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The helicopter-aided dog rescue that made national news in 1990

An icy frozen-over river was no place for a dog to be, though that's exactly what happened near Sorel, Que., in January 1990.

What a visitor found inside the Diefenbunker in 1994

Once it was clear a nuclear attack was no longer a threat, the Cold War shelter outside Ottawa was opened up in 1994.

One-time home run king Hank Aaron dead at 86

Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record in the pre-steroids era, died early Friday. He was 86.

Sports Baseball MLB January 23

When Stephen Harper first led the Conservatives to power

A federal election in January 2006 saw Stephen Harper lead the Conservatives to power.

When 30 moose were on the move to Michigan

When N.S. put a stop to video gambling at corner stores

Giant predatory worm's ancient fossil burrows discovered

News Technology & Science January 21

James Cross, British diplomat who survived FLQ kidnapping, dead at 99

Jonathan Montpetit

News Canada Montreal January 20

Why Canadian homeowners were seeking out wood stoves 20 years ago

When inflation was making food a lot more expensive

When extremely cold weather was making news in Atlantic Canada in 1982

How Washington, D.C. prepared for the inauguration of Ronald Reagan

When Martin Luther King Jr. told CBC-TV about the fight for civil rights

A novel treatment for 'seasonal depression' in 1988

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Canadian aunt and uncle of Kamala Harris reflect on niece's upbringing, historic achievement

News Politics January 18

When the future was bright for the fax machine

When TV home shopping came to Canada

Some glimpses of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden on CBC from over the years

Harry Brown: Toronto basketball legend and inspiring pioneer remembered

Philip Lee-Shanok

News Canada Toronto January 15

40 years ago, the mid-winter weather was better in St. John's

Siegfried Fischbacher of Vegas act Siegfried & Roy dies at 81

News Entertainment January 14

When Walmart set its sights on the Canadian market

When Ottawa had too much office space

Kathleen Heddle, Canadian Olympic rowing champion, dead of cancer at age 55

Sports Olympics Summer Sports Rowing January 14

When time was running out to buy cigarettes from a machine

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