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Episode 260: Cobalt Jul 30, 2025

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1905. A railway construction boom couples with a global arms race to unlock the economic potential of northern Ontario's mineral deposits.
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Episode 259: Something for Nothing Jul 23, 2025

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1905. Under pressure from prospectors, the Hudson's Bay Company, and Ojibwe and Cree groups, the federal and Ontario governments put aside their differences and negotiate a treaty for the lands north of Ontario.
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Episode 258: Buffalo Jul 16, 2025

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1905. Alberta and Saskatchewan join Canada as the eighth and ninth provinces, sparking a fresh round of contentious debates over minority rights, and the division of federal and provincial powers.
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Episode 257: Very Imperfect Knowledge Jul 09, 2025

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1903. In the wake of the Alaska border dispute, Canada looks to strengthen its claims on the islands off its northern coast, in the Arctic Ocean. The only problem is, no one in Ottawa has any idea how many islands there are, or how far the archipelago reaches.
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Episode 256: A Slap in the Face for Canada Jul 02, 2025

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1903. Canada disputes American territorial claims in the Alaskan panhandle, in the hope/expectation that recent sacrifices in South Africa will ensure British diplomatic support.
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Episode 255: The Vortex of Militarism Jun 30, 2025

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1902. In the aftermath of the Boer War, delegates from the settler Dominions gather in London to discuss the future of the Empire - only to find Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier and Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain have very different interpretations of what that entails.
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Episode 254: Lessons in South Africa Jun 29, 2025

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1901-1902
Canadian soldiers find themselves in a Boer War that has turned into a brutally modern counter-insurgency. Meanwhile, a group of Canadian women volunteer to do their bit for the Empire by teaching South African children how to be good British subjects.
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Episode 253: As Others See Us Jun 28, 2025

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Montreal's school system, delicately balanced between the city's Catholic and Protestant communities struggles to accommodate the arrival of Jewish migrants, who fit into neither category.
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Episode 252: The Battle of the Fraser Jun 25, 2025

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As the Fraser River fishery prepares for the largest salmon run in its history, tensions rise between its labour force of white, indigenous, and Japanese fishermen.
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Episode 251: The Foundation of Civilization Jun 18, 2025

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The indigenous nations of the prairies attempt to reap the benefits of the western wheat boom, but find their work obstructed by interference from the Indian Department.
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