The Nations of Canada

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Episode 310: A Tribute to This Nation's Womanhood Jul 15, 2026

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1918. German attacks on Canadian nurses become the subject of war crime trials after the conflict ends.
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Episode 309: Some Very Useful Killing Jul 08, 2026

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Summer-Fall 1918. The Canadian Corps completes a three-month-long marathon of battles until Germany finally sues for peace. The end of the war brings a mixture of joy, relief, and bewilderment.
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Episode 308: Conscription Jul 01, 2026

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1918. After months of speculation, the Canadian government begins forcibly enlisting young men in earnest, sparking resistance in expected and unexpected corners of the country.
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Episode 307: The Shadow of a Dreadful Danger Jun 24, 2026

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December 1917. Disaster strikes Halifax, one of the busiest ports in the world due to the trans-Atlantic convoy system, as a collision between two ships creates the largest manmade explosion to that point in history.
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Episode 306: Little Lower Than the Angels Jun 17, 2026

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December 1917. Canada holds its most contentious federal election yet, as both sides (Union vs. Laurier Liberals) see the outcome as setting the country down an irrevocable path.
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Episode 305: Biting Into Granite Jun 10, 2026

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Summer/Fall 1917. Arthur Currie takes command of the Canadian Corps, but finds it difficult to replicate the success of Vimy Ridge in the mud of Passchendaele.
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Episode 304: Playing with Fire Jun 03, 2026

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1917. As Quebec roils with anger over the Military Service Act, French Canadians in Ottawa and Windsor clash with police over French language rights in Ontario's schools and churches.
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Episode 303: Linguistic Chaos May 27, 2026

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1917. On the prairies, the war reinvigorates the politics of minority rights, as Anglophone majorities restrict the use of other languages in schools, and Francophone and Ukrainian communities organize politically.
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Episode 302: Our First Duty May 20, 2026

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1917. Prime Minister Robert Borden uses every instrument at his disposal to undermine Liberal party cohesion and form a Union government ahead of Canada's first war-time election.
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Episode 301: Revolution and War May 13, 2026

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1917. A revolution in China (partially funded by contributions from British Columbia) upends life for Chinese-Canadians.
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