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George Cohon, fast food and Moscow
33 years ago
Duration 1:47
When a Canadian brought McDonald's fast food to Moscow
On Jan. 31, 1990, George Cohon got out the gigantic scissors and cut the ribbon to open the first-ever McDonald's restaurant in Moscow.

Cindy Williams, who played Shirley on TV's Laverne & Shirley, dead at 75
Actor Cindy Williams, who played the straitlaced Shirley to Penny Marshall's more libertine Laverne on Laverne & Shirley, died in Los Angeles on Wednesday after a brief illness, her family said. She was 75.
News -Entertainment ||

Why Toronto considered turning off its highway lights in 1996
For drivers on some of Toronto's busy highways, it looked as if their headlights would have to be enough to keep the routes illuminated.

Bobby Hull, the first NHLer to score over 50 goals in a season, dies at 84
Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull has died at age 84. In 1961, he was part of Chicago's first Stanley Cup team in 23 years and with teammate Stan Mikita helped popularize the curved hockey stick blade in the NHL.

Scott Edmonds
Sports -Hockey -NHL ||

Barrett Strong, Motown hitmaker and co-writer of I Heard It Through The Grapevine, dead at 81
News -Entertainment ||

Like vinyl, but for photos: Why film cameras are back in focus
Kyle Bakx
News -Canada -Calgary |

Past in peril: Manitoba heritage agencies say they're being choked by chronic underfunding

Darren Bernhardt
News -Canada -Manitoba |

Roadside History
'What happened?' Long forgotten Dorchester wharf was once heart of shire town
Vanessa Blanch
News -Canada -New Brunswick ||

Flashback: The comet that flamed out

Newsletters: the publishing niche of the 1980s

From 2004: Talking about what a potential pandemic could look like
Retired teacher finds mammoth shoulder blade bone while walking dogs west of Edmonton

Madeleine Cummings
News -Canada -Edmonton ||

Haggis has always been kind of mysterious to Canadians

Why some Alberta ski resorts faced their 'worst season ever' in 1982

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American beer not even worthy to flush: Newfoundland's 'Son of Critch' tells the truth
Comedy |

What a visitor found inside the Diefenbunker in 1994

Grab some milk on your way home: An ode to the bygone neighbourhood grocery store

Gabby Peyton
News -Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
Video
2:00
Rare, recovered 1930s footage of steamship offers glimpse of Okanagan's past
Winston Szeto
News -Canada -British Columbia ||

Family remembers former CBC documentarian and cinematographer Bob Crone, dead at 90

Akshay Kulkarni
News -Canada -British Columbia ||

Why Canadian homeowners were seeking out wood stoves in 2001

Musician David Crosby dead at 81

Chris Iorfida
News -Entertainment ||

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

The long struggle for cigarette warnings has lessons for alcohol labels, experts say

John Mazerolle
News -Canada ||

Molson-Carling merger meant trouble was brewing for workers

Gold medal, Olympic torch among items from Calgary 88 games up for auction

Jonathon Sharp
News -Canada -Calgary ||
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