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Influenza: Battling The Last Great Virus Topic timespan: 1918-2005 Banting, Best, Macleod, Collip: Chasing a Cure for Diabetes Topic timespan: 1921-2002 For centuries it has silently stalked us, killing tens of millions of people and evading all the best efforts... (8 TV Clips, 15 Radio Clips) It's been the elusive cure, one that scientists have felt they've been on the brink of breaking for the... (17 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Canada Tunes In: Radio and TV's Early Years Topic timespan: 1927-1991 Polio: Combating the Crippler Topic timespan: 1938-1995 On a summer's day in 1927, Canadians coast to coast sat enthralled before their radio sets as Prime Minister... (7 TV Clips, 10 Radio Clips) Polio quietly preyed on thousands of young Canadians. The disease caused paralysis, deformed limbs and in the most severe... (6 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips) The Fluoride Debate Topic timespan: 1941-1999 Asbestos: Magic mineral or deadly dust? Topic timespan: 1942-2002 To fluoridate or not to fluoridate? That's the question at the centre of one of the longest debates in... (3 TV Clips, 8 Radio Clips) The needle-like fibres seemed like nature's perfect gift. Fireproof, indestructible and cheap, from the 1940s to the 1970s, asbestos... (8 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Tuberculosis: Old Disease, Continuing Threat Topic timespan: 1943-2001 Computer Invasion: A History of Automation in Canada Topic timespan: 1945-1993 The "rest cure" – an extended stay in a sanatorium, or TB hospital, away from home and family –... (10 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Described as "gigantic brains," computers were once so big they filled entire rooms. It all started with ENIAC, the... (6 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Canada Says Hello: The First Century of the Telephone Topic timespan: 1945-1975 Candu: The Canadian Nuclear Reactor Topic timespan: 1945-1997 If the telephone wasn't born in Canada, it was certainly conceived here. In 1874, in Brantford, Ont., inventor Alexander... (3 TV Clips, 12 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Using technology developed for atomic bombs, Canadian scientists hoped to bring safe, economical power to an energy-hungry world. By... (11 TV Clips, 4 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Going Underground: Toronto's Subway and Montreal's Metro Topic timespan: 1949-2000 The Avro Arrow: Canada's Broken Dream Topic timespan: 1951-1997 They could zoom through underground tunnels at high speeds, transporting passengers to their destinations comfortably and efficiently. Canada's two... (9 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips) It's the closest thing Canadian industry has to a love story and a murder mystery. The Avro Arrow, a... (10 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Hydroelectricity: The Power of Water Topic timespan: 1952-2002 Cancer Research: The Canadian Quest for a Cure Topic timespan: 1953-2004 From rushing rivers deep in Canada's wilderness comes the electricity that keeps our cities humming. As a renewable, emissions-free... (15 TV Clips, 4 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic It's a dreaded disease that has afflicted humans for centuries. In recent decades, scientists around the world have been... (7 TV Clips, 5 Radio Clips) What's Eating Canada's Trees? Topic timespan: 1957-2004 Fighting Forest Fires Topic timespan: 1957-2002 It begins as a tiny stowaway on a crate from Europe or Asia, a relocated piece of firewood, or... (16 TV Clips, 4 Radio Clips) A dry forest, some hot weather, and high winds: all it takes to set off a raging fire in... (8 TV Clips, 8 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Launching the Digital Age: Canadian Satellites Topic timespan: 1957-2000 Clearcutting and Logging: The War of the Woods Topic timespan: 1958-2002 Amid feelings of apprehension and anticipation, Canadians looked skyward as scientists launched satellites into the solar system in the... (7 TV Clips, 8 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Vancouver's Clayoquot Sound. Manitoba's boreal forests. The Central Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. These picturesque locales have... (19 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Troubled Waters: Pollution in the Great Lakes Topic timespan: 1959-1996 Fighting Female Infertility Topic timespan: 1960-2003 Bacteria-laden beaches, lakes choked with algae and fish contaminated by industrial waste: these have been symptoms of pollution in... (11 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) For many couples it’s their worst nightmare. Years of trying and still, no baby. Forty per cent of the... (12 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Thalidomide: Bitter Pills, Broken Promises Topic timespan: 1961-2002 For Good Measure: Canada Converts to Metric Topic timespan: 1963-2002 It was supposed to be a harmless sedative for expectant mothers, but instead thalidomide caused thousands of babies around... (7 TV Clips, 5 Radio Clips) Depending on your perspective, it was either a sensible scientific shift, an annoying unnecessary change or a sinister communist... (9 TV Clips, 11 Radio Clips) Canada's Earthquakes and Tsunamis Topic timespan: 1964-2005 'Comrade' Bethune: A Controversial Hero Topic timespan: 1964-1999 Beneath our feet, Canada is constantly atremble. Earthquakes shake the country about 2,500 times per year, most too small... (7 TV Clips, 5 Radio Clips) In China, he's been a national hero since his death in 1939. But in his birthplace of Canada Dr.... (6 TV Clips, 8 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Avalanche! Topic timespan: 1966-2004 Inventing the Internet Age Topic timespan: 1970-1998 The side of a mountain suddenly collapses, transforming a pristine white blanket into a raging wall of destruction and... (9 TV Clips, 5 Radio Clips) From early dreams of global information networks to the dominance of the World Wide Web, networked computers have changed... (7 TV Clips, 13 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic David Suzuki: Scientist, Activist, Broadcaster Topic timespan: 1972-2002 Endangered Species in Canada Topic timespan: 1974-2004 For over three decades, David Suzuki has been Canada's foremost environmental conscience. From his experiments with fruit... (8 TV Clips, 8 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic The Labrador duck is long gone and the wild Vancouver Island marmot is struggling to bounce back, but the... (10 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Canada Enters the Clone Age Topic timespan: 1977-2003 Canadarm - A Technology Star Topic timespan: 1979-2001 Cloning has leapt from science fiction to science fact. Once merely the realm of imagination (a duplicate Elvis, a... (16 TV Clips, 13 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic The Canadarm robot has boosted national pride and showcased Canadian technology for more than two decades. In space, the... (11 TV Clips, 4 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic Acid Rain: Pollution and Politics Topic timespan: 1979-2006 Marc Garneau: Canadian Space Pioneer Topic timespan: 1983-2000 When fish started turning belly up in lakes and streams, North America's eyes were suddenly opened to the consequences... (10 TV Clips, 4 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic His bravery is inspiring, his grace is charming and his credentials are out of this world. In 1984 Marc... (10 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic The Long Lens of the Law Topic timespan: 1984-2004 Genetically Modified Food: A Growing Debate Topic timespan: 1994-2004 You are being watched. From street corners and roadsides, bank machines and satellites, video cameras record our every move.... (10 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) Since the introduction of the first genetically modified food, the "Flavr Savr" tomato in 1994, "GM" products can now... (8 TV Clips, 9 Radio Clips) Educational activities about this topic "On This Day" 1879 Sir Sanford Fleming delivers 'the world on time' 1900 Canadian makes the first wireless radio transmission 1939 The beginning of the long dash... 1941 Remembering Frederick Banting 1942 Opening day for the Alcan Highway 1947 The new rainbow colours of aluminum 1947 Introduction of the mobile phone 1947 Bell's daughter, a century after inventor's birth 1949 Silver Dart makes aviation history 1949 1949: Polio epidemic hits Northern Canada 1949 CPR unveils its first 'roomette' sleeper cars 1951 Debut of the cobalt bomb 1955 Winnipeg's last streetcar rolls into history 1958 B.C.'s deadly Ripple Rock blown up 1958 First pacemaker implanted in human 1959 Diefenbaker cancels Avro Arrow 1961 Transatlantic phone cable officially opened 1962 First Candu reactor powers Canadian homes 1963 Government promises thalidomide compensation 1968 Canada's first heart transplant 1968 Eight families receive settlement in thalidomide case 1969 The moon landing 1969 Sonic boom smashes Kelowna's windows 1969 Duff's Ditch is completed 1974 Canada blamed for India's 'peaceful' bomb 1977 Saccharin banned as a food additive 1978 Soviet nuclear satellite crashes in Canada 1978 TV-like machines replace secretaries 1979 135 beached whales die on Newfoundland shore 1979 A buyers' guide to digital watches 1982 Metric rebellion 1984 Astronaut Marc Garneau soars into history 1985 Underwater camera spots Titanic 1986 Digging up dinosaurs in Nova Scotia 1986 John Polanyi awarded the Nobel Prize 1987 Mtl Protocol Ozone Agreement Created 1989 New heart for newborn baby 1989 Railways reduce caboose use 1992 Roberta Bondar is out of this world 1994 A farmer's five billion year old meteorite 1995 Pair pulls off polar adventure 1999 Montreal scientists clone goats 2000 The Love Bug virus cripples computers around the globe 2005 1905: Einstein's 'Miracle Year'
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