Season 1

1. Underground Railroad

1991-03-31 · 1m

An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.

2. Valour Road

1991-03-31 · 1m

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.

3. Jacques Plante

1991-03-31 · 1m

Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.

4. Jennie Trout

1991-03-31 · 1m

Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.

5. Superman

1991-03-31 · 1m

Comic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.

6. Peacekeepers

1991-03-31 · 1m

Canadian peacekeepers are stationed in Cyprus to help diffuse tension between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

7. Responsible Government

1991-03-31 · 1m

Queen Victoria decides to grant Canada responsible government after the crushing of the Rebellions of 1837.

8. Soddie

1991-03-31 · 1m

Prairie settlers build a house of sod.

9. Nellie McClung

1991-03-31 · 1m

Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.

10. Orphans

1991-03-31 · 1m

French Canadian families adopt Irish orphans in the 1850s while allowing them to maintain part of their Irish heritage.

11. Jacques Cartier

1991-03-31 · 1m

French navigator and explorer Jacques Cartier misunderstands some Natives resulting in the name Canada.

12. Halifax Explosion

1991-03-31 · 1m

Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.

13. Wilder Penfield

1991-03-31 · 1m

A Montreal neurosurgeon makes ground-breaking advances in the treatment of seizure disorders.