Heritage Minute
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Canada’s new Heritage Minute honours Gander as 9/11 anniversary nearsThe commemorative celebration precedes a visit to Gander by U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra and other officials and plane passengers on Sept. 11.CanadaSep 3
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Legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson subject of upcoming feature documentaryCanadian filmmaker Barry Avrich has started production on a feature documentary on the late Montreal-raised jazz legend Oscar Peterson.CanadaMar 3, 2021
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New Heritage Minute celebrates life of Black Canadian jazz pianist Oscar PetersonBoth the English and French versions of the Heritage Minute celebrating Oscar Peterson are narrated by Black Canadian pianists.CanadaFeb 17, 2021
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New Heritage Minute focuses on dark history of the Acadian ExpulsionThe release of the video on Thursday will have special significance. August 15 marks National Acadian Day — a day to celebrate Acadian culture — in Canada.CanadaAug 15, 2019
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Calgary’s McKenzie Lake transformed into Normandy for D-Day Heritage MinuteSeventy-five years after Canadian soldiers stormed the beaches at Normandy, a Canadian filmmaker was tasked with recreating the battle in a south Calgary neighbourhood.CanadaJun 6, 2019
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New Heritage Minute pays tribute to N.B. major who lost his life on D-Day in emotional videoThe organization's latest dramatized vignette tells the story of 47-year-old Major Archie MacNaughton, a First World War veteran and leader of the North Shore New Brunswick Regiment’s A Company.CanadaMay 30, 2019
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Conservatives pull Trudeau ‘Heritage Minute’ parody adEarlier in the day, the non-profit organization known for producing the "Heritage Minute" TV spots called on the Tories to remove the ad.CanadaFeb 3, 2019
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Last surviving member of Edmonton Grads basketball team has diedKay MacBeth, the last surviving member of the famous Edmonton Grads basketball team, has died at the age of 96.CanadaJul 23, 2018
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Heritage Minute pays tribute to gay activist Jim Egan’s fight for equalityThe latest Heritage Minute follows a goal set by leaders at Historica Canada to widen the focus of Canada's history to consider some of its more shameful moments.CanadaJun 13, 2018
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Toronto’s Kensington Market featured in new Heritage MinuteThe minute-long video depicts a single store as it transforms over five decades from one generation to the next and through the infusion of new cultures to the area.CanadaOct 25, 2017
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