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Hot, humid and dangerous: A brief history of tornadoes in the Maritimes
CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon looks back at the tornadoes that have touched down in the region.

Ryan Snoddon
News -Canada -Nova Scotia ||

When a bunch of 'bogus' $100 bills were causing problems in Canada
Retailers still wanted your money, but not your $100 bills.

Hudson's Bay to resurrect discount retail chain Zellers
Canadian department store Zellers hopes to make a comeback next year, a decade after the discount chain shuttered most of its locations.

Jenna Benchetrit
News -Business ||
One of Canada's largest train bridges almost forgotten in northwestern N.B.

Shane Fowler
News -Canada -New Brunswick ||

The days when a low dollar brought tourists to Canada

Rejecting Brando's Oscar cost her dearly, but Sacheen Littlefeather is finally getting her apology
News -Entertainment |

Dartmouth woman transforms 1970s speedboat into 'beautiful' backyard pool

Danielle Edwards
News -Canada -Nova Scotia |

When skateboards or 'shingles on wheels' were back

Remembering Yukon's sternwheelers, with a 92-year-old former purser
News -Canada -North |

The 2003 concert that rocked Toronto after SARS

When reservations were recommended for the ferry to Newfoundland

The flooding that created 'lake front property' in suburban Winnipeg

The end of an era for The Beachcombers

Community of Bradlo to be commemorated with 11-tonne granite boulder
News -Canada -Sudbury ||

These were the toys kids needed for a 1988 road trip

The tiny airport that would serve as a gateway to 2 countries

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Sikh history in Canada now on display at permanent exhibit
News -Canada -Ottawa |

Coolers: the hottest new summer drink of 1986

The day thieves drove off with 1.5 million brand-new toonies

Actor Paul Sorvino, known for roles in Goodfellas, Law & Order, dies at 83

Lindsey Bahr
News -Entertainment ||

The picnic table you could use anywhere (if you carried it with you)

Big cars were back in 1982 — especially in Alberta
Historical plaque updated to 'recentre' Black experience in story of Buxton
News -Canada -Windsor |

Essay
Abortion is ancient history: A medical story that dates back far more than you might think

Ainsley Hawthorn
News -Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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