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The Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes

Every episode of Heritage Minutes ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes!

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Heritage Minutes, also known officially as Historica Minutes: History by the Minute, are a series of sixty-second short films, each illustrating an important moment in Canadian history. They appear frequently on Canadian television and in

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Heritage Minutes Season 1 Episode 2 - Valour Road
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Heritage Minutes Season 1 Episode 5 - Superman
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    S1:E5

    Comic book artist Joe Shuster, en route to visit his cousin, Frank Shuster, creates Superman.

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 3 - Marconi
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    S3:E3

    Inventor Guglielmo Marconi receives the first trans-Atlantic radio signals in Newfoundland and is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 9 - Jean Nicollet
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S2:E9

    French coureur des bois and explorer Jean Nicolet becomes the first European to reach Lake Michigan, but thinks it's the Pacific.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 8 - Joseph Casavant
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    S2:E8

    Joseph Casavant, world renowned organ maker, builds his first organ.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 4 - Les Voltigeurs de Québec
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S3:E4

    The band of this famous French Canadian regiment rehearses for the first performance of O Canada in 1880 at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations.

    Director:Richard Martin
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 7 - Terry Fox
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E7

    Terry Fox inspires the nation with his Marathon of Hope, a cross-country run to raise money for cancer research.

    Director:Grant Harvey
    Writers:Brent Kawchuck, Grant Harvey

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  8. Heritage Minutes Season 6 Episode 8 - Viola Desmond
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E8

    The story of Viola Desmond, an entrepreneur who challenged segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s.

    Director:Grant Harvey
    Writer:Shernold Edwards

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  9. Heritage Minutes Season 7 Episode 4 - D-Day
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E4

    On June 6, 1944, Canadian Forces landed on Juno Beach. D-Day, as this day would become known, was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, led to the liberation of France, and marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War.

    Director:Chris Petry
    Writer:Ryan Barnett

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  10. Heritage Minutes Season 7 Episode 5 - Acadian Deportation
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E5

    The Acadians are descendants of early French settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1604 and built a distinct culture and society over generations. Their peaceful existence was uprooted in 1755 when over 10,000 Acadians were ripped from their homeland to ensure British rule in North America. This Heritage Minute portrays the deportation through the eyes of an Acadian mother.

    Director:Tess Girard
    Writer:Tess Girard

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  11. Heritage Minutes Season 8 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S8:E4

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    Director:Mark Ratzlaff
    Writers:Nimisha Mukerji, Mark Ratzlaff

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  12. Heritage Minutes Season 9 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S9:E8

    No description available

    Director:Deanne Foley
    Writers:Latonia Hartery, Deanne Foley

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  13. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 1 - Governor Frontenac
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S2:E1

    New France, under the leadership of French governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac, repels the British invasion at the Battle of Quebec (1690).

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 12 - Emily Murphy
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S2:E12

    Women's rights activist, jurist, and author Emily Murphy's quest for equal rights for women.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 6 - Basketball
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    S2:E6

    Sports coach James Naismith's invention of Basketball is tested by a group of young students in Springfield Illinois.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Heritage Minutes Season 1 Episode 12 - Halifax Explosion
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    S1:E12

    Train dispatcher Vince Coleman sacrifices his own life to save a train from the Halifax Explosion.

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 2 - Midwife
    7.5/10(9 votes)

    S2:E2

    A look at the importance of midwives in early Canada.

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 10 - Peacemaker
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    S2:E10

    The formation of the Iroquois Confederacy presented by a First Nations grandfather explaining the significance of the Great Peace to his granddaughter.

    Director:Bruce Mackay
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 5 - Flags
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 7 - Saguenay Fire
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    S2:E7

    One family's quick thinking helps them to survive the 1870 fire in the Saguenay, Quebec.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Heritage Minutes Season 1 Episode 4 - Jennie Trout
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    S1:E4

    Jennie Trout becomes Canada's first woman doctor.

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Heritage Minutes Season 1 Episode 3 - Jacques Plante
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    S1:E3

    Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL player to wear a goaltender mask in regular play.

    Director:Richard Ciupka
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Heritage Minutes Season 2 Episode 3 - Agnes Macphail
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    S2:E3

    The first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons Agnes Macphail fights for penal reform.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 2 - Marshall McLuhan
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Heritage Minutes Season 3 Episode 11 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    S3:E11

    Inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier and the beginnings of his passion for engineering.

    Director:Jean Beaudin
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Valour Road" is the best rated episode of "Heritage Minutes". It scored 8.3/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Richard Ciupka and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/31/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Superman".