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One of Canada's most remarkable families works tirelessly to aid displaced persons and refugees during the Second World War.

Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.

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

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

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

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.

An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.

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

Canadian aerospace scientists design and test the world's fastest and most advanced interceptor aircraft.

Women's rights activist, jurist, and author Emily Murphy's quest for equal rights for women.

An enterprising Canadian cinema operator invents the modern multi-screen movie theatre.

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

The explorer's first meeting with Iroquoian peoples provides one story of how Canada got its name.

The first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons Agnes Macphail fights for penal reform.

Prairie settlers build a house of sod.

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

A volunteer teacher brings basic literacy and mathematical skills to a lumber and work camp in the Canadian bush.

A Canadian soldier's bear becomes the object of adoration and inspiration for a young boy and his father, A.A. Milne.

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

Toronto cartoonist Joe Shuster describes the comic book hero he created.