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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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Jul 18, 1997 | 3:02Digital Archives Saguenay, one year after the flood VideoDigital Archives Saguenay, one year after the flood Jul 18, 1997 | 3:02One year after floodwaters raged through Quebec's Saguenay region, visitors arrive on touring trolleys and take pictures of the wreckage.
Jun 19, 1997 | 14:39Digital Archives Red River Rising: Flood aftermath, the Hamblin family VideoDigital Archives Red River Rising: Flood aftermath, the Hamblin family Jun 19, 1997 | 14:39One family returns home to clean up and put in a last-minute crop. Were rural homes and communities sacrificed to save Winnipeg?
Jun 15, 1997 | 3:56Digital Archives Flood and fire: Grand Forks, North Dakota VideoDigital Archives Flood and fire: Grand Forks, North Dakota Jun 15, 1997 | 3:56Footage of Grand Forks during the worst of the flooding
May 4, 1997 | 6:43Digital Archives Canadian military rush to Manitoba flood zone VideoDigital Archives Canadian military rush to Manitoba flood zone May 4, 1997 | 6:43The Canadian military is on the front lines in the war against the Red in 1997.
May 3, 1997 | 8:21Digital Archives Red River Rising: Emergency Measures Organization VideoDigital Archives Red River Rising: Emergency Measures Organization May 3, 1997 | 8:21A short documentary on what Manitoba's Emergency Measures Organization has to deal with every day
May 1, 1997 | 5:01Digital Archives Red River Rising: The flood crest hits Winnipeg VideoDigital Archives Red River Rising: The flood crest hits Winnipeg May 1, 1997 | 5:01The day the crest hits Winnipeg
Apr 29, 1997 | 14:55Digital Archives One family's flood battle VideoDigital Archives One family's flood battle Apr 29, 1997 | 14:55Just outside Morris, Man., the Hamblin family prepares to fight the flood of the century.
Apr 29, 1997 | 3:33Digital Archives Red River Rising: Ste. Agathe falls victim to the flood AudioDigital Archives Red River Rising: Ste. Agathe falls victim to the flood Apr 29, 1997 | 3:33At 12:30 am, April 29, the Red River floods through Ste. Agathe. One of the last people to be evacuated describes the scene.
Apr 28, 1997 | 2:51Digital Archives Red River flood volunteers help out AudioDigital Archives Red River flood volunteers help out Apr 28, 1997 | 2:51Pauline Thiessen of Morden, Man. is making 8,000 to 11,000 sandwiches a day to feed volunteers and flood workers.(Note: poor quality audio)
Apr 22, 1997 | 3:13Digital Archives Red River, 1997: A state of emergency VideoDigital Archives Red River, 1997: A state of emergency Apr 22, 1997 | 3:13Premier Gary Filmon declares a state of emergency and evacuations from the Red River Valley begin.
Apr 10, 1997 | 2:41Digital Archives Red River Rising: Three-day blizzard seals Manitoba's fate VideoDigital Archives Red River Rising: Three-day blizzard seals Manitoba's fate Apr 10, 1997 | 2:41The people of southern Manitoba fear the flood of the century
Mar 14, 1997 | 2:14Digital Archives Red River Rising: Snowy Manitoba winter, dangerous thaw VideoDigital Archives Red River Rising: Snowy Manitoba winter, dangerous thaw Mar 14, 1997 | 2:14Heavy snows this winter spell danger. Seventy-two-year-old farmer Ted Sabourin predicts the biggest flood in living memory.
Jan 16, 1997 | 1:59Digital Archives Saguenay flood damage not 'act of God' VideoDigital Archives Saguenay flood damage not 'act of God' Jan 16, 1997 | 1:59Inquiry head Roger Nicolet says dams and dykes failed.
Dec 29, 1996 | 3:39Digital Archives B.C. digs out from 'The Blizzard of '96' VideoDigital Archives B.C. digs out from 'The Blizzard of '96' Dec 29, 1996 | 3:39Residents in Victoria and Vancouver shovel out after a record-breaking snowstorm hits the lower B.C. area.
Oct 17, 1996 | 1:55Digital Archives Toronto, 42 years after Hurricane Hazel VideoDigital Archives Toronto, 42 years after Hurricane Hazel Oct 17, 1996 | 1:55"The National" flashes back to Toronto's greatest disaster.