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Digital Archives | Aug 9, 1970
Archeology students get hands-on experience restoring an 18th century French fortress on Cape Breton Island.
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Digital Archives | Jun 23, 1985
Britain's Royal Navy searches for survivors and wreckage from a jet carrying 329 people – most of them Canadian.
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Digital Archives | Jul 2, 1972
In 1972, residents of a community east of Toronto are bitterly divided over a proposed new airport.
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Digital Archives | May 1, 1967
A folksinger (and soon-to-be hippie icon) named Joni Mitchell explains why most of her songs are about happiness.
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Digital Archives | Jun 19, 1963
When the Soviet Union sends a female cosmonaut into orbit, observers dismiss the achievement as a propaganda stunt.
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Digital Archives | Apr 30, 1985
A 1985 documentary probes how, if ever, reform can come to Canada's Senate.
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Mar 20, 1983 | 8:23Digital Archives Video Games: Video kids strike it rich VideoDigital Archives Video Games: Video kids strike it rich Mar 20, 1983 | 8:23Two Canadian arcade tycoons, Don Mattrick and Jeff Sember, appear on <em>Front Page Challenge</em> to discuss their success.
Jul 6, 2000 | 2:12Digital Archives Molson ad declares: I... AM... CANADIAN! VideoDigital Archives Molson ad declares: I... AM... CANADIAN! Jul 6, 2000 | 2:12A Molson beer commercial strikes a nationalistic chord with Canadians from coast to coast.
Nov 5, 1961 | 13:53Video Nudists bare all for journalist June Callwood VideoVideo Nudists bare all for journalist June Callwood Nov 5, 1961 | 13:53The owners of Ontario's Sun Valley Gardens nudist camp chat with Callwood on CBC-TV's Close-Up in 1961.
Sep 14, 1990 | 2:30Digital Archives The Hibernia oil project is launched VideoDigital Archives The Hibernia oil project is launched Sep 14, 1990 | 2:30Corks are popping in St. John's but an economist has a sobering prediction.
May 30, 1983 | 5:37Digital Archives A sad farewell to the 'stubby' beer bottle AudioDigital Archives A sad farewell to the 'stubby' beer bottle May 30, 1983 | 5:37The uniquely Canadian stubby bottle is being abandoned for the taller American-style bottle.
Jan 31, 1990 | 3:22Video Muscovites mad for McDonald's VideoVideo Muscovites mad for McDonald's Jan 31, 1990 | 3:22A Canadian businessman cuts the ribbon on the fast-food chain's first restaurant in Moscow.
Nov 27, 1975 | 8:56Digital Archives X-rated Christmas catalogue? AudioDigital Archives X-rated Christmas catalogue? Nov 27, 1975 | 8:56A Toronto art teacher believes that Eaton's Christmas catalogue is full of subliminal sex messages.
Jun 6, 1995 | 2:23Digital Archives Labatt no longer Canadian-owned brewery AudioDigital Archives Labatt no longer Canadian-owned brewery Jun 6, 1995 | 2:23A Belgian corporation buys Labatt.
Oct 5, 1980 | 1:41Digital Archives Eaton's: Canadian royalty VideoDigital Archives Eaton's: Canadian royalty Oct 5, 1980 | 1:41The Eaton family is Canada's old-money elite.
Dec 18, 1976 | 5:05Digital Archives Eaton's catalogue: 'The Homesteader's Bible' AudioDigital Archives Eaton's catalogue: 'The Homesteader's Bible' Dec 18, 1976 | 5:05The Eaton's mail-order catalogue is beloved by Canadians and offers pioneer communities a valuable link to the outside world.
Feb 4, 1985 | 24:00Digital Archives Venture: AES: a Canadian cautionary tale VideoDigital Archives Venture: AES: a Canadian cautionary tale Feb 4, 1985 | 24:00The meteoric rise and fall of a promising Canadian company.
Mar 11, 1996 | 2:10Digital Archives Bre-X: Gold fever VideoDigital Archives Bre-X: Gold fever Mar 11, 1996 | 2:10Residents of St. Paul, Alta., strike it rich with Bre-X investments.
Apr 6, 1976 | 5:04Digital Archives Atlantic seal hunt deemed 'barbaric and cruel' VideoDigital Archives Atlantic seal hunt deemed 'barbaric and cruel' Apr 6, 1976 | 5:04Seal hunt opponents say the harp seal is under threat of extinction and take their protest to the floes off Newfoundland in 1976.
Apr 8, 1990 | 6:44Digital Archives Alcohol: Six pints per day AudioDigital Archives Alcohol: Six pints per day Apr 8, 1990 | 6:44A beer historian shares some interesting facts about the early years of beer in Canada.
Apr 3, 1984 | 17:28Digital Archives The Atlantic seal hunt: U.K. boycott threatens Canadian fishery VideoDigital Archives The Atlantic seal hunt: U.K. boycott threatens Canadian fishery Apr 3, 1984 | 17:28The anti-sealing campaign in the United Kingdom lobbies grocery chains to stop stocking fish products from Canada.
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