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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 | Nov 27, 1966
Canadian expat Sydney Newman, Head of Drama Group at the BBC and creator of Doctor Who, recounts the tale of his working journey.
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Digital Archives | Nov 4, 1985
Selma Barkham, a determined self-taught researcher, makes a remarkable discovery about Canada's history by studying dusty books in Spain.
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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 | Oct 20, 1967
In 1967 Dr. Henry Morgentaler enters the controversial debate as the federal government reviews its abortion law.
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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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Jul 5, 2004 | 6:45Digital Archives Cod Fishing: From fishing boats to tour boats VideoDigital Archives Cod Fishing: From fishing boats to tour boats Jul 5, 2004 | 6:45A look at how international tourism has helped transform the ailing Newfoundland economy.
May 14, 2003 | 8:52Digital Archives Cod Fishing: To the last fish VideoDigital Archives Cod Fishing: To the last fish May 14, 2003 | 8:52A look at why scientists believe the fish disappeared — and why they have yet to return.
Movie footage "Old Man and the Sea" courtesy Warner Bros.
Apr 25, 2003 | 5:48Digital Archives Cod Fishing: A defiant Crosbie AudioDigital Archives Cod Fishing: A defiant Crosbie Apr 25, 2003 | 5:48Former federal fisheries minister John Crosbie talks about why Canada should take responsibility for the endangered northern cod.
Jul 2, 2002 | 2:06Digital Archives Cod Fishing: Sounding the alarm VideoDigital Archives Cod Fishing: Sounding the alarm Jul 2, 2002 | 2:06Fishermen and environmentalists alike start to worry about the future of the cod.
Sep 24, 1998 | 4:05Digital Archives Cod Fishing: Science subverted? VideoDigital Archives Cod Fishing: Science subverted? Sep 24, 1998 | 4:05An investigative look into accusations that the federal government ignored its own fishery scientists.
Jun 24, 1997 | 9:45Digital Archives Cod Fishing: A fish tale AudioDigital Archives Cod Fishing: A fish tale Jun 24, 1997 | 9:45A look back at the 1,000-year-old saga of cod fishing in the waters off of what would come to be known as Newfoundland and Labrador.
"Fishing in the northern ocean in the late Middle Ages (detail)" Courtesy Musée Stewart/ Stewart Museum Montréal)
Mar 2, 1995 | 12:50Digital Archives Newfoundland artists respond to cod ban AudioDigital Archives Newfoundland artists respond to cod ban Mar 2, 1995 | 12:50How have Newfoundland's artists and musicians reacted to the ban on cod fishing?
"Kitchen Party" from Outport: Reflections from the Newfoundland Coast, by Candace Cochrane published in 1981.
Mar 17, 1994 | 3:00Digital Archives West helps East with cod fishery woes AudioDigital Archives West helps East with cod fishery woes Mar 17, 1994 | 3:00Remembering the help they gave during the 1930s drought, the West is now helping out with Eastern cod fishery woes.
Mar 2, 1994 | 5:20Digital Archives Requiem for the Atlantic cod VideoDigital Archives Requiem for the Atlantic cod Mar 2, 1994 | 5:20Rex Murphy delivers a post-moratorium lament for Newfoundland's cod stocks and explains why he thinks they were "a damned species."
Mar 2, 1994 | 16:03Digital Archives Cod Fishing: Cataclysm in the fisheries VideoDigital Archives Cod Fishing: Cataclysm in the fisheries Mar 2, 1994 | 16:03Rex Murphy looks at the impact of the cod moratorium on Newfoundland's economy.
Jul 2, 1992 | 2:21Digital Archives Cod moratorium protested VideoDigital Archives Cod moratorium protested Jul 2, 1992 | 2:21A furious crowd of fishermen meets John Crosbie on the eve of a moratorium.
Jul 2, 1992 | 3:37Digital Archives Cod moratorium: 'The biggest layoff in Canadian history' VideoDigital Archives Cod moratorium: 'The biggest layoff in Canadian history' Jul 2, 1992 | 3:37Fishermen in St. John's react angrily to the 1992 announcement of a moratorium on cod fishing.
Jun 8, 1992 | 6:07Digital Archives The rush to replace the cod VideoDigital Archives The rush to replace the cod Jun 8, 1992 | 6:07Newfoundland has tried repeatedly, and with not much luck, to replace the cod industry with a number of development schemes.
Mar 31, 1992 | 2:22Digital Archives Cod Fishing: Grand Banks protest VideoDigital Archives Cod Fishing: Grand Banks protest Mar 31, 1992 | 2:22A fleet of Newfoundland fishing trawlers confronts Spanish fishing vessels during a 1992 protest at sea.
Dec 12, 1989 | 11:33Digital Archives Cod Fishing: The empty seas of the 1980s VideoDigital Archives Cod Fishing: The empty seas of the 1980s Dec 12, 1989 | 11:33After a massive expansion of the cod fishery, many outport fishing towns are faced with empty nets and a shaky future.
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