Tag Archives: Historica Canada

Historica Canada releases poignant video about ‘remembrance’

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Gail Dever

Historica Canada, the organization that has produced dozens of heritage minutes, has released its latest video, Remembrance Day, featuring veterans and Canadian Forces members who participate in the Memory Project. In the two-minute video, released in time for Veterans’ Week … Continue reading →

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Historica Canada’s new Heritage Minute focuses on the Acadian Deportation

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Gail Dever

To mark yesterday’s National Acadian Day, Historica Canada released a new Heritage Minute that tells the story of the Acadian Deportation. In 1755, more than 150 years after arriving in Nova Scotia, Acadians were told the British Crown was confiscating … Continue reading →

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Got a couple of minutes to celebrate Canada Day?

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Gail Dever

Canada Day is a good time to watch two of Historica Canada’s Heritage Minutes about Sir John A. Macdonald at the Charlottetown Conference in 1864, which launched Confederation, and about Sir George-Étienne Cartier’s incredible contributions to bringing our country together.

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