Last Train Across Canada

Veteran war correspondent Murray Sayle journeys west across Canada at a time when sections of the country’s “national dream” — its vast transcontinental railroad — faced extinction. In his 7,000-mile adventure, Sayle dis

Canada Vignettes: Vignettes from Labrador North

Brief history and profile of Inuit communities in Northern Labrador and the role of the Moravian missionaries in the region. Warning for outdated and offensive term used.

Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood

Canada 3-D

Canada 3-D is a 60 second video, 3-D whirlwind tour of what it means to be Canadian, through the lens of director and animator, George Geertsen. Apparently it means a lot--everything from early explorers to one room scho

Canada Vignettes: Arctic Mission

A team of divers assemble a big bubble in the Arctic Ocean.

Atomic Energy in Canada

A look at what has been happening of late in Canada's nuclear laboratories where new uses of atomic energy are being pioneered. The film shows the earlier reactors at Chalk River and the reactions that take place between

Has Anybody Here Seen Canada?

Through rare film footage and interviews with some of the pioneers who made film history, this documentary traces the history of filmmaking in Canada from 1939-1953. It covers the establishment of the National Film Board

Notman's Canada

Details the life and work of 19th century Canadian photographer William Notman. Includes interviews with Nora Hague, Roger Hall, Dr. Lilly Koltun, Jeff Nolte, Dennis Reid, Joan Schwartz and Stanley Triggs.

My Canada Train Journey

According to McLennan, he pitched his idea to the Canada Council for the Arts back in December in hopes of putting the project in motion. When he learned in March that the council approved his grant, he began planning fo

La cañada de Andrea

Henry Settles in Upper Canada

After a long, hard ocean voyage across the Atlantic, twelve-year-old Henry and his mother arrive in Upper Canada. Uncle Ned meets them and takes them to rest up. Homesick, Henry takes a turn around the village and discov

Air Canada A319 ETOPS

Operating an Airbus A319 across the Atlantic is a very rare occurance however Air Canada has 2 A319s configured for ETOPS operations and they are servicing the Newfoundland to London route during the summer season. We we

Canada Vignettes: Inuit Pipe

In this animated short from the Canada Vignette series, the camera explores, in exquisite detail, the daily hunt, fishing scenes and children at play as etched in black on an ivory Inuit pipe.

Canada Vignettes: The Visitor

The medieval Norse claimed in their sagas to have reached Vinland. Could this extremely significant archaeological find substantiate the Norse claim? Far to the north, on Baffin Island, a tiny carved wooden figure is dis

Physical Regions of Canada

A study of the physical and economic geography of Canada on the basis of six natural divisions: the Pacific Coast region, the Great Plains, the Laurentian Shield, the St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Atlantic region and the Ar

Canada Vignettes: Bellevue House

Exploring a historical house in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is the former residence of former Prime Minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald.

Ride Through Vancouver, Canada

Long ride on the front of a tram through Vancouver, BC, Canada on May 4-6, 1907

Quebec, Canada, December 1955

Winter vacation to Quebec

Canada Est-Ouest

Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales

A Canada Vignette giving a humorous animated version of the history of Fort Prince of Wales from its construction to its capture by the French.