Looking Back

Dickens of the Mounted. Episode 29

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NWMP Inspector Dickens, the alcoholic son of the British novelist Charles Dickens, wisely surrenders Fort Pitt during the 1885 North-West Rebellion, but is vilified for his perceived cowardice.

The Sage of Sintaluta. Episode 28

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E.A. Partridge sells farmers on his utopian vision of how farming and grain-handling should work.

Chief Whitecap. Episode 27

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The Dakota-Sioux Chief is the only Indian leader to be acquitted during the 1885 North-West Rebellion because he had a white witness and friend.

The Birth of Medicare. Episode 26

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Saskatchewan doctors go on strike in 1961 to protest the introduction of Medicare.

Factoria. Episode 25

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Investors lose a bundle when a proposed industrial mega-park collapses during Saskatoon's real estate bust in 1912.

The Unionist Party. Episode 24

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Two Conservative MLAs from Saskatchewan start the province's first separatist party in 1980 giving the movement some fleeting credibility.

The Blizzard of '47. Episode 23

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An elderly couple get lost in a snowstorm during the worst blizzard in Saskatchewan history.

Lions of Winter. Episode 22

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The Richardson rink of Regina wins the national and international championships in the early 1960s and change the game of curling in the process.

The Fighting Bishop. Episode 21

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Anglican Bishop Lloyd, the saviour of the Barr colonists, fights against the immigration of continental Europeans in the late 1920s.

God's Painter. Episode 20

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Berthold Imhoff, a German painter, makes an international name for himself by decorating hundreds of Saskatchewan churches. He dies penniless.

Depression Photo. Episode 19

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The Fehrs become the poster family for the Depression when their car breaks down in Edmonton on their way home in 1934.

Just Another Victim. Episode 18

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University of Saskatchewan President covers up the death of a student from alcohol poisoning by blaming the 1919 flu epidemic.

Murdered by the RCMP. Episode 17

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Estevan-area coal miners fight for better working conditions and run head-long into the trigger-happy RCMP.

Charlie's Silver. Episode 16

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One of many Gentleman Farmers to settle in Saskatchewan; he amasses the largest private collection of silver in Canada.

Canada's Pin-Up Girl. Episode 15

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A Saskatoon woman unknowingly becomes the favourite pin-up girl of Canadian troops fighting in Italy during World War II.

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