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Digital Archives | Jul 31, 1987
Canada's deadliest tornado in 75 years kills 27 and injures hundreds.
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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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Digital Archives | Jan 25, 1989
The science behind Gros Morne's long evolution is explained in 1989.
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In 1977, hockey star Bobby Hull is interviewed by Peter Gzowski on CBC-TV's 90 Minutes Live.
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Digital Archives | Dec 28, 1993
In 1993, top test pilot Chris Hadfield and his family members talk about his steady pursuit of his dream job: astronaut.
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Digital Archives | May 10, 1979
A Boston penalty for having too many players on the ice gives the Habs a big break in the 1979 playoffs.
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Mar 31, 2005 | 2:14Digital Archives The beer price war VideoDigital Archives The beer price war Mar 31, 2005 | 2:14The all-out price war for beer is forcing Labatt to close its last brewery in Ontario.
Mar 29, 2005 | 14:37Digital Archives Documentary filmmaker Avi Lewis AudioDigital Archives Documentary filmmaker Avi Lewis Mar 29, 2005 | 14:37Avi Lewis, director of <em>The Take</em>, reveals a passion for creative alternatives to globalization.
Sep 25, 2001 | 1:55Digital Archives Auto Pact: GM leaves Quebec VideoDigital Archives Auto Pact: GM leaves Quebec Sep 25, 2001 | 1:55General Motors of Canada announces it will close its last remaining plant in Quebec.
Oct 27, 1999 | 2:31Digital Archives Employment Insurance: Surplus grows in EI fund VideoDigital Archives Employment Insurance: Surplus grows in EI fund Oct 27, 1999 | 2:31In 1999 the auditor general wonders whether a surplus of $21 billion in the employment insurance fund is too much.
May 14, 1996 | 7:13Digital Archives Cuts come to employment insurance VideoDigital Archives Cuts come to employment insurance May 14, 1996 | 7:13In 1996, benefits are slashed and qualifying periods increase for Canada's unemployed.
Nov 27, 1995 | 8:53Digital Archives Airline seeks single stewardesses VideoDigital Archives Airline seeks single stewardesses Nov 27, 1995 | 8:53Being unmarried was an important requirement for women looking to work in the air.
Sep 11, 1991 | 2:35Digital Archives More layoffs at Air Canada in 1991 AudioDigital Archives More layoffs at Air Canada in 1991 Sep 11, 1991 | 2:35Airline resorts to job cuts in order to avoid bankruptcy.
Mar 22, 1991 | 2:46Digital Archives RCI: Deep budget cuts in 1991 VideoDigital Archives RCI: Deep budget cuts in 1991 Mar 22, 1991 | 2:46Radio Canada International cuts language services and staff members in a round of restructuring.
Apr 27, 1986 | 10:10Digital Archives Employment Insurance: Forget Commission seeks UI reform VideoDigital Archives Employment Insurance: Forget Commission seeks UI reform Apr 27, 1986 | 10:10Business owners offer their perspectives on how the UI system should be overhauled in 1986.
Apr 27, 1983 | 25:19Digital Archives Employment Insurance: A Maritime way of life? VideoDigital Archives Employment Insurance: A Maritime way of life? Apr 27, 1983 | 25:19Short-term government contract jobs and UI benefits become a vicious cycle in Nova Scotia and P.E.I.
Jan 2, 1983 | 5:46Digital Archives Employment Insurance: Unemployment reaches all-time high VideoDigital Archives Employment Insurance: Unemployment reaches all-time high Jan 2, 1983 | 5:46The crippling recession of 1982 forces a record percentage of Canadians out of work.
Nov 4, 1982 | 6:10Digital Archives Employment Insurance: The exhaustees VideoDigital Archives Employment Insurance: The exhaustees Nov 4, 1982 | 6:10When UI benefits run out, thousands of Canadians turn to welfare during the recession of 1982.
Mar 21, 1978 | 19:13Digital Archives Employment Insurance: The pogey police VideoDigital Archives Employment Insurance: The pogey police Mar 21, 1978 | 19:13In 1978, The Fifth Estate asks whether the unemployment insurance officers have become too harsh with would-be claimants.
Sep 21, 1976 | 20:31Digital Archives Employment Insurance: Gainfully unemployed VideoDigital Archives Employment Insurance: Gainfully unemployed Sep 21, 1976 | 20:31In 1976 The Fifth Estate meets Canadians who have figured out how use the UI system for maximum benefit.
Jun 21, 1971 | 39:00Digital Archives Employment Insurance: UI gets richer in 1971 AudioDigital Archives Employment Insurance: UI gets richer in 1971 Jun 21, 1971 | 39:00The minister of labour explains proposed new rules for a more generous unemployment insurance scheme.
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