May 22, 1995 • 1m
The efforts of politician and lawyer Louis-Joseph Papineau give full equality of religion to Jews in Canada.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
The art of Paul-Émile Borduas and the Quiet Revolution are featured.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Professional diplomats Georges and Pauline Vanier fight Canadian immigration policy in an attempt to help refugees fleeing Europe ...Read more
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Canadian Mennonites devise sustainable agriculture practices that aid the Third World.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Lawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fish.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
The bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
The town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
The Bluenose, a ship out of Halifax and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, wins its last race.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Author, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
The surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Englishman Archie Belaney (played by Pierce Brosnan) rises to prominence as a notable author and lecturer after he took on the Fir...Read more
May 22, 1995 • 1m
How Nat Taylor invents the multiplex theater.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Author, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce old age pensions.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
December 28, 1944 was moving day for 23 year old Maurice Richard. All day he hefted furniture - including a piano - into his new h...Read more
May 22, 1995 • 1m
The development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").
May 22, 1995 • 1m
A First Nations family teaches early settlers how to make maple syrup.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
The story of female World War II pilot, Marion Orr.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
The planning of the Montreal International and Universal Exposition called Expo 67 is featured.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Baseball player, Jackie Robinson joins the Montreal Royals on October 23, 1946.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
A look back at the beginning of the Stratford Festival of Canada.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Frontier College educates those away from the urban centres.
May 22, 1995 • 1m
Surgeon Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to helping the poor in Africa.