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When new home buyers couldn't get enough grant money from Ottawa
A grant program aimed at promoting the sale of new homes in 1983 cost Ottawa twice as much as it had planned to spend.
The Group of Seven, the Toronto church and a problematic leak
A Toronto church needed $1M to protect some very valuable art, and it was a financial need that was hard for the collection plate to cover.
How one stone gave a Halifax-area park heritage status
A hulking, rocking chunk of granite that's been attracting visitors for two centuries and is rumoured to have caught the attention of royalty has had its historical importance to the Halifax area set in stone.
The hotel that waged a 'weenie war' on hotdog stands
Asian Heritage Month
One of Cambridge's early Chinese settlers survived the sinking of the Titanic
Fans of rare art deco Edmonton building raise money to preserve its history
Highlights from the Battle of Alberta in the '80s
The 'pretty' albino lobster that made a P.E.I. couple say 'holy hell'
The last Battle of Alberta was in 1991. Here's how Calgary is different — and how it remains the same
That time the Stanley Cup final would include the Canucks or Leafs
When the CRTC decided the internet couldn't be regulated
When Toronto's mayor planned to make Yonge and Bay one-way streets
The first flight of Top Gun (and two other reasons to visit the cinema) in 1986
A life 'defined by something he didn't do': David Milgaard, wrongfully convicted of murder, dies at 69
1990 was the year of the tire fire in Canada
The top chef who came to taste the lobster nouveau in N.B.
Character actor Fred Ward, known for role in The Right Stuff, dead at age 79
When the 1982 Vancouver Canucks made it to the Stanley Cup final
When 'spoiled' Torontonians lost twice-a-week garbage pickup
From 1980: Will Ottawa set a precedent by helping Chrysler?
A look inside the Quebec City hat shop where 'it's as though time stopped'
The election everyone was ready for — except Pierre Trudeau
After 20 years, Apple is saying goodbye to the iPod
