Looking Back

The Great Soul Rush. Episode 44

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Anglican and Catholic missionaries rush to convert Aboriginal peoples in northern Saskatchewan to their particular brand of Christianity.

Sitting Bull's Mountie. Episode 43

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The famed Sioux Chief seeks refuge in Canada and is befriended by the Mountie assigned to watch over him.

The Regina Riot. Episode 42

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This is an eyewitness account of the 1935 On-to-Ottawa trek and the Riot that ended it.

The Debden Miracle. Episode 41

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Every single soldier from Debden who left to fights in World War II returns safely after the parish priest makes a deal with God.

The French Counts of Whitewood. Episode 40

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French aristocrats flock to Whitewood and try to recreate their extravagant lifestyles, but their farms and businesses fail miserably.

The Welwyn Massacre. Episode 39

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One of the "home children" who comes over from England commits a brutal crime of passion in a small Saskatchewan hamlet in 1910. (Content caution)

The Accidental MLA. Episode 38

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Saskatchewan's first female MLA is elected to replace her late husband in the legislature and ends up doing nothing to promote the women's movement.

The White Man Governs. Episode 37

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The Federal Government executes eight Indians in Canada's largest mass hanging in order to teach Indian people a lesson.

The Missing Recipe. Episode 36

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People in Saskatchewan do not know what to do with the salt cod that the Maritimes sent as relief supplies during the Depression.

City for a Day. Episode 35

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The population of Melville grows from 4,000 to 60,000 in one day during the 1939 Royal Tour.

Naked We Stand. Episode 34

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Doukhobours march nude through Yorkton when the federal government refuses to honour immigration pledges.

Summer of Fear. Episode 33

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A child-murderer terrorizes Saskatoon in the summer of 1975. David Threinen is eventually caught and remains in jail today. (Content caution)

The Price of Pride. Episode 32

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A Glidden-area couple is charged with murder after the Depression drives them to a botched suicide attempt that ends in the death of their son. (Content caution)

Cowboy Imposter. Episode 31

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A Quebec teenager flees to southwestern Saskatchewan in 1907 to live the cowboy life and change his identity to become Will James, the famous artist-writer cowboy.

Death Over Moose Jaw. Episode 30

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A TransCanada passenger plane collides with a training jet over Moose Jaw in 1954 and rains death down on the city.

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