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  • No Price Too High: Canadians and the Second World War

    No Price Too High: Canadians and the Second World War

    This highly-acclaimed six-part series pays tribute to the Canadians who participated in World War II – young Canadians whose collective courage and spirit led to victory. The series traces Canada’s role from the pre-war years when Prime Minister Mackenzie King found himself charmed by the “appealing and affectionate look” in Adolf Hitler’s eyes, to the development of the A-bomb that finally put an end to the most destructive conflict in history.

    Narrated by Arthur Kent and produced by Norflicks, No Price Too High chronicles Canada’s role in the major events of the war, including The Battle oF Britain, Dieppe and D-Day. Incorporating the personal letters, photographs and diaries of many Canadians including those at home, No Price Too High reflects the hopes, dreams, heartbreaks, fears, and terrors of young men and women suddenly swept into a world of destruction, conflict and chaos.

    DVD Bonus Features:
    – Interactive Menus
    – Chronology of Events
    – Scene Selection
    – World Political Leader Profiles
    – Weapons of War
    – Documentary Feature – Remembrance: Memorial for an Unknown Soldier

    DVD ROM Features:
    – 250 Minutes of Authentic Newsreels
    – Radio Broadcasts
    – Canadian Military Profiles
    – 98 Interactive Maps
    – Photo Gallery containing 1287 images
    – Chronology of Events, including dates, images and maps (video and text)
    – World Leader Profiles
    – 36 Wartime Posters
    – Interactive Quiz
    – Canadian Medals – Facts & Figures

  • Far From Home: Canada and The Great War

    Far From Home: Canada and The Great War

    This stirring account of Canada’s heroic effort in World War I is told through the words of ordinary soldiers, leaders and civilians. The series contains three films – narrated by Paul Gross – on the First World War, and is the first series that tells the complete story of Canada’s achievements in WWI.

    Sam’s Army – The story of Sam Hughes, the bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, whose enthusiasm for war created Canada’s first Expeditionary Force.

    The Battle of Vimy Ridge – A recreation of one of the greatest battles in Canadian military history.

    The Last 100 Days – The story of Canada’s outstanding military achievements in the last hundred days of World War I.

    DVD Bonus Features:
    – Interactive Menus
    – Chronology of Events
    – Scene Selection

    DVD ROM Features:
    – Chronology of events, including dates and images
    – Facts & Figures
    – Photo Gallery
    – Interactive Quiz – Canadian Medals

  • A Witness to History

    A message of tolerance and respect from a Holocaust Survivor. From his personal experience of prejudice, persecution and loss under Nazi occupation, Walter Absil offers an inspiring, powerful message to today’s youth: tolerance and respect for those different from ourselves. In illuminating the consequences of this own encounter with evil, Absil’s narrative serves as a cautionary tale about what can befall even the most elevated culture when crucial, social qualities are purged from daily life. Delivered with disarming candour and wit, Walter Absil’s message addresses the challenge of achieving a more humane and compassionate future.

  • Detecting Blood With Luminot

    How can blood stains be made to fluoresce under ultraviolet light, and what can they tell us about a crime scene?

  • What is a DNA Fingerprint?

    How is a DNA fingerprint created and what does it show? The forensics experts at Trent University help us unravel the science of DNA analysis.

  • Displacing Water With Pins and Cotton

    Any pbject submerged in a fluid displaces a volume of fluid equal to its own volume. Objects like straight pins and cotton balls occupy a very small volume, so how much of each can be placed into an almost full glass of water? You’ll be amazed!

  • Lifting Fingerprints With Superglue

    Forensic investigators have a secret weapon in their quest for fingerprints – cyanoacrylate, commonly referred to as ‘superglue’!

  • Science of Curling – Pebbling The Ice

    The surface of curling ice is purposely covered with little ice bumps called ‘pebble’. How does sliding a rock on pebbled ice compare with sliding a rock on smooth ice? Does it really make a difference?

  • Science of Curling – The Effects of Sweeping

    Sweeping is the most distinctive and unusual element of curling. We run some tests to get an understanding of its role and its importance.

  • The Science of Broomball, or How Not to Fall Down on Ice

    Broomball players rely on special shoes to keep their feet planted firmly on the ice. What makes these shoes so special and how much better are they than regular sneakers?