Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: John Mc Crae

Canadian hero and inspiration, Terry Fox, is profiled in this brief video clip. [1:00]

This Heritage Minute dramatizes the world's largest explosion before the atomic bomb and the impact it had on Halifax. The contains numerous links to outside sources, text and lesson plans.

Part of a series, this resource addresses housing conditions following the wars. Homelessness and poor economic conditions led to the eventual development of a federal housing agency. Learn more about these troubled times and the Canada...

Resource showing highlights of the life of Toronto-born Joe Shuster, who created the comic book hero, Superman. Includes a brief video and learning resources. [1:00.]

Part of a series, this resource profiles Joseph Bombardier who developed the snowmobile and other ATVs. Includes a brief video and learning resources.

Part of a series, this resource profiles Dr. Wilder Penfield, a doctor who mapped the brain, and discovered the location of memory, forgotten emotions, and dreams. Includes a brief video and learning resources.

This resource details how a bear and soldier from Winnipeg led to the famous stories of Winnie the Pooh. Includes a brief video and learning resources.

As part of a video series, this clip profiles Stratford, Ontario which evolved from a small rail town into the Canadian home of Shakespearean drama. Learn about the men who conceived of The Stratford Festival, and make use of included...

A dramatization which explains the reaction of three young men for Winnipeg's Pine Street to World War I.

This resourec provides a video about Vimy Ridge.