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Digital Archives | Oct 8, 1969
Looting, rioting and robberies break out when police officers stage a 16-hour strike in Montreal.
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Calgary native Laurie Skreslet is the first Canadian to climb Mount Everest.
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Justin Trudeau delivers the eulogy at his father Pierre Trudeau's funeral.
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Digital Archives | Sep 28, 1972
On Sept. 28, 1972, the country's largest TV audience ever watches their hero Paul Henderson score an epoch-making goal.
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Digital Archives | Mar 2, 1959
The rising country star talks about his Canadian itinerary, his music and his home life in 1959.
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Digital Archives | Sep 25, 2000
As player Marty McSorley faces criminal charges for his attack on Donald Brashear in 2000, reporter Tom Alderman examines the culture of violence in the NHL.
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Sep 13, 1981 | 6:05Digital Archives The Marathon of Hope lives on VideoDigital Archives The Marathon of Hope lives on Sep 13, 1981 | 6:05By 1981 people everywhere are running for Terry Fox and celebrating his achievement.
Sep 11, 1983 | 20:52Digital Archives Chile under Pinochet VideoDigital Archives Chile under Pinochet Sep 11, 1983 | 20:52In 1983, Russ Froese of The Journal reports on rising opposition in Chile 10 years after Augusto Pinochet came to power.
Oct 30, 1995 | 24:13Digital Archives 'Money and the ethnic vote:' Quebec referendum reaction VideoDigital Archives 'Money and the ethnic vote:' Quebec referendum reaction Oct 30, 1995 | 24:13A razor-thin victory for the No side prompts relief, resentment and one controversial concession speech.
Dec 20, 1994 | 17:29Digital Archives Quebec schools bar teenagers from wearing the hijab in 1994 VideoDigital Archives Quebec schools bar teenagers from wearing the hijab in 1994 Dec 20, 1994 | 17:29Quebec teenagers explain why they choose to wear the Muslim headscarf despite resistance from the school system and sometimes their own families.
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Jul 24, 1967 | 5:22Digital Archives 'Vive le Québec libre!' VideoDigital Archives 'Vive le Québec libre!' Jul 24, 1967 | 5:22French President Charles de Gaulle generates controversy when he utters the Quebec separatist slogan "Vive le Québec libre" during a speech in Montreal.
Jun 11, 1961 | 14:25Digital Archives 1961 census counts Canadians VideoDigital Archives 1961 census counts Canadians Jun 11, 1961 | 14:25As enumerators spread out to gather census information, some Canadians object to the questions being asked.
Jun 17, 1986 | 3:33Digital Archives Fossils abound in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park VideoDigital Archives Fossils abound in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park Jun 17, 1986 | 3:33Paleontologists converge at one of the world's primary fossil deposit zones in 1986.
Sep 27, 1982 | 5:23Digital Archives NFL fans dismiss "bush-league football" during 1982 strike VideoDigital Archives NFL fans dismiss "bush-league football" during 1982 strike Sep 27, 1982 | 5:23American fans react to Canadian football replacing NFL games during a 1982 strike.
Jun 23, 1957 | 2:52Digital Archives Glenn Gould is a rising star VideoDigital Archives Glenn Gould is a rising star Jun 23, 1957 | 2:52Glenn Gould is hailed as a child prodigy.
Oct 31, 1995 | 7:42Digital Archives Jacques Parizeau: how I became a separatist VideoDigital Archives Jacques Parizeau: how I became a separatist Oct 31, 1995 | 7:42In 1995 the controversial former Quebec premier looks back at the day he decided to be a separatist.
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