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On the Dole: Employment Insurance in Canada

On the Dole: Employment Insura...

Employment insurance is a legacy of the Great Depression, and remains a pillar of Canada's social safety net. The system...

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Developing the Alberta Oilsands

Developing the Alberta Oilsand...

In 1967, a new age began for Canada's oil industry when the oilsands of Alberta finally began yielding their long-sought...

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Going Underground: Toronto's Subway and Montreal's Metro

Going Underground: Toronto's S...

They could zoom through underground tunnels at high speeds, transporting passengers to their destinations comfortably an...

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Topic - The Group of Seven: Painters in the Wilderness

Topic - The Group of Seven: Pa...

Around 1912 a loosely knit group of artists began to paint Canada as they saw it. Sketch boxes in tow, they journeyed al...

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On This Day

1961: John F. Kennedy and wife Jackie visit Ottawa

1961: John F. Kennedy and wife Jackie visit O...

A crowd of 50,000 welcome U.S. President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie to Canada's capital.

CBC Programs

Our Native Land: Rise of the native rights movement

Our Native Land: Rise ...

Looking back at the rise of Canada's native rights movement beginning ...

Great Interviews

Leonard Cohen on the road to singing sensation

Leonard Cohen on the r...

Cohen leaves his blissful domestic life on Hydra with the intention of...

Guess Who?

Who is this youthful trio?

Who is this youthful t...

Do you know who these three boys are?