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- A series of short films illustrating interesting moments of Canadian history.
- This Heritage Minute follows the life of Onondaga long-distance runner Gagwe:gih, whose name means "Everything." Known around the world as Tom Longboat, he was one of the most celebrated athletes of the early 20th century.
- During the Second World War, on 19 August 1942, the Allies launched a major raid on the French coastal port of Dieppe. Operation Jubilee was the first Canadian Army engagement in the European theatre of the war, designed to test the Allies' ability to launch amphibious assaults against Adolf Hitler's "Fortress Europe." The raid was a disaster: More than 900 Canadian soldiers were killed, and thousands more were wounded and taken prisoner. Despite the bloodshed, the raid provided valuable lessons for subsequent Allied amphibious assaults on Africa, Italy and Normandy.
- On August 16, 1933, the Christie Pits Riot was sparked by Nazi-inspired youth flying a swastika flag at a public baseball game to antagonize and provoke Jewish Canadians. The Christie Pits Riot remains one of the worst outbreaks of ethnic violence in Canadian history with over 10,000 participants and spectators.
- The passengers aboard the SS Komagata Maru were part of a dramatic challenge to Canada's former practice of excluding immigrants from India. In 1914, the Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver carrying some 376 passengers, all British subjects from India. The events that followed illustrated that Canada was considered "a white man's country" by those in power and affirmed the second-class status of South Asians within the British Empire.
- A series of animated shorts to commemorate the contributions of great Canadians on various topics. Series includes nine vignettes on topics ranging from reconciliation to global warming.
- The "Voices from Here" oral history video series features stories from First Nations, Inuit and Métis participants. Stories shed light on histories of resilience and resurgence, and are part of a bigger history.
- Nursing Sisters serve at the No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital in France during the First World War.
- As a pioneering trans soul singer in the 1960s, Jackie Shane's unapologetic and authentic presence in Toronto contributed to the local R&B music scene and made her an enduring queer icon in Canada.
- Canadian Contributions to International Peace and Security explores Canadian military contributions during the Second World War, Korean War, Cold War, peace missions and the war in Afghanistan.
- The development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").
- Women's rights activist, jurist, and author Emily Murphy's quest for equal rights for women.
- Lawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.
- Englishman Archie Belaney (played by Pierce Brosnan) rises to prominence as a notable author and lecturer after he took on the First Nations identity called Grey Owl. Adapted from the film of the same name.
- Author, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.
- Author, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce old age pensions.
- Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.
- 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.
- The bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.
- Teacher Kate Henderson sways school trustees to embrace new methods, and the event is represented in the famous painting by Robert Harris: A Meeting of the School Trustees.
- From 1914-1941, the Vancouver Asahi were one of city's most dominant amateur baseball teams. In 1942, after Canada declared war on Japan, 22,000 Japanese Canadians were interned in the interior of BC, including the Asahi players.
- On June 6, 1944, Canadian Forces landed on Juno Beach. D-Day, as this day would become known, was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, led to the liberation of France, and marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War.
- The Acadians are descendants of early French settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1604 and built a distinct culture and society over generations.
- Between 1944 and 1945, the Canadian Army was given the important yet deadly task of liberating the Netherlands.