''Canada's Story'' is a Canadian historical documentary television series which aired on

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

in 1966.

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This 20-part series Canadian history was produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Most episodes were compiled from previous film series such as ''The Struggle for Self-Government'' (1961), ''Prelude to Confederation'' (1962) and ''Explorers'' (1964) and generally grouped under the overall NFB title ''The History Makers''. The overall time line of the series covered the past four centuries. Episodes included dramatic portrayals of historic figures such as Henry Hudson (Powys Thomas), Sir John A. Macdonald (Robert Christie), Alexander Mackenzie (

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) and David Thompson (James Douglas). Numerous producers and directors created the films.

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This hour-long series was broadcast weekdays at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 to 30 September 1966.

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* CBC Television original programming 1966 Canadian television series debuts 1966 Canadian television series endings National Film Board of Canada documentary series 1960s Canadian documentary television series Television series about the history of Canada {{hist-documentary-stub

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