October 1, 2012 • 1m
Richard Pierpoint was a formerly enslaved Black Loyalist who, at age 68, enlisted black men to fight in the War of 1812.
October 1, 2012 • 1m
October 13, 1812, Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors surprised hundreds of advancing American soldiers and skirm...Read more
October 1, 2012 • 1m
Sir. John A. Macdonald, George-Étienne Cartier and George Brown discuss how to go about uniting the colonies in British North Amer...Read more
October 1, 2012 • 1m
George-Étienne Cartier was a dominant figure in the politics of Canada East (now Quebec) overseeing its entry into Confederation.
October 1, 2012 • 1m
A team of Icelandic-Canadians serve in the First World War before bringing home the very first gold medal in Olympic hockey.
October 1, 2012 • 1m
Nursing Sisters serve at the No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital in France during the First World War.
October 1, 2012 • 1m
Terry Fox inspires the nation with his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research.
October 1, 2012 • 1m
The story of Viola Desmond, an entrepreneur who challenged segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s.
October 1, 2012 • 1m
The story of Chanie "Charlie" Wenjack, whose death sparked the first inquest into the treatment of Indigenous children in Canadian...Read more
October 1, 2012 • 1m
The making of Treaty 9 from the perspective of historical witness George Spence, an 18-year-old Cree hunter from Albany, James Bay.
October 1, 2012 • 1m
As a founding member of Cape Dorset's famed print making cooperative, Kenojuak Ashevak introduced Inuit art to the world (1927-2013).
October 1, 2012 • 1m
The Grads challenge the self-proclaimed 'world champions' the Cleveland Favorite Knits to a two game tournament in 1923. They woul...Read more
October 1, 2012 • 1m
A family escapes persecution in Vietnam, traveling by boat to a Malaysian refugee camp before finding a new home in Montreal (1980).
October 1, 2012 • 1m
Neighbourhoods like Toronto's Kensington Market have helped shape our country by providing newcomers a first stop in Canada. In th...Read more