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Boat People: A Refugee Crisis

Boat People: A Refugee Crisis

They were prepared to risk everything. In the years following the Vietnam War, over one million refugees fled the war-ra...

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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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Topic - Gay and Lesbian Emergence: Out in Canada

Topic - Gay and Lesbian Emerge...

It was a time of protests, legal fights and backlash. With a growing sense of solidarity, gays and lesbians became more ...

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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?