Heritage Minutes: Maurice Ruddick 1993
Miner Maurice Ruddick recounts the 1958 Springhill mine disaster.
Miner Maurice Ruddick recounts the 1958 Springhill mine disaster.
A Canadian soldier's bear becomes the object of adoration and inspiration for a young boy and his father, A.A. Milne.
A one-minute vignette on renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Wilder Penfield's pioneering procedure to cure epilepsy.
Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.
Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fish.
The surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.
Mennonite communities in Southwestern Ontario serve as inspiration in the design of tools and practices of sustainable development for developing countries.
Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.
Canadian heroine Laura Secord aids the British in the War of 1812 with an overland trek to warn of an American military advance.
Lawyer and politician Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine build inter-lingual cooperation.
The first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons Agnes Macphail fights for penal reform.
Prairie settlers build a house of sod.
Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.
One of Canada's most remarkable families works tirelessly to aid displaced persons and refugees during the Second World War.
An engineer who planned three railways plays a pivotal role in the creation of Standard Time (1885).
Philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan coins the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village."
Canadian aerospace engineers design and test the world's fastest, most advanced interceptor aircraft.
Paul-Émile Borduas, Québec's voice of the Quiet Revolution, reflects on the impact of his writing and art in his Paris studio.
Women's rights activist, jurist, and author Emily Murphy's quest for equal rights for women.
Joseph Casavant, world renowned organ maker, builds his first organ.