From the gold-filled rivers of Yukon to the packed streets of Vancouver, from the hidden secrets of parliament building in Winnipeg to Ottawa’s most notorious cold case, we continue our hunt for the most incredible stories in Canadian history.
Read MoreCamp 30: A Prisoner's Paradise
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In the middle of the second World War, while massive armies clashed on the Western Front, an overlooked battle took place between Axis and Allied forces… in the most unlikely place imaginable.
Read MoreThe King of Queen's Park
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How did an old statue from the other side of the world ended up in the middle of downtown Toronto? It's a bloody story of royalty, revolution, and two cities with very different experiences of what it meant to be members of the British Empire.
Read MoreA Tomb in High Park
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Hidden away in a quiet corner of Toronto's High Park, you'll find a massive tomb surrounded by a very old fence. And how it ended up there is a morbid tale of grave robbers, shipwrecks and death.
Read MoreThe "Midgets Palace" of Montreal
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Meet the Nicols, a Montreal couple who were so sick of having to work in freak shows and deal with discrimination that they decided to take matters into their own hands.
Read MoreThe Love Triangle That Brought Down Québec
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A story about a colony, a thief, his wife, and her lover.
Read MoreA Canadian Slavery Story
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We head to Montreal in the 1700s to tell the story of Marie-Joseph Angélique and her resistance against slavery.
Read MoreThe Exiled Princess of Ottawa
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A story about a royal family, a world at war, a baby, and a whole lot of tulips.
Read MoreThe Battle of Nepean Point
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A story about a famous Canadian monument that's unfinished, inaccurate, celebrated, loathed, iconic, ignorant, metaphorical, re-appropriated, imitated, divided, shamed, shunned, loved...
Read MoreThe Mystery of Meech Lake
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We explore the mysterious ruins of a secret laboratory in Gatineau Park, and tell the story of an entrepreneur and inventor who turned water into light.
Read MoreThe Bizarre History of "O Canada"
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In our first episode, we dive into the strange and unexpected history behind Canada's national anthem. "O Canada" was written by a veteran of the American Civil War to celebrate Quebec's national holiday; it's story touches on everything from Pierre Trudeau to bloody riots to the very earliest French settlers.
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