The Heritage Minutes DVD
15.00 CAD
The Heritage Minutes are dramatic interpretations of pivotal events in Canada's history. These 60-second vignettes commemorate notable Canadians, achievements in innovation, and instances of perseverance and bravery. They are intended to entertain, educate and encourage further research into our nation's past.
This new DVD collection brings together all of the classic Heritage Minutes (including, for the first time, the Military Minutes produced in 2005), as well as the new Minutes produced since 2012.
Run time: 78 minutes
Track 1 | Lucille Teasdale | Women, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Lucille Teasdale visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 2 | Laura Secord | Pre-Confederation, Military, Women, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Laura Secord visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 3 | Peacemaker | Pre-Confederation, Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the Iroquois Confederacy visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 4 | Vikings | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Vikings visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 5 | John Cabot | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about John Cabot visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 6 | Jacques Cartier | Pre-Confederation, Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Jacques Cartier visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 7 | Jean Nicollet | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Jean Nicollet visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 8 | Syrup | Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about maple syrup visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 9 | Governor Frontenac | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Governor Frontenac visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 10 | Hart & Papineau | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Ezekiel Hart and Louis-Joseph Papineau visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 11 | Étienne Parent | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Étienne Parent visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 12 | Baldwin & LaFontaine | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 13 | Responsible Government | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about responsible government visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 14 | Orphans | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Irish famine orphans in Canada visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 15 | Underground Railroad | Human Rights, Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the Underground Railroad visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 16 | Joseph Casavant | Arts and Culture | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Joseph Casavant visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 17 | Paris Crew | Sports | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the Paris Crew visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 18 | Saguenay Fire | Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the Saguenay Fire visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 19 | Jennie Trout | Human Rights, Women | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Jennie Trout visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 20 | Sitting Bull | Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Sitting Bull visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 21 | Les Voltigeurs de Québec | Arts and Culture | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Les Voltigeurs de Québec visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 22 | Joseph Tyrrell | Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Joseph Tyrrell visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 23 | Sir Sandford Fleming | Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Sir Sandford Fleming visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 24 | Rural Teacher | Women | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about rural teachers in Canada visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 25 | Soddie | Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about soddies visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 26 | Midwife | Women | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about midwives visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 27 | Basketball | Sports | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about basketball visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 28 | Sam Steele | Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Sam Steele visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 29 | Frontier College | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Frontier College visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 30 | Marconi | Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Guglielmo Marconi visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 31 | Grey Owl | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Grey Owl visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 32 | Valour Road | Military, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Valour Road visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 33 | Winnie | Military, Arts and Culture | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Winnie-the-Pooh visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 34 | Nitro | Human Rights | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Chinese Canadians and the CPR visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 35 | John McCrae | Military, Arts and Culture | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about John McCrae visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 36 | J.S. Woodsworth | Human Rights | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about J.S. Woodsworth visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 37 | Halifax Explosion | Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the Halifax Explosion visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 38 | Joseph-Armand Bombardier | Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Joseph-Armand Bombardier visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 39 | Emily Murphy | Women | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Emily Murphy visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 40 | Superman | Arts and Culture, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Superman visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 41 | Myrnam Hospital | Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the Myrnam Hospital visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 42 | La Bolduc | Women, Arts and Culture | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about La Bolduc visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 43 | Inukshuk | Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about inuksuit visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 44 | Wilder Penfield | Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Wilder Penfield visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 45 | Agnes Macphail | Human Rights, Women | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Agnes Macphail visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 46 | Bluenose | Sports, Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the Bluenose visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 47 | Emily Carr | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Emily Carr visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 48 | Pauline Vanier | Military, Women | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Pauline Vanier visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 49 | Marion Orr | Military, Women | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Marion Orr visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 50 | Maurice "Rocket" Richard | Sports | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Maurice "Rocket" Richard visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 51 | Jackie Robinson | Sports | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Jackie Robinson visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 52 | John Humphrey | Human Rights | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about John Humphrey visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 53 | Avro Arrow | Military, Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the Avro Arrow visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 54 | Stratford | Arts and Culture | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the Stratford Festival visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 55 | Paul-Émile Borduas | Arts and Culture | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Paul-Émile Borduas visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 56 | Le Réseau | Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about telecommunications visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 57 | Maurice Ruddick | Human Rights, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Maurice Ruddick visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 58 | Jacques Plante | Sports | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Jacques Plante visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 59 | Marshall McLuhan | Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Marshall McLuhan visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 60 | Flags | Arts and Culture | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the national flag of Canada visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 61 | Expo '67 | Arts and Culture | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Expo '67 visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 62 | Nat Taylor | Arts and Culture | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Nat Taylor visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 63 | Water Pump | Science/Innovation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Mennonites in Canada visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 64 | Nellie McClung | Human Rights, Women, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Nellie McClung visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 65 | Louis Riel | Human Rights, Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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The Métis leader recalls his struggle for his people in the moments before his execution (1885).
For more information about Louis Riel visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 66 | Maple Leaf Gardens | Sports | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Maple Leaf Gardens visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 67 | Andrew Mynarski | Military, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Andrew Mynarski visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 68 | Mona Parsons | Military, Women | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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She meets her future husband who confirms her nationality to Canadian forces liberating the nation.
For more information about Mona Parsons visit The Canadian Encyclopedia. |
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Track 69 | Tommy Prince | Military, Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Tommy Prince visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 70 | Vimy Ridge | Military, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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One of the greatest battles in Canadian history was the battle at Vimy Ridge, which began on 9 April 1917. Canadian bravery and valour led to the tremendous victory for the entire Allied Force and was considered a turning point of WWI. |
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Track 71 | Osborn of Hong Kong | Military, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Sergeant Major John Osborn visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 72 | Home from the Wars | Military | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about housing in Canada visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 73 | Dextraze in the Congo | Human Rights, Military, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about General Jacques Dextraze visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 74 | Juno Beach | Military, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Juno Beach visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 75 | Richard Pierpoint | Human Rights, Pre-Confederation, Military | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Richard Pierpoint visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 76 | Queenston Heights | Pre-Confederation, Military, Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Queenston Heights visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 77 | Winnipeg Falcons | Sports | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about the Winnipeg Falcons visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 78 | Sir John A. Macdonald | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Sir John A. Macdonald visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 79 | Sir George-Étienne Cartier | Pre-Confederation | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Sir George-Étienne Cartier visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 80 | Nursing Sisters | Military, Women, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Nursing Sisters visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 81 | Terry Fox | Sports, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Terry Fox visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 82 | Viola Desmond | Human Rights, Women, Heroes | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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The 82nd Heritage Minute in Historica Canada's collection.
For more information about Viola Desmond visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 83 | Chanie Wenjack | Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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The 84th Heritage Minute in Historica Canada's collection.
For more information about Chanie Wenjack visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 84 | Naskumituwin (Treaty) | Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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The 83rd Heritage Minute in Historica Canada's collection.
For more information about Treaty 9 visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 85 | Kenojuak Ashevak | Women, Arts and Culture, Indigenous History | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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For more information about Kenojuak Ashevak visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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Track 86 | Edmonton Grads | Women, Sports | $1.29 CAD | ![]() |
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They would go on to become the most successful team in Canadian sports history.
For more information about the Edmonton Grads visit The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archival photos courtesy of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. |