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Animating the Saddledome scoreboard of the 1980s
It was a full-time job to make the animations of clapping hands and other graphics on the Calgary NHL arena's $1.3-million scoreboard in 1984.
Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner's Daughter singer and country music icon, dead at 90
Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90.
When sovereignty met the monarchy: The Queen's 1964 visit to Quebec
Queen Elizabeth visited Canada in 1964 to celebrate the first major step toward Confederation, but in Quebec some minds were on separation.
When catching a bluefin tuna meant a $7,000 payday
Activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who declined Brando's Oscar on his behalf, dead at 75
When Manitoba introduced a pay equity program for its civil service
How fictional biopic Blonde turns Marilyn Monroe into a symbol of celebrity tragedy
Grammy Award-winning rapper Coolio dead at 59
Canadian Museums Association recommends 10 ways to decolonize heritage sector
How Canadians reacted when Pierre Trudeau died in 2000
The year the Blue Jays went 0-7 at the worst possible time
When Brian Mulroney upsized the Senate to pass the GST
When 30 cents seemed expensive for postage stamps
First Nations historian's new book details 'relentless' children's labour at Mt. Elgin residential school
Longtime Manitoba politician Bill Blaikie remembered for dedication to values, family
When Just For Laughs started small in Montreal
Bargain hunter sought mixer, bought medieval manuscript at estate sale in Maine
Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel dead at 70
When CBC's Front Page Challenge met singer Ella Fitzgerald in 1970
ORAL HISTORY
The '72 Summit Series, 50 years later: Part II
From 2002: Should Canada ban drivers from using cellphones?
From 1983: Could Newfoundland's unemployment be double its double digits?
When the Toronto Sun started publishing on Sundays
