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GeoMinute Jazz Legend Oscar Peterson

100 years after his birth, Oscar Peterson remains one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, with over 200 recordings and eight Grammy Awards to his name.

4:53 PM on TVO (TV Ontario)

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GeoMinute Jazz Legend Oscar Peterson

100 years after his birth, Oscar Peterson remains one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, with over 200 recordings and eight Grammy Awards to his name.

2:54 AM on TVO (TV Ontario)

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GeoMinute The RCAF in Canada's Longest War

Following the Korean War, RCAF pilots played important roles in combat missions in the Middle East, including Operation Desert Storm (1991) and Operation Enduring Freedom.

2:57 AM on TVO (TV Ontario)

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GeoMinute Canada's National Animal, the Beaver

The beaver has been an official symbol of Canada for 50 years, but its presence on this land and its significance to Indigenous people stretch back much farther.

11:57 PM on TVO (TV Ontario)

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GeoMinute Treaty #3 and the Dawson Road

Following Confederation in 1867, the Canadian government began planning for a road and waterway system from Lower Fort Garry in Manitoba east to Lake of the Woods, Ontario, to facilitate access to the interior of Canada.

9:57 PM on TVO (TV Ontario)

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GeoMinute The Nine Hour Movement

The Nine Hour Movement of 1872 was an effort on the part of laborers to secure a nine-hour workday.

11:47 PM on TVO (TV Ontario)

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GeoMinute Viola Desmond's Courageous Stand Against Racial Segregation

On November 8, 1946, Black Halifax business owner Viola Desmond made a stand against racial segregation in Canada by refusing to leave the whites-only section of a New Glasgow, N.S. movie theatre.

11:58 PM on TVO (TV Ontario)

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GeoMinute The Inuit Right to Vote

When the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867, Inuit homelands remained free from colonial government interference, and the Inuit continued to govern themselves as they had for thousands of years.

7:14 PM on TVO (TV Ontario)

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GeoMinute The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

After a period of mourning for King George VI, planning begins for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

7:27 PM on TVO (TV Ontario)

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GeoMinute The Inuit Right to Vote

When the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867, Inuit homelands remained free from colonial government interference, and the Inuit continued to govern themselves as they had for thousands of years.

12:14 AM on TVO (TV Ontario)

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