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The Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes Season 4

Every episode of Heritage Minutes Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Heritage Minutes Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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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  2. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 6 - Sitting Bull
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    S4:E6

    Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 4 - Water Pump
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    S4:E4

    Canadian Mennonites devise sustainable agriculture practices that aid the Third World.

    Director:Kari Skogland
    Writer:Patrick Watson

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  4. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 3 - Pauline Vanier
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    S4:E3

    Professional diplomats Georges and Pauline Vanier fight Canadian immigration policy in an attempt to help refugees fleeing Europe in the Second World War.

    Director:Jean-Claude Labrecque
    Writers:Michel Langlois, Louise Jobin

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  5. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 1 - Hart & Papineau
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E1

    The efforts of politician and lawyer Louis-Joseph Papineau give full equality of religion to Jews in Canada.

    Director:Jean-Claude Labrecque
    Writer:Gerald Wexler

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  6. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 2 - Paul Émile Borduas
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E2

    The art of Paul-Émile Borduas and the Quiet Revolution are featured.

    Director:Jean-Claude Labrecque
    Writers:Jean-Claude Labrecque, Patrick Watson

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  7. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 7 - John Cabot
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 8 - Winnie
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E8

    The bear of Canadian soldier Harry Colebourn becomes the inspiration for Winnie the Pooh.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 9 - Myrnam Hospital
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E9

    The town of Myrnam, Alberta forms a non-denominational hospital.

    Director:Kari Skogland
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 10 - Bluenose
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E10

    The Bluenose, a ship out of Halifax and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, wins its last race.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 11 - John McCrae
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 12 - The Paris Crew
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 13 - Nat Taylor
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E13

    How Nat Taylor invents the multiplex theater.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 14 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E14

    December 28, 1944 was moving day for 23 year old Maurice Richard. All day he hefted furniture - including a piano - into his new house. That night he scored 5 goals and 3 assists setting an NHL record

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 15 - Avro Arrow
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E15

    The development of the Avro Arrow (this Heritage Minute was produced based on the 1996 mini-series "The Arrow").

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 16 - Expo '67
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E16

    The planning of the Montreal International and Universal Exposition called Expo 67 is featured.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 17 - John Humphrey
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E17

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Patrick Watson

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  18. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 18 - Marion Orr
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E18

    The story of female World War II pilot, Marion Orr.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 19 - Syrup
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E19

    A First Nations family teaches early settlers how to make maple syrup.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 20 - Frontier College
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E20

    Frontier College educates those away from the urban centres.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 21 - Jackie Robinson
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E21

    Baseball player, Jackie Robinson joins the Montreal Royals on October 23, 1946.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 22 - Stratford
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E22

    A look back at the beginning of the Stratford Festival of Canada.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 23 - Grey Owl
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E23

    Englishman Archie Belaney (played by Pierce Brosnan) rises to prominence as a notable author and lecturer after he took on the First Nations identity called Grey Owl. Adapted from the film of the same name.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 24 - Lucille Teasdale
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E24

    Surgeon Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to helping the poor in Africa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Heritage Minutes Season 4 Episode 25 - J. S. Woodsworth
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E25

    Author, lecturer and social activist J. S. Woodsworth convinces Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to introduce old age pensions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Flags" is the best rated episode of "Heritage Minutes" season 4. It scored 7.4/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/22/1995. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Sitting Bull".