books). Such weird places include Pile O' Bones, SASK., and the Sam Waller Museum in Manitoba, featuring fleas dressed in tiny clothes.