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New France, under the leadership of French governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac, repels the British invasion at the Battle of Quebec

Geologist and cartographer Joseph Tyrrell discovers a plethora of dinosaur bones in Alberta.

Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.

The surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.

Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.

The formation of the Iroquois Confederacy presented by a First Nations grandfather explaining the significance of the Great Peace to his granddaughter.

The explorer's first meeting with Iroquoian peoples provides one story of how Canada got its name.

Inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier and the beginnings of his passion for engineering.

Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.

Mennonite communities in Southwestern Ontario serve as inspiration in the design of tools and practices of sustainable development for developing countries.

Canadian heroine Laura Secord aids the British in the War of 1812 with an overland trek to warn of an American military advance.

One of Canada's most remarkable families works tirelessly to aid displaced persons and refugees during the Second World War.

The town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.

Canadian aerospace engineers design and test the world's fastest, most advanced interceptor aircraft.

Philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan coins the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village."

Three men from Pine Street in Winnipeg win the Victoria Cross in World War I, and the street's name is changed to Valour Road in their honour.

A volunteer teacher brings basic literacy and mathematical skills to a lumber and work camp in the Canadian bush.

Journalist and government official Étienne Parent demands equality for French and English.

An engineer who planned three railways plays a pivotal role in the creation of Standard Time (1885).

The story of how Mary Travers becomes a famed popular singer in Quebec.