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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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Feb 8, 1970 | 12:40Digital Archives Great Lakes Pollution: Dishing the dirt on phosphates VideoDigital Archives Great Lakes Pollution: Dishing the dirt on phosphates Feb 8, 1970 | 12:40An environmental lobby group exposes high-phosphate detergents that contribute to "dead" lakes.
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