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Fleming, Sir Sandford

Sir Sandford Fleming was Canada's foremost railway surveyor and construction engineer of the 19th century. On 8 February 1879, he proposed to divide the world into 24 equal time zones, with a standard time within each zone. His idea was adopted by 24 countries at a conference in 1884. More

Lesson Plan

Jackie Robinson - Intermediate

This lesson is based on viewing the Minute, "Jackie Robinson." Robinson was one of the great all-round athletes of the century, and in 1946 he made history by becoming the first African-American player with the Montréal Royals. This marked ... More


Radio Minute

Maurice Ruddick

An Afro-Canadian collier describes how he and his fellow workers survived eight days trapped underground during the 1958 Springhill, Nova Scotia mining disaster. More

 

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Champlain in Acadia
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