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- The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage ran by a religious community in Newfoundland.
- Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now finally standing trial, who assaulted them when they were children. The former head of the orphanage, Peter Lavin, has been married for several years at this point, has two children, and is living in Montreal when he is placed under arrest and brought to stand trial. While he maintains his innocence, the boy he favoured durring those years, Kevin Reevey, as well as many others, are faced with revisiting the abuse and trauma they sustained as children.
- Characterized as being among the largest outlaw biker gangs in the world, The Triple Sixer's unrivaled presence and strength stretches from Halifax to Vancouver, with one important exception- Ontario. The richest market in the country.
- Margaret MacNiel, a girl living in a Cape Breton coal mining town, finds her life changing when she meets Neil Currie, a cheerful bagpipe-playing dishwasher. Unfortunately, neither of them are able to escape the industry around them.
- Sam, the 12 year old son of a famous missing polar explorer, has despaired. His mother has married again and moved with him and her new husband to the wasteland of Canada. He doesn't like him, the place, and has problems finding new friends. One day he meets a wild dog which one looks like the leader of his father's sled dogs. With him and the two family dogs he plans to compete in this year's sled dog race. He is getting closer to the neighbour's daughter who is able to build the sled. But her father wants to kill all wild dogs...
- The life and career of former journalist and politician René Lévesque, from 1958 to 1970.
- The story of Big Bear, the real life Cree chief who campaigned for his people and their land against the Canadian government in the 1870s and 1880s.
- The Duplessis Orphans (French: les Orphelins de Duplessis) were children victimized in a mid-20th century scheme in which approximately 20,000 orphaned children were falsely certified as mentally ill by the government of the province of Quebec Canada and confined to psychiatric institutions. The Catholic Church has denied the allegations and disputes the claims of those seeking payments. (Wikipedia)
- Indigenous sovereignty stood at the forefront of political life in Oka, Quebec in the summer of 1990 when the Mohawk Nation was forced to stand their ground and protect their sacred land from being absorbed into a land development project.
- A young mother is forced to shelter five soldiers for a night in her isolated house.
- Based on real events, this dramatic mini-series follows the experiences of the fictional Alvaro family who are a part of a Canadian community during World War Two that attempts to come to terms with events over which they have no control.
- Rene Levesque was one of the most charismatic politicians in the history of Canada and Quebec and was perhaps the most influential person of the second half of the 20th century on the Canadian political scene. Who was this brilliant man?
- When Tess holds an alternative therapy workshop in the back pantry during off-hours, Ben refuses to allow her to do so. However, when Ben meets one of the participants and becomes smitten, he decides to take part in the workshop himself.
- Desperate to join the Goodfellows Guild at school, Pattie sets up an interview with the club President after school at Bulky's on a day that just so happens to coincide with a day that Ben decrees everyone must look and behave like Alex.
- Alex is bummed about having to participate in a student exchange program, and he is dreading meeting Danny from Manitoba, however, his demeanor quickly changes when Danny turns out to be Danielle, a very hot high school senior.
- A new contest at Bulky's encourages employees to come up with ways to attract new customers. Ben is sure he will win, but his ideas are all total duds until he begins to "borrow" ideas from a child and happily pass them off as his own.
- Ben buys an aromatic spray at a pet store hoping to stun a pesky mouse long enough to get it out of the restaurant, but his plan goes horribly awry when the staff, not the mouse, are affected by the spray, but in a way no one expects.
- Pattie and Tess run against each other for President of the Student Council but end up spending more time campaigning than working. Customer dissatisfaction turns into satisfaction, however, when Pattie begins buying votes with free food.
- Robyn is in love, but it is not a happy love story, it is more like Romeo and Juliet, as Robyn is in love with the cook from a rival fast food chain. As she soon learns, love and work do not mix.
- Tommy McGuire, the star of a new superhero movie "Tiger Man," appears at Bulky's in full Tiger Man regalia for a special appearance. Alex is unimpressed and challenges Tommy to perform the famous "Tiger Man Leap." Things quickly go awry.
- Pattie develops a crush on John Smith, a man who claims he was sent from Bulky's head office to catch a counterfeiter. However, it soon becomes clear that John Smith is not who he claims but is instead nothing but a common thief himself.
- Bulky's lands a lucrative merchandising deal with a Sci-Fi Hollywood blockbuster, and for a limited time they will distribute collectible movie tie-in toys with every Wacky Meal. The event causes a huge, unexpected uproar in interest.
- Pattie and Robyn are excited about an upcoming concert that Bulky's is sponsoring that will feature a heartthrob singer named Rico. Meanwhile, Alex sells Ben a smelly concoction that he insists is a love potion that makes girls go crazy.
- When Alex starts a rock band, Ben complains that his practicing is distracting him from work and advises him to quit the band. However, when Ben notices that Alex's guitar playing augments their customer's appetites, he changes his tune.