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Thousands of years ago aboriginal people trekked over the land bridge from Asia and slowly settled across North America. Around the year 1000, Vikings ventured across the North Atlantic and briefly inhabited the Maritime coast.
On old European maps it was labeled terra incognita, a vast bland space that excited their imaginations. John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Jean Nicollet - Canada's celebrated explorers - plunged into that “unknown country” pursuing riches, fame and adventure.
These Minutes portray their stories of adventure and discovery.
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Track 2 | Agnes MacPhail | Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Whether it was the midwives of the early 19th Century, or the young rural teachers who taught in one-room schools in isolated communities across Canada, or the outspoken leaders who led the fight to gain the vote for women; strong women have helped shape our history. “Never was a country better adapted to produce a great race of women than this Canada of ours, nor a race of women better adapted to make a great country,” stated Emily Murphy, Canada’s first female magistrate. Murphy ensured that women won their legal rights in the famous Persons Case. |
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Track 3 | Alice Munro | Women, Arts and Culture | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Artists illuminate the spirit of our nation, whether they are painters, musicians, writers, dancers, actors, or even the philosophers who explain the effects of the arts on our lives.
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Track 4 | Baseball Glove | Sports | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canadians have made an impact on the world of sports, and the athletes' stories also demonstrate personal courage and integrity.
At the 1867 Paris International Exposition, a lighthouse keeper and three fishermen from Saint John, New Brunswick dramatically announced the arrival of the new nation of Canada on the international sporting scene by scoring surprising victories against the best rowers in the world.
"Rocket" Richard's explosive 18-year career made him the most exciting player of his generation and a national hero.
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Track 5 | Baseball Heroes | Sports | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canadians have made an impact on the world of sports, and the athletes' stories also demonstrate personal courage and integrity.
At the 1867 Paris International Exposition, a lighthouse keeper and three fishermen from Saint John, New Brunswick dramatically announced the arrival of the new nation of Canada on the international sporting scene by scoring surprising victories against the best rowers in the world.
"Rocket" Richard's explosive 18-year career made him the most exciting player of his generation and a national hero.
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Track 6 | Basketball | Sports | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canadians have made an impact on the world of sports, and the athletes' stories also demonstrate personal courage and integrity.
At the 1867 Paris International Exposition, a lighthouse keeper and three fishermen from Saint John, New Brunswick dramatically announced the arrival of the new nation of Canada on the international sporting scene by scoring surprising victories against the best rowers in the world.
"Rocket" Richard's explosive 18-year career made him the most exciting player of his generation and a national hero.
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Track 7 | Joseph-Armand Bombardier | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada’s business visionaries are passionate, single-minded individuals. Joseph Armand Bombardier, the determined founder of a small business empire, never stopped inventing, perfecting and producing all-terrain vehicles. The Bombardier spirit of initiative and responsibility continues to this day. |
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Track 8 | John Cabot | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Thousands of years ago aboriginal people trekked over the land bridge from Asia and slowly settled across North America. Around the year 1000, Vikings ventured across the North Atlantic and briefly inhabited the Maritime coast.
On old European maps it was labeled terra incognita, a vast bland space that excited their imaginations. John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Jean Nicollet - Canada's celebrated explorers - plunged into that “unknown country” pursuing riches, fame and adventure.
These Minutes portray their stories of adventure and discovery.
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Track 9 | Joseph Tyrrell | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 10 | J.S. Woodsworth | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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The important milestones in the development of our democratic institutions are anything but dull.
The struggle toward self-government in Canada includes stirring tales of patriots such as Louis-Joseph Papineau and martyrs of the 1837 rebellions. It also includes the important work of moderate reformers who advocated effective elected representation.
The partnership of Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin showed that French and English Canadians could work together to solve their political problems.
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Track 11 | Lucille Teasdale | Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's crowning achievement in the year of its centennial was Expo 67. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as a world-class city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But Canada's international reputation was formed on more than just expositions. Canada also has a history of human rights advocacy and humanitarian generosity.
John Humphrey made human rights a matter of global concern as the author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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Track 12 | Bluenose | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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When Prime Minister Lester Pearson vowed to create a distinctive Canadian flag in 1964, some of his advisors warned him that it would be ‘political suicide' to tamper with the country's most important national symbol. But Pearson wanted a flag that “would not be mistaken for the emblem of any other country.”
Whether it's our national flag, our national anthem, our famous Bluenose schooner, or a mascot named Winnie, we understand ourselves through our symbols.
These Minutes look at some of the people and events that helped emblemize Canada.
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Track 13 | Louis Riel | Indigenous History | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Centuries ago the Iroquois nations found a way to establish peace and unity among themselves. The Great Peace, dramatized in Peacemaker, can be traced back more than 1,500 years and has lasted to the present day.
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Track 14 | Superman | Arts and Culture, Heroes | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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A hero is someone who is willing to put himself on the line to help others. Heroes are often ordinary people who make extraordinary decisions in times of crisis.
Maurice Ruddick, one of the few black men employed at the Springhill mine in Nova Scotia, saved the lives of six other miners when they became trapped.
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Track 15 | Valour Road | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 16 | Emily Carr | Women, Arts and Culture | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Artists illuminate the spirit of our nation, whether they are painters, musicians, writers, dancers, actors, or even the philosophers who explain the effects of the arts on our lives.
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Track 17 | Emily Murphy | Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Whether it was the midwives of the early 19th Century, or the young rural teachers who taught in one-room schools in isolated communities across Canada, or the outspoken leaders who led the fight to gain the vote for women; strong women have helped shape our history.
“Never was a country better adapted to produce a great race of women than this Canada of ours, nor a race of women better adapted to make a great country,” stated Emily Murphy, Canada's first female magistrate. Murphy ensured that women won their legal rights in the famous Persons Case.
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Track 18 | Étienne Parent | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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The important milestones in the development of our democratic institutions are anything but dull.
The struggle toward self-government in Canada includes stirring tales of patriots such as Louis-Joseph Papineau and martyrs of the 1837 rebellions. It also includes the important work of moderate reformers who advocated effective elected representation.
The partnership of Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin showed that French and English Canadians could work together to solve their political problems.
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Track 19 | Expo '67 | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's crowning achievement in the year of its centennial was Expo 67. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as a world-class city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But Canada's international reputation was formed on more than just expositions. Canada also has a history of human rights advocacy and humanitarian generosity.
John Humphrey made human rights a matter of global concern as the author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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Track 20 | Stratford | Arts and Culture | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Artists illuminate the spirit of our nation, whether they are painters, musicians, writers, dancers, actors, or even the philosophers who explain the effects of the arts on our lives.
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Track 21 | Flags | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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When Prime Minister Lester Pearson vowed to create a distinctive Canadian flag in 1964, some of his advisors warned him that it would be ‘political suicide' to tamper with the country's most important national symbol. But Pearson wanted a flag that “would not be mistaken for the emblem of any other country.”
Whether it's our national flag, our national anthem, our famous Bluenose schooner, or a mascot named Winnie, we understand ourselves through our symbols.
These Minutes look at some of the people and events that helped emblemize Canada.
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Track 22 | John McCrae | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 23 | Governor Frontenac | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 24 | Orphans | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Making a home in Canada has always involved hard work and overcoming obstacles.
Between 1840 and 1860, more than 30,000 American slaves came secretly to Canada and freedom. They were aided by "agents" on the Underground Railroad - men and women, white and black, Canadian and American.
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Track 25 | Grey Owl | Indigenous History | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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When Prime Minister Lester Pearson vowed to create a distinctive Canadian flag in 1964, some of his advisors warned him that it would be ‘political suicide' to tamper with the country's most important national symbol. But Pearson wanted a flag that “would not be mistaken for the emblem of any other country.”
Whether it's our national flag, our national anthem, our famous Bluenose schooner, or a mascot named Winnie, we understand ourselves through our symbols.
These Minutes look at some of the people and events that helped emblemize Canada.
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Track 26 | Halifax Explosion | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 27 | Jackie Robinson | Sports | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canadians have made an impact on the world of sports, and the athletes' stories also demonstrate personal courage and integrity.
At the 1867 Paris International Exposition, a lighthouse keeper and three fishermen from Saint John, New Brunswick dramatically announced the arrival of the new nation of Canada on the international sporting scene by scoring surprising victories against the best rowers in the world.
"Rocket" Richard's explosive 18-year career made him the most exciting player of his generation and a national hero.
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Track 28 | Jacques Plante | Sports | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canadians have made an impact on the world of sports, and the athletes' stories also demonstrate personal courage and integrity.
At the 1867 Paris International Exposition, a lighthouse keeper and three fishermen from Saint John, New Brunswick dramatically announced the arrival of the new nation of Canada on the international sporting scene by scoring surprising victories against the best rowers in the world.
"Rocket" Richard's explosive 18-year career made him the most exciting player of his generation and a national hero.
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Track 29 | Juno Beach | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 30 | La Bolduc | Women, Arts and Culture | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Artists illuminate the spirit of our nation, whether they are painters, musicians, writers, dancers, actors, or even the philosophers who explain the effects of the arts on our lives.
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Track 31 | Laura Secord | Military, Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Whether it was the midwives of the early 19th Century, or the young rural teachers who taught in one-room schools in isolated communities across Canada, or the outspoken leaders who led the fight to gain the vote for women; strong women have helped shape our history.
“Never was a country better adapted to produce a great race of women than this Canada of ours, nor a race of women better adapted to make a great country,” stated Emily Murphy, Canada's first female magistrate. Murphy ensured that women won their legal rights in the famous Persons Case.
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Track 32 | Lighting Up | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 33 | Syrup | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Making a home in Canada has always involved hard work and overcoming obstacles.
Between 1840 and 1860, more than 30,000 American slaves came secretly to Canada and freedom. They were aided by "agents" on the Underground Railroad - men and women, white and black, Canadian and American.
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Track 34 | Marconi | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 35 | Margaret Laurence | Women, Arts and Culture | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Artists illuminate the spirit of our nation, whether they are painters, musicians, writers, dancers, actors, or even the philosophers who explain the effects of the arts on our lives.
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Track 36 | Le Réseau | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada’s business visionaries are passionate, single-minded individuals. Joseph Armand Bombardier, the determined founder of a small business empire, never stopped inventing, perfecting and producing all-terrain vehicles. The Bombardier spirit of initiative and responsibility continues to this day. |
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Track 37 | Myrnam Hospital | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 38 | Jacques Cartier | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Thousands of years ago aboriginal people trekked over the land bridge from Asia and slowly settled across North America. Around the year 1000, Vikings ventured across the North Atlantic and briefly inhabited the Maritime coast.
On old European maps it was labeled terra incognita, a vast bland space that excited their imaginations. John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Jean Nicollet - Canada's celebrated explorers - plunged into that “unknown country” pursuing riches, fame and adventure.
These Minutes portray their stories of adventure and discovery.
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Track 39 | Nat Taylor | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada’s business visionaries are passionate, single-minded individuals. Joseph Armand Bombardier, the determined founder of a small business empire, never stopped inventing, perfecting and producing all-terrain vehicles. The Bombardier spirit of initiative and responsibility continues to this day. |
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Track 40 | Nellie McClung | Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Whether it was the midwives of the early 19th Century, or the young rural teachers who taught in one-room schools in isolated communities across Canada, or the outspoken leaders who led the fight to gain the vote for women; strong women have helped shape our history.
“Never was a country better adapted to produce a great race of women than this Canada of ours, nor a race of women better adapted to make a great country,” stated Emily Murphy, Canada's first female magistrate. Murphy ensured that women won their legal rights in the famous Persons Case.
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Track 41 | Les Voltigeurs de Québec | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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When Prime Minister Lester Pearson vowed to create a distinctive Canadian flag in 1964, some of his advisors warned him that it would be ‘political suicide' to tamper with the country's most important national symbol. But Pearson wanted a flag that “would not be mistaken for the emblem of any other country.”
Whether it's our national flag, our national anthem, our famous Bluenose schooner, or a mascot named Winnie, we understand ourselves through our symbols.
These Minutes look at some of the people and events that helped emblemize Canada.
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Track 42 | Oil in Alberta | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada’s business visionaries are passionate, single-minded individuals. Joseph Armand Bombardier, the determined founder of a small business empire, never stopped inventing, perfecting and producing all-terrain vehicles. The Bombardier spirit of initiative and responsibility continues to this day. |
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Track 43 | Paris Crew | Sports | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canadians have made an impact on the world of sports, and the athletes' stories also demonstrate personal courage and integrity.
At the 1867 Paris International Exposition, a lighthouse keeper and three fishermen from Saint John, New Brunswick dramatically announced the arrival of the new nation of Canada on the international sporting scene by scoring surprising victories against the best rowers in the world.
"Rocket" Richard's explosive 18-year career made him the most exciting player of his generation and a national hero.
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Track 44 | Pauline Vanier | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's crowning achievement in the year of its centennial was Expo 67. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as a world-class city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But Canada's international reputation was formed on more than just expositions. Canada also has a history of human rights advocacy and humanitarian generosity.
John Humphrey made human rights a matter of global concern as the author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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Track 45 | Recall the Premier | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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The important milestones in the development of our democratic institutions are anything but dull.
The struggle toward self-government in Canada includes stirring tales of patriots such as Louis-Joseph Papineau and martyrs of the 1837 rebellions. It also includes the important work of moderate reformers who advocated effective elected representation.
The partnership of Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin showed that French and English Canadians could work together to solve their political problems.
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Track 46 | Saguenay Fire | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Making a home in Canada has always involved hard work and overcoming obstacles.
Between 1840 and 1860, more than 30,000 American slaves came secretly to Canada and freedom. They were aided by "agents" on the Underground Railroad - men and women, white and black, Canadian and American.
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Track 47 | Sam Steele | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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When Prime Minister Lester Pearson vowed to create a distinctive Canadian flag in 1964, some of his advisors warned him that it would be ‘political suicide' to tamper with the country's most important national symbol. But Pearson wanted a flag that “would not be mistaken for the emblem of any other country.”
Whether it's our national flag, our national anthem, our famous Bluenose schooner, or a mascot named Winnie, we understand ourselves through our symbols.
These Minutes look at some of the people and events that helped emblemize Canada.
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Track 48 | Sir Sandford Fleming | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 49 | Saving Children | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 50 | Seeing Outerspace | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 51 | Shaping the Future | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 52 | Smallpox | Heroes | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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A hero is someone who is willing to put himself on the line to help others. Heroes are often ordinary people who make extraordinary decisions in times of crisis.
Maurice Ruddick, one of the few black men employed at the Springhill mine in Nova Scotia, saved the lives of six other miners when they became trapped.
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Track 53 | Susanna Moodie | Women, Arts and Culture | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Artists illuminate the spirit of our nation, whether they are painters, musicians, writers, dancers, actors, or even the philosophers who explain the effects of the arts on our lives.
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Track 54 | Ted Rogers | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 55 | Nitro | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Making a home in Canada has always involved hard work and overcoming obstacles.
Between 1840 and 1860, more than 30,000 American slaves came secretly to Canada and freedom. They were aided by "agents" on the Underground Railroad - men and women, white and black, Canadian and American.
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Track 56 | Peacemaker | Indigenous History | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Centuries ago the Iroquois nations found a way to establish peace and unity among themselves. The Great Peace, dramatized in Peacemaker, can be traced back more than 1,500 years and has lasted to the present day.
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Track 57 | Vikings | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Thousands of years ago aboriginal people trekked over the land bridge from Asia and slowly settled across North America. Around the year 1000, Vikings ventured across the North Atlantic and briefly inhabited the Maritime coast.
On old European maps it was labeled terra incognita, a vast bland space that excited their imaginations. John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Jean Nicollet - Canada's celebrated explorers - plunged into that “unknown country” pursuing riches, fame and adventure.
These Minutes portray their stories of adventure and discovery.
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Track 58 | Winnie | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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When Prime Minister Lester Pearson vowed to create a distinctive Canadian flag in 1964, some of his advisors warned him that it would be ‘political suicide' to tamper with the country's most important national symbol. But Pearson wanted a flag that “would not be mistaken for the emblem of any other country.”
Whether it's our national flag, our national anthem, our famous Bluenose schooner, or a mascot named Winnie, we understand ourselves through our symbols.
These Minutes look at some of the people and events that helped emblemize Canada.
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Track 59 | Wop May | Heroes | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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A hero is someone who is willing to put himself on the line to help others. Heroes are often ordinary people who make extraordinary decisions in times of crisis.
Maurice Ruddick, one of the few black men employed at the Springhill mine in Nova Scotia, saved the lives of six other miners when they became trapped.
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Track 60 | John Humphrey | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's crowning achievement in the year of its centennial was Expo 67. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as a world-class city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But Canada's international reputation was formed on more than just expositions. Canada also has a history of human rights advocacy and humanitarian generosity.
John Humphrey made human rights a matter of global concern as the author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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Track 61 | Hart & Papineau | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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The important milestones in the development of our democratic institutions are anything but dull.
The struggle toward self-government in Canada includes stirring tales of patriots such as Louis-Joseph Papineau and martyrs of the 1837 rebellions. It also includes the important work of moderate reformers who advocated effective elected representation.
The partnership of Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin showed that French and English Canadians could work together to solve their political problems.
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Track 62 | Jennie Trout | Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Whether it was the midwives of the early 19th Century, or the young rural teachers who taught in one-room schools in isolated communities across Canada, or the outspoken leaders who led the fight to gain the vote for women; strong women have helped shape our history.
“Never was a country better adapted to produce a great race of women than this Canada of ours, nor a race of women better adapted to make a great country,” stated Emily Murphy, Canada's first female magistrate. Murphy ensured that women won their legal rights in the famous Persons Case.
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Track 63 | Mary Ann Shadd | Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Whether it was the midwives of the early 19th Century, or the young rural teachers who taught in one-room schools in isolated communities across Canada, or the outspoken leaders who led the fight to gain the vote for women; strong women have helped shape our history.
“Never was a country better adapted to produce a great race of women than this Canada of ours, nor a race of women better adapted to make a great country,” stated Emily Murphy, Canada's first female magistrate. Murphy ensured that women won their legal rights in the famous Persons Case.
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Track 64 | Home from the Wars | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 65 | Avro Arrow | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 66 | Vimy Ridge | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 67 | Major Gustave Bieler | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 68 | Battle of Ortona | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 69 | Dr. Moses Coady | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's crowning achievement in the year of its centennial was Expo 67. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as a world-class city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But Canada's international reputation was formed on more than just expositions. Canada also has a history of human rights advocacy and humanitarian generosity.
John Humphrey made human rights a matter of global concern as the author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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Track 70 | Yousuf Karsh | Arts and Culture | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Artists illuminate the spirit of our nation, whether they are painters, musicians, writers, dancers, actors, or even the philosophers who explain the effects of the arts on our lives.
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Track 71 | Chomeday de Maisonneuve | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Making a home in Canada has always involved hard work and overcoming obstacles.
Between 1840 and 1860, more than 30,000 American slaves came secretly to Canada and freedom. They were aided by "agents" on the Underground Railroad - men and women, white and black, Canadian and American.
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Track 72 | Reginald Aubrey Fessenden | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 73 | Midwife | Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Whether it was the midwives of the early 19th Century, or the young rural teachers who taught in one-room schools in isolated communities across Canada, or the outspoken leaders who led the fight to gain the vote for women; strong women have helped shape our history.
“Never was a country better adapted to produce a great race of women than this Canada of ours, nor a race of women better adapted to make a great country,” stated Emily Murphy, Canada's first female magistrate. Murphy ensured that women won their legal rights in the famous Persons Case.
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Track 74 | Frontier College | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 75 | Rural Teacher | Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Whether it was the midwives of the early 19th Century, or the young rural teachers who taught in one-room schools in isolated communities across Canada, or the outspoken leaders who led the fight to gain the vote for women; strong women have helped shape our history.
“Never was a country better adapted to produce a great race of women than this Canada of ours, nor a race of women better adapted to make a great country,” stated Emily Murphy, Canada's first female magistrate. Murphy ensured that women won their legal rights in the famous Persons Case.
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Track 76 | Responsible Government | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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The important milestones in the development of our democratic institutions are anything but dull. The struggle toward self-government in Canada includes stirring tales of patriots such as Louis-Joseph Papineau and martyrs of the 1837 rebellions. It also includes the important work of moderate reformers who advocated effective elected representation. The partnership of Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin showed that French and English Canadians could work together to solve their political problems. |
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Track 77 | Maurice "Rocket" Richard | Sports | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canadians have made an impact on the world of sports, and the athletes' stories also demonstrate personal courage and integrity.
At the 1867 Paris International Exposition, a lighthouse keeper and three fishermen from Saint John, New Brunswick dramatically announced the arrival of the new nation of Canada on the international sporting scene by scoring surprising victories against the best rowers in the world.
"Rocket" Richard's explosive 18-year career made him the most exciting player of his generation and a national hero.
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Track 78 | Atlantic Fishery | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Making a home in Canada has always involved hard work and overcoming obstacles.
Between 1840 and 1860, more than 30,000 American slaves came secretly to Canada and freedom. They were aided by "agents" on the Underground Railroad - men and women, white and black, Canadian and American.
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Track 79 | Joseph Casavant | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada’s business visionaries are passionate, single-minded individuals. Joseph Armand Bombardier, the determined founder of a small business empire, never stopped inventing, perfecting and producing all-terrain vehicles. The Bombardier spirit of initiative and responsibility continues to this day. |
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Track 80 | Mona Parsons | Military, Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 81 | Baldwin & LaFontaine | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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The important milestones in the development of our democratic institutions are anything but dull.
The struggle toward self-government in Canada includes stirring tales of patriots such as Louis-Joseph Papineau and martyrs of the 1837 rebellions. It also includes the important work of moderate reformers who advocated effective elected representation.
The partnership of Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin showed that French and English Canadians could work together to solve their political problems.
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Track 82 | Water Pump | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's crowning achievement in the year of its centennial was Expo 67. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as a world-class city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But Canada's international reputation was formed on more than just expositions. Canada also has a history of human rights advocacy and humanitarian generosity.
John Humphrey made human rights a matter of global concern as the author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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Track 83 | Jetliner | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada’s business visionaries are passionate, single-minded individuals. Joseph Armand Bombardier, the determined founder of a small business empire, never stopped inventing, perfecting and producing all-terrain vehicles. The Bombardier spirit of initiative and responsibility continues to this day. |
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Track 84 | Cottage Hospitals | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Making a home in Canada has always involved hard work and overcoming obstacles.
Between 1840 and 1860, more than 30,000 American slaves came secretly to Canada and freedom. They were aided by "agents" on the Underground Railroad - men and women, white and black, Canadian and American.
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Track 85 | Dr. Armand Frappier | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's crowning achievement in the year of its centennial was Expo 67. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as a world-class city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But Canada's international reputation was formed on more than just expositions. Canada also has a history of human rights advocacy and humanitarian generosity.
John Humphrey made human rights a matter of global concern as the author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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Track 86 | Dr. A.R. Abbott | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's crowning achievement in the year of its centennial was Expo 67. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as a world-class city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But Canada's international reputation was formed on more than just expositions. Canada also has a history of human rights advocacy and humanitarian generosity.
John Humphrey made human rights a matter of global concern as the author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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Track 87 | Blessing | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Making a home in Canada has always involved hard work and overcoming obstacles.
Between 1840 and 1860, more than 30,000 American slaves came secretly to Canada and freedom. They were aided by "agents" on the Underground Railroad - men and women, white and black, Canadian and American.
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Track 88 | The Polio Scare | Heroes | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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A hero is someone who is willing to put himself on the line to help others. Heroes are often ordinary people who make extraordinary decisions in times of crisis.
Maurice Ruddick, one of the few black men employed at the Springhill mine in Nova Scotia, saved the lives of six other miners when they became trapped.
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Track 89 | Dieppe | Military | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 90 | School Days (Radio) | Indigenous History | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Centuries ago the Iroquois nations found a way to establish peace and unity among themselves. The Great Peace, dramatized in Peacemaker, can be traced back more than 1,500 years and has lasted to the present day.
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Track 91 | Madeleine Parent | Women | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Whether it was the midwives of the early 19th Century, or the young rural teachers who taught in one-room schools in isolated communities across Canada, or the outspoken leaders who led the fight to gain the vote for women; strong women have helped shape our history.
“Never was a country better adapted to produce a great race of women than this Canada of ours, nor a race of women better adapted to make a great country,” stated Emily Murphy, Canada’s first female magistrate. Murphy ensured that women won their legal rights in the famous Persons Case.
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Track 92 | Soddie | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Making a home in Canada has always involved hard work and overcoming obstacles.
Between 1840 and 1860, more than 30,000 American slaves came secretly to Canada and freedom. They were aided by "agents" on the Underground Railroad - men and women, white and black, Canadian and American.
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Track 93 | Sitting Bull | Indigenous History | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Centuries ago the Iroquois nations found a way to establish peace and unity among themselves. The Great Peace, dramatized in Peacemaker, can be traced back more than 1,500 years and has lasted to the present day.
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Track 94 | Sir Charles Saunders | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada’s business visionaries are passionate, single-minded individuals. Joseph Armand Bombardier, the determined founder of a small business empire, never stopped inventing, perfecting and producing all-terrain vehicles. The Bombardier spirit of initiative and responsibility continues to this day. |
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Track 95 | Wilder Penfield | Science/Innovation | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's creative spirit in arts, sciences and industry is clearly exemplified by the accomplishments of Sanford Fleming, the dynamic chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway who surveyed the first rail route across Canada, designed our first postage stamp and achieved lasting international fame as the "Father of Standard Time."
In Montréal, Canadian surgeon Wilder Penfield revolutionized the techniques of brain surgery, using his scalpel and electronic probes to reveal many of the secrets of cognition, memory and sensation.
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Track 96 | Marco Polo | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's crowning achievement in the year of its centennial was Expo 67. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as a world-class city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But Canada's international reputation was formed on more than just expositions. Canada also has a history of human rights advocacy and humanitarian generosity.
John Humphrey made human rights a matter of global concern as the author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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Track 97 | Two-Gun Cohen | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada's crowning achievement in the year of its centennial was Expo 67. One of the most successful international exhibitions of the 20th century, Expo 67 gave Montréal the opportunity to show itself as a world-class city and proved once and for all that Canada had come of age.
But Canada's international reputation was formed on more than just expositions. Canada also has a history of human rights advocacy and humanitarian generosity.
John Humphrey made human rights a matter of global concern as the author of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. |
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Track 98 | Tommy Prince | Military, Indigenous History | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Canada is internationally recognized for its role as a peacekeeping nation. But Canadian soldiers have seen their share of battle and their heroism is not forgotten.
Around the world, the tragedy of war is often remembered through a beautiful and haunting poem, written to commemorate those who died in World War I. John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” following his experiences in the trench warfare around Ypres, Belgium.
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Track 99 | Maurice Ruddick | Heroes | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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A hero is someone who is willing to put himself on the line to help others. Heroes are often ordinary people who make extraordinary decisions in times of crisis.
Maurice Ruddick, one of the few black men employed at the Springhill mine in Nova Scotia, saved the lives of six other miners when they became trapped.
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Track 100 | Underground Railroad | $0.99 CAD | ![]() |
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Making a home in Canada has always involved hard work and overcoming obstacles.
Between 1840 and 1860, more than 30,000 American slaves came secretly to Canada and freedom. They were aided by "agents" on the Underground Railroad - men and women, white and black, Canadian and American.
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