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Episode 318: By Authority of the Strike Committee
Spring 1919. Months of mounting tension culminates in a general strike in Winnipeg - the outcome of which could re-shape post-war Canada.
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Episode 317: There is No Alien But the Capitalist
May 1919. Labour unrest in Winnipeg spills over into the largest strike in Canadian history to that point, threatening the status quo throughout the…
1 week ago
Episode 316: Dismal Times
1919. Before Canadians can recover from the trauma of war, a deadly pandemic reaches the nation's shores.
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Episode 315: A Minimum of Sentiment
1919. The Canadian government faces the daunting task of transporting 260,000 soldiers across the Atlantic and re-incorporating them into a rapidly c…
3 weeks ago
Episode 314: Vladdy
1918-1919. Determined to tackle the forces of international revolution head on, Canada leads an imperial military expedition to Siberia.
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4 weeks ago
Episode 313: Crisis
1919. As the war comes to an end Canada faces a threat just as grave at home - international revolution.
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1 month ago
Episode 312: The Privileges of Civilized Warfare
1919: Indigenous veterans of the Canadian Expeditionary Force return home to find that the freedom and democracy they fought for in Europe is not muc…
1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 311: The Edge of the Unknown
1918. Explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson returns from five years in the Canadian arctic with a new vision for 20th century geopolitics - with the far nor…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 310: A Tribute to This Nation's Womanhood
1918. German attacks on Canadian nurses become the subject of war crime trials after the conflict ends.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 309: Some Very Useful Killing
Summer-Fall 1918. The Canadian Corps completes a three-month-long marathon of battles until Germany finally sues for peace. The end of the war brin…
2 months ago