Historica Foundation Of Canada Movies

General Jacques Dextraze of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force rescues a group of hostages from Katangan rebels.

Englishman Archie Belaney rises to prominence as a notable author and lecturer after he took on the First Nations identity called Grey Owl. Adapted...

Major-General Arthur Currie discusses the plan of attack on Vimy Ridge with General Julian Byng.

Sergeant Major Osborn of Winnipeg protects his company by throwing himself on a live grenade during the Battle of Hong Kong.

After WWII, veterans confront a politician about the lack of shelter, launching the construction of 10,000 units of Veterans' Housing.

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

One of the first female surgeons in Canada, Lucille Teasdale devotes her life to health care in Uganda.

Broadcaster Johnny Lombardi entertains his comrades in the field during a respite of the World War II D-Day taking of Juno Beach by Canadian forces.

A eulogy is given for Tommy Prince, Canada’s most-decorated Indigenous war veteran.

Mona Parsons, a partisan World War II Allied agent in the Netherlands escapes execution and later imprisonment by the Nazis.

A young Canadian gunner, Andrew Mynarski, stays behind to save his friend in a flaming Lancaster bomber and dies in the attempt.