Being Canadian

Find out what it’s like to join Canada’s men’s sledge-hockey team on the ice. Experience all the intensity of shooting pucks with these Paralympic gold medallists.

Get ready to rejoice with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir. This is what it’s like to hit the high notes with Atlantic Canada’s award-winning multicultural gospel choir.

See what it takes to be a lockmaster on the Rideau Canal, a picturesque chain of lakes, rivers and canal cuts joining Kingston and Ottawa. Helping to move a riverboat through the waterway is all in a day’s work for this lockmaster.

Winnipeg Jets fans don’t mess around. These hardcore hockey fans finally had a team to cheer for again when the NHL franchise was brought to Winnipeg in 2011. You can expect serious team spirit whenever the puck drops at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre.

On November 11, at exactly 11:00 a.m., sunlight shines through a single window in Memorial Hall at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, illuminating the headstone from the tomb of Canada’s Unknown Solider. This is what it’s like to experience this sombre event in our nation’s capital.

If you’ve ever wanted to feel the adrenalin of a dragon boat race, this GoPro video is for you. It captures all the intensity of paddling in a dragon boat, as the drummer keeps the beat of the stroke while shouting encouragement.

Tour the vaults at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa for a behind-the-scenes look at where some of our country’s most prized artwork is meticulously stored.

This is what training looks like for Olympic bronze medallist and champion shot putter Dylan Armstrong. Check out the 34-year-old’s flawless technique as he winds up and throws the shot as far as he can.

Prepare to be amazed by this skilled b-boy and street performer as he shows off his slick breakdancing moves at Toronto’s Dundas Square.

Join a pack of ice climbers as they explore Banff National Park. This GoPro video gives you a first-hand look at what it’s like to climb a glacier and what it takes to descend into a crevasse.