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Pub. Date
c2003
Description
June 6, 1944 was D-Day. Canadian soldiers took part in the largest military operation in history - the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. On that day Canadians accomplished every mission assigned to them. On June 6, 2003 veterans who fought on that historic day accomplished another mission. They saw their dream of a museum to commemorate Canada's wartime contributions come to life. CBC News provided exclusive live coverage of the museum's opening...
Series
Description
1. Taking the West (1873 to 1896): The 1870s and 1880s are a time of trial for the young Dominion of Canada. The country's first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald, faces economic depression in the factories of the east and a new revolt in the west, led by his old nemesis, Louis Riel. The suppression of the Northwest Rebellion and Macdonald's single-minded insistence that the French-speaking Catholic Riel must hang for treason threatens to tear apart...
10) Air India 182
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
On June 22, 1985, Air India 182 left Montreal, bound for Delhi via London Heathrow. It never made it. Four hours after takeoff, 200 miles off the Irish coast, a bomb ripped through the baggage compartment and the plane disintegrated at 30,000 feet, killing all 329 people on board. It was the world's deadliest act of aviation terror before 9/11.
Series
Canada a people's history volume series 3
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
This DVD looks at Western Canada from 1873 to 1896, history of science from 1896 to 1915 as well as Canada during the years of 1915 to 1940.
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
In 1755, English colonial officials forcibly expel close to 10,000 French-speaking Acadians from their lands in Nova Scotia, lands that had been in Acadian hands for almost 150 years. What follows is the epic story of a group of people played as pawns in a struggle between two empires.
18) Twelfth night
Pub. Date
c1986
Description
In mythical Ilyria, Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are separated after a shipwreck. Disguised as a boy, Viola enters the service of Duke Orsino who sends her off to woo the Countess Olivia on his behalf. Confusion and misguided love eventually lead to the happy reunion of the siblings.