The efforts of politician and lawyer Louis-Joseph Papineau give full equality of religion to Jews in Canada.

The art of Paul-Émile Borduas and the Quiet Revolution are featured.

Professional diplomats Georges and Pauline Vanier fight Canadian immigration policy in an attempt to help refugees fleeing Europe in the Second World War.

Canadian Mennonites devise sustainable agriculture practices that aid the Third World.

Lawyer, judge, and politician John Matheson looks at candidates for Canada's new flag.

Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.

Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot discovers the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and runs "aground" on a bounty of fish.

The bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.

The town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.

The Bluenose, a ship out of Halifax and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, wins its last race.

Author, artist and physician during World War I John McCrae pens In Flanders Fields.

The surprise victory of the Paris Crew, a group of unheralded Canadian rowers, at the 1867 World Championships.

How Nat Taylor invents the multiplex theater.

December 28, 1944 was moving day for 23 year old Maurice Richard. All day he hefted furniture - including a piano - into his new house. That night he scored 5 goals and 3 assists setting an NHL record

The development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").

The planning of the Montreal International and Universal Exposition called Expo 67 is featured.

Legal scholar, jurist, and human rights advocate John Humphrey drafts the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The story of female World War II pilot, Marion Orr.

A First Nations family teaches early settlers how to make maple syrup.

Frontier College educates those away from the urban centres.

Baseball player, Jackie Robinson joins the Montreal Royals on October 23, 1946.

A look back at the beginning of the Stratford Festival of Canada.

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.

Surgeon Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to helping the poor in Africa.

Author, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce old age pensions.