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The end of an era in Saint John, N.B.

32 years ago

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The end of the Red Rose tea era in Saint John, N.B.

Red Rose tea had been made in Saint John, N.B., for nearly a century. But changing consumer tastes brought that tradition to an end.

How scanners changed the grocery game in 1986

The red electronic eye of the grocery scanner was watching everything, from when the store was busiest to where was the best place on the shelf for a product.

After 191 years, historic sabre returned to family, thanks in part to a boy's curiosity

A sabre that saw action in the American Revolution and may have been used as a murder weapon in Nova Scotia has found its way back to the family of its original owner, thanks in part to the curiosity of a 12-year-old in Chile.

News Canada Nova Scotia October 19

Why kids and farmers favoured the New Brunswick 'potato break'

In 1991, there was still a part of New Brunswick where the school year paused so kids could pick potatoes.

The word 'recession' was hard to say in 1990

When Canadians weren't buying the news that bad times were ending

The end to a Blue Jays season that 'nobody wanted' in 1985

How Calgary restaurants fought a recession by slashing prices in 1982

4 times Ontario auto plant investments have revved the media's engines

When Brian Mulroney hoped the PM's Oktoberfest fun was a political 'last waltz'

When No. 99 became the official No. 1 scorer

Dinosaur skeleton found by 12-year-old near Drumheller, Alta., hailed as 'significant discovery'

News Canada Calgary October 16

The town that wanted people to leash their cats

Percy Schmeiser, farmer known for fight against Monsanto, dead at 89

News Canada Saskatchewan October 15

The little company that promised shopping via the TV in 1985

50 years after October Crisis, son of Pierre Laporte reflects on father's death

News Politics October 13

Before food delivery apps, there was Waiters En Route

Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, driving force of Big Red Machine, dies at 77

Sports Baseball MLB October 13

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From 1997: Who will lead the 'megacity' of Toronto?

The Queen's Silver Jubilee jaunt to Canada

When Newfoundland hosted a party for an oil refinery

Whitey Ford, pitcher who epitomized mighty Yankees, dead at 91

Sports Baseball MLB October 9

Cory O'Kelly, longtime CBC Ottawa storyteller, dead at 73

Alistair Steele

News Canada Ottawa October 10

How 'gourmet' foods were marketed in the '80s

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In 1980, Winnipeg wasn't a one-newspaper town for long

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