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April 30, 1993

Season 3

01. Laura Secord

Canadian heroine Laura Secord aids the British in the War of 1812 with an overland trek to warn of an American military advance.

1min
April 30, 1993

02. Marshall McLuhan

Philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan coins the phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village."

1min
April 30, 1993

03. Marconi

Inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signals in Newfoundland and is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

1min
April 30, 1993

04. Les Voltigeurs de Québec

The band of this famous French Canadian regiment rehearses for the first performance of O Canada in 1880 at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations.

1min
April 30, 1993

05. Louis Riel

What thoughts ran through Louis Riel's mind as he stood on the scaffold, waiting for the trap door to open to his death?

1min
April 30, 1993

06. Étienne Parent

Journalist and government official Étienne Parent demands equality for French and English.

1min
April 30, 1993

07. Nitro

A young Chinese Canadian risks his life helping to build the Canadian Pacific Railway.

1min
April 30, 1993

08. Sir Sandford Fleming

Engineer and inventor Sir Sandford Fleming develops the system of international standard time.

1min
April 30, 1993

09. Maple Leaf Gardens

Considered one of the "cathedrals" of ice hockey, the construction and history of the Maple Leaf Gardens is featured.

1min
April 30, 1993

10. Le Réseau

Engineer Thomas Wardrope Eadie develops the Trans Canada Microwave telecommunications network.

1min
April 30, 1993

11. Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier and the beginnings of his passion for engineering.

1min
April 30, 1993

12. Maurice Ruddick

Miner Maurice Ruddick recounts the 1958 Springhill mine disaster.

1min
April 30, 1993

13. Inukshuk

An Inukshuk a stone landmark or cairn is built on Baffin Island.

1min
April 30, 1993

14. La Bolduc

The story of how Mary Travers becomes a famed popular singer in Quebec.

1min
April 30, 1993

15. Sam Steele

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.

1min
April 30, 1993