Heritage Minutes – Season 1
Episodes
Underground Railroad
An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.
Valour Road
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.
Jacques Plante
Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.
Jennie Trout
Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.
Superman
Comic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.
Peacekeepers
Canadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
Responsible Government
Queen Victoria decides to grant Canada responsible government after the crushing of the Rebellions of 1837.
Soddie
Prairie settlers build a house of sod.
Nellie McClung
Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.
Orphans
French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.
Jacques Cartier
French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada.
Halifax Explosion
Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.
Wilder Penfield
A Montreal neurosurgeon makes ground-breaking advances in the treatment of seizure disorders.