Seasons & Episodes
Underground Railroad
An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.
Valour Road
Three men from Pine Street in Winnipeg win the Victoria Cross in World War I, and the street's name is changed to Valour
Jacques Plante
Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.
Jennie Trout
Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.
Superman
Comic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.
Peacekeepers
Canadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
Responsible Government
Queen Victoria decides to grant Canada responsible government after the crushing of the Rebellions of 1837.
Soddie
Prairie settlers build a house of sod.
Nellie McClung
Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.
Orphans
French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.
Jacques Cartier
French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada.
Halifax Explosion
Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.
Wilder Penfield
A Montreal neurosurgeon makes ground-breaking advances in the treatment of seizure disorders.
Governor Frontenac
New France, under the leadership of French governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac, repels the British invasion at the Batt
Midwife
A look at the importance of midwives in early Canada.
Agnes Macphail
The first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons Agnes Macphail fights for penal reform.
Emily Carr
The British Columbia painter discovers the artistic muse that will drive her life's work.
Joseph Tyrrell
Geologist and cartographer Joseph Tyrrell discovers a plethora of dinosaur bones in Alberta.
Basketball
Sports coach James Naismith's invention of Basketball is tested by a group of young students in Springfield Illinois.
Saguenay Fire
One family's quick thinking helps them to survive the 1870 fire in the Saguenay, Quebec.
Joseph Casavant
Joseph Casavant, world renowned organ maker, builds his first organ.
Jean Nicollet
French coureur des bois and explorer Jean Nicolet becomes the first European to reach Lake Michigan, but thinks it's the
Peacemaker
The formation of the Iroquois Confederacy presented by a First Nations grandfather explaining the significance of the Gr
Rural Teacher
Teacher Kate Henderson sways school trustees to embrace new methods, and the event is represented in the famous painting
Emily Murphy
Women's rights activist, jurist, and author Emily Murphy's quest for equal rights for women.
Vikings
L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland is settled by Norsemen (Vikings) around the year 1000 CE.
Baldwin & LaFontaine
Lawyer and politician Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine build inter-lingual cooperation.
Laura Secord
Canadian heroine Laura Secord aids the British in the War of 1812 with an overland trek to warn of an American military
Marshall McLuhan
Philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan coins the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village."
Marconi
Inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signals in Newfoundland and is awarded the Nobel Priz
Les Voltigeurs de Québec
The band of this famous French Canadian regiment rehearses for the first performance of O Canada in 1880 at Saint-Jean-B
Louis Riel
What thoughts ran through Louis Riel's mind as he stood on the scaffold, waiting for the trap door to open to his death?
Étienne Parent
Journalist and government official Étienne Parent demands equality for French and English.
Nitro
A young Chinese Canadian risks his life helping to build the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Sir Sandford Fleming
Engineer and inventor Sir Sandford Fleming develops the system of international standard time.
Maple Leaf Gardens
Considered one of the "cathedrals" of ice hockey, the construction and history of the Maple Leaf Gardens is featured.
Le Réseau
Engineer Thomas Wardrope Eadie develops the Trans Canada Microwave telecommunications network.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier and the beginnings of his passion for engineering.
Maurice Ruddick
Miner Maurice Ruddick recounts the 1958 Springhill mine disaster.
Inukshuk
An Inukshuk a stone landmark or cairn is built on Baffin Island.
La Bolduc
The story of how Mary Travers becomes a famed popular singer in Quebec.
Sam Steele
Major General and police official Sam Steele (portrayed by Alan Scarfe) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police bars an unr
Hart & Papineau
The efforts of politician and lawyer Louis-Joseph Papineau give full equality of religion to Jews in Canada.
Paul Émile Borduas
The art of Paul-Émile Borduas and the Quiet Revolution are featured.
Pauline Vanier
Professional diplomats Georges and Pauline Vanier fight Canadian immigration policy in an attempt to help refugees fleei
Water Pump
Canadian Mennonites devise sustainable agriculture practices that aid the Third World.
Flags
Lawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.
Sitting Bull
Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.
John Cabot
Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fi
Winnie
The bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
Myrnam Hospital
The town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.
Bluenose
The Bluenose, a ship out of Halifax and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, wins its last race.
John McCrae
Author, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.
The Paris Crew
The surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.
Grey Owl
Englishman Archie Belaney (played by Pierce Brosnan) rises to prominence as a notable author and lecturer after he took
Nat Taylor
How Nat Taylor invents the multiplex theater.
J. S. Woodsworth
Author, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce
Maurice "Rocket" Richard
December 28, 1944 was moving day for 23 year old Maurice Richard. All day he hefted furniture - including a piano - into
Avro Arrow
The development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").
Syrup
A First Nations family teaches early settlers how to make maple syrup.
Marion Orr
The story of female World War II pilot, Marion Orr.
Expo '67
The planning of the Montreal International and Universal Exposition called Expo 67 is featured.
John Humphrey
Legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human
Jackie Robinson
Baseball player, Jackie Robinson joins the Montreal Royals on October 23, 1946.
Stratford
A look back at the beginning of the Stratford Festival of Canada.
Frontier College
Frontier College educates those away from the urban centres.
Lucille Teasdale
Surgeon Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to helping the poor in Africa.
Osborn of Hong Kong
In World War II, the troops in Hong Kong were the first Canadians to see combat. During an attack, Sergeant Major John O
Mona Parsons
Mona Parsons was sentenced to a Nazi prison camp for helping dozens of downed Allied airmen escape.
Tommy Prince
Tommy Prince of the Brokenhead Objibway Nation is one of the most decorated soldiers in Canada's history.
Vimy Ridge
Canadian General Arthur Currie leads Allied forces to Canada's most significant victory of World War I (1917).
Andrew Mynarski
A young Canadian gunner stays behind to save his friend in a flaming Lancaster Bomber and dies in the attempt. He was po
Home from the Wars
After WWII, veterans confronted a politician about the lack of shelter, launching the construction of 10,000 units of Ve
Dextraze in the Congo
General Jacques Dextraze of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force rescued a group of hostages from the Katangan rebels i
Juno Beach
On the evening of D-Day, musician and broadcaster Johnny Lombardi boosts morale on the edge of a Normandy Beach.
Richard Pierpoint
Richard Pierpoint was a formerly enslaved Black Loyalist who, at age 68, enlisted black men to fight in the War of 1812.
Queenston Heights
October 13, 1812, Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors surprised hundreds of advancing American soldiers
Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir. John A. Macdonald, George-Étienne Cartier and George Brown discuss how to go about uniting the colonies in British
Sir George-Étienne Cartier
George-Étienne Cartier was a dominant figure in the politics of Canada East (now Quebec) overseeing its entry into Conf
Winnipeg Falcons
A team of Icelandic-Canadians serve in the First World War before bringing home the very first gold medal in Olympic hoc
Nursing Sisters
Nursing Sisters serve at the No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital in France during the First World War.
Terry Fox
Terry Fox inspires the nation with his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research.
Viola Desmond
The story of Viola Desmond, an entrepreneur who challenged segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s.
Chanie Wenjack
The story of Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack, whose death sparked the first inquest into the treatment of Indigenous children i
Naskumituwin (Treaty)
The making of Treaty 9 from the perspective of historical witness George Spence, an 18-year-old Cree hunter from Albany,
Kenojuak Ashevak
As a founding member of Cape Dorset's famed print making cooperative, Kenojuak Ashevak introduced Inuit art to the world
Edmonton Grads
The Grads challenge the self-proclaimed 'world champions' the Cleveland Favorite Knits to a two game tournament in 1923.
"Boat People" Refugees
A family escapes persecution in Vietnam, traveling by boat to a Malaysian refugee camp before finding a new home in Mont
Kensington Market
Neighbourhoods like Toronto's Kensington Market have helped shape our country by providing newcomers a first stop in Can
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery battled depression, rejection, and sexism to become known around the world for Anne of Green Gables
Jim Egan
James Egan was a Canadian LGBT rights activist, best known for his role in the landmark Supreme Court of Canada case Ega
Vancouver Asahi
From 1914-1941, the Vancouver Asahi were one of city's most dominant amateur baseball teams. In 1942, after Canada decla
D-Day
On June 6, 1944, Canadian Forces landed on Juno Beach. D-Day, as this day would become known, was the largest amphibious
Acadian Deportation
The Acadians are descendants of early French settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1604 and built a distinct culture an
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson is one of Canada's most honoured musicians and widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of al
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