Episode 1
Laura Secord
Apr 30, 1993
Canadian heroine Laura Secord aids the British in the War of 1812 with an overland trek to warn of an American military advance.
Episode 2
Marshall McLuhan
Apr 30, 1993
Philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan coins the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village."
Episode 3
Marconi
Apr 30, 1993
Inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signals in Newfoundland and is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Episode 4
Les Voltigeurs de Québec
Apr 30, 1993
The band of this famous French Canadian regiment rehearses for the first performance of O Canada in 1880 at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations.
Episode 5
Louis Riel
Apr 30, 1993
What thoughts ran through Louis Riel's mind as he stood on the scaffold, waiting for the trap door to open to his death?
Episode 6
Étienne Parent
Apr 30, 1993
Journalist and government official Étienne Parent demands equality for French and English.
Episode 7
Nitro
Apr 30, 1993
A young Chinese Canadian risks his life helping to build the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Episode 8
Sir Sandford Fleming
Apr 30, 1993
Engineer and inventor Sir Sandford Fleming develops the system of international standard time.
Episode 9
Maple Leaf Gardens
Apr 30, 1993
Considered one of the "cathedrals" of ice hockey, the construction and history of the Maple Leaf Gardens is featured.
Episode 10
Le Réseau
Apr 30, 1993
Engineer Thomas Wardrope Eadie develops the Trans Canada Microwave telecommunications network.
Episode 11
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Apr 30, 1993
Inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier and the beginnings of his passion for engineering.
Episode 12
Maurice Ruddick
Apr 30, 1993
Miner Maurice Ruddick recounts the 1958 Springhill mine disaster.
Episode 13
Inukshuk
Apr 30, 1993
An Inukshuk a stone landmark or cairn is built on Baffin Island.
Episode 14
La Bolduc
Apr 30, 1993
The story of how Mary Travers becomes a famed popular singer in Quebec.
Episode 15
Sam Steele
Apr 30, 1993
Major General and police official Sam Steele (portrayed by Alan Scarfe) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police bars an unruly American (portrayed by Don S. Davis) from entering the Yukon with pistols, despite being threatened at gunpoint.
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