E1 - Laura Secord

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E2 - Marshall McLuhan

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E3 - Marconi

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E4 - Les Voltigeurs de Québec

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E5 - Louis Riel

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E6 - Étienne Parent

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E7 - Nitro

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E8 - Sir Sandford Fleming

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E9 - Maple Leaf Gardens

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E10 - Le Réseau

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E11 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E12 - Maurice Ruddick

Aired: April 30, 1993

Miner Maurice Ruddick recounts the 1958 Springhill mine disaster.

E13 - Inukshuk

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E14 - La Bolduc

Aired: April 30, 1993

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

E15 - Sam Steele

Aired: April 30, 1993

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.