Our War

The great-great granddaughter of one of Canada's first Black servicemen, hunts down a missing relic, while across the Prairies, a historical tailor decodes the deathbed confession of his grandfather - a World War II veteran of the elite First Special Service Force.

A teenaged descendant of legendary Onondaga Runner, Tom Longboat, searches to discover the World War I veteran's story behind the celebrity. On the West Coast, a great grandson also delves into the Great War to connect with the unknown side of his biological father's family.

The descendant of a World War I nurse killed in a war crime investigate the story behind a treasured photograph, while in Ontario, a young man on the cusp of enlisting in the army digs into the secret World War II history of his code-breaking Great Aunt.

A Japanese Canadian survivor of World War II internment and his daughter discover their family’s past. In another child-parent story, the son of Royal Canadian Airforce bomb aimer uncovers the prisoner of war experience his father never spoke about.