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David Sobey, who helped transform Sobeys into national grocery juggernaut, dead at 92
A former president and CEO of Sobeys is being remembered today for his role in transforming the Stellarton grocer from a regional business into a multi-billion dollar company.When Pierre Trudeau did not (initially) want to talk about his new job
The former prime minister had a new job lined up, but he didn't feel a need to discuss it with reporters beforehand.Telegraph operator was the latest obsolete job in 1971
He may have been the last telegraph operator in western Canada, and in 1971 it was time for Bill Swift to retire after 39 years on the job.When the department store doubled as a dental office
CMHC examines 1970s tax shelter as agency seeks solutions to rental crisis