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The sunken destroyer that didn't sink as it was supposed to
The Saguenay sank to the bottom of Lunenburg Bay in 1994, but that wasn't the problem. How it sunk was the problem.

When Alan Maitland retired from CBC's As It Happens
In 1993, when the time had come for the longtime radio host to retire, his CBC colleagues reflected on his impact.

The Canada geese that rode a truck from the 416 to the 506
Hundreds of Canada geese were heading east in 1993, though it wasn't a typical migration journey.

Lettuce show you how we really feel: When fed-up farmers dumped produce in protest

When Canadian tourists were paying more to visit Britain

There wasn't enough Canada on Canadian TV in 1988

London researcher studying city's hosiery history
News -Canada -London |

When world leaders met in recessionary Venice

Scottish researcher scouring Maritimes for 'Holy Grail' of lost tartans

Erin Pottie
News -Canada -Nova Scotia ||

The hockey league that was literally ready to roll in 1993

The performers at Canada's 'first pop festival' in 1969

The cat who looked like 'a big elephant' compared to other felines

Car phones helped get the job done in 1990

Not a good time for newspapers: The 1992 edition

Watergate 50 years later: Last guy to turn out the lights before burglars arrived recalls infamous break-in

Mark Gollom
News -World ||

Black Ark, a 12-ft structure modelled after slave ships, asks us to see Canadian history differently

Chris Dart
Arts |

When goat cheese 'got to be quite a fad' in Canada

That time former NDP Leader Ed Broadbent made a comeback with a rap video

After 27 years, Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser hits retirement
News -Business ||

When Jurassic Park first roared into movie theatres

When 2 prime ministers swapped houses

The meteorite that startled cows and Quebecers in 1994

Canada Post begins unveiling stamps 'immortalizing' Indigenous leaders

Bryan Eneas
News -Canada -Saskatchewan |

When growing worms did not lead to riches as promised
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