Season 1
13 episodes · Mar 31, 1991
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- S1E1
Underground Railroad
Mar 31, 19911mAn African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.
- S1E2
Valour Road
Mar 31, 19911mThree 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.
- S1E3
Jacques Plante
Mar 31, 19911mJacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.
- S1E5
Superman
Mar 31, 19911mComic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.
- S1E6
Peacekeepers
Mar 31, 19911mCanadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
- S1E7
Responsible Government
Mar 31, 19911mQueen Victoria decides to grant Canada responsible government after the crushing of the Rebellions of 1837.
- S1E9
Nellie McClung
Mar 31, 19911mFeminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.
- S1E10
Orphans
Mar 31, 19911mFrench Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.
- S1E11
Jacques Cartier
Mar 31, 19911mFrench navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada.
- S1E12
Halifax Explosion
Mar 31, 19911mTrain dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.
- S1E13
Wilder Penfield
Mar 31, 19911mA Montreal neurosurgeon makes ground-breaking advances in the treatment of seizure disorders.