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

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

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

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

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

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.

Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.

New France, under the leadership of French governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac, repels the British invasion at the Battle of Quebec

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

After moving his family from one end of Montréal to the other, the hockey legend scores 5 goals toward a 9–1 victory against the Detroit...

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

An African American escapes to Canada along the Underground Railroad.

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

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

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

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

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

Lawyer and politician Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine build inter-lingual cooperation.

The first woman licensed to practice medicine in Canada faces prejudice in the classroom.

Montréal's Expo rises from the depths of the St. Lawrence River to give Canada a dazzling 100th birthday party.