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Remembering Yukon's sternwheelers, with a 92-year-old former purser
'I was lucky. It was the end of an era,' said Ronald Finlayson of B.C., who was in Yukon this week sharing stories of his time working as a purser on Yukon's iconic sternwheelers, 70 years ago.
News -Canada -North |

The 2003 concert that rocked Toronto after SARS
Toronto's struggling tourism industry needed a boost after SARS hit the city. So the federal government put together a concert bill that included the Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Rush to bring people back.

When reservations were recommended for the ferry to Newfoundland
Long lineups of cars greeted tourists hoping to catch a ferry out of North Sydney, N.S., in the summer of 1970.

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 |

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

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

Batoche Historic Site lands to be transferred back to Métis people of Saskatchewan

Bryan Eneas
News -Canada -Saskatchewan |

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Watch this history buff bring big antique bikes back to life in Montreal

Laura Marchand
News -Canada -Montreal ||

Remembering John Paul II's 1984 historic visit to Edmonton

Stephen Cook
News -Canada -Edmonton |

Taxes weren't helping sell U.S. tourists on Canada in 1991

Dreams of treasure in N.S. that turned out to be Cheerios and lard

'Ghost Landscape' installation tells story of Woodlands Park role in Hamilton's labour history

Cara Nickerson
News -Canada -Hamilton ||

Why role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons is seeing a resurgence of interest
Taylor Simmons
News -Canada -Calgary ||

When Nova Scotia's 'Tancookers' had to get drivers' licences
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