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When exercise met dance in 1981

Toward the end of 1981, dancing was starting to give jogging a run for the money as a form of exercise.

These classic toys from 1969 are still popular today

When the hosts of Take 30 discussed toys that kids wanted in 1969, they asked the same questions that parents ask today.

When Alberta wanted to spend 12x as much on its birthday as Saskatchewan did

Albertans were ready for a party, but provincial politicians had to decide what that party would look like.

Acclaimed Saskatchewan photographer Thelma Pepper dies at age 100

Thelma Pepper spent the last 40 years photographing and capturing the lives of people in Saskatchewan, publishing four photography books and earning the Saskatchewan Order of Merit and the Saskatchewan Arts Board Lifetime Achievement Award for her work.

News Canada Saskatoon December 3

When Jim Henson brought Fraggle Rock to CBC

The day Zal Yanovsky showed us how and how not to make latkes

1976 U.S. swine flu vaccination program may offer lessons for COVID-19 pandemic

News Health December 3

The A.Y. Jackson painting of Nova Scotia that could have stayed there

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, former French president who helped reshape Europe, dead of COVID-19

News World December 3

The year some Christmas cards included pleas for national unity

The day Audrey McLaughlin and the New Democrats made history

Montreal-born wrestling legend Pat Patterson dies at 79

News Canada Montreal December 3

Flashback: Changing political fortunes, changing video game play

When polar bears were a problem in Churchill, Man. (1983 edition)

How one town pushed the idea of shopping locally

The fight over the future of newspapers in 1978

When Julia Child shared her thoughts on metric measurements and low-fat food

David Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dead at 85

News Entertainment November 29

The N.B. police officer who was also a world authority on worms

When 'cyber malls' were the future of shopping

When Alanis Morissette was balancing school and stardom

When Planes, Trains and Automobiles reached the cinema

T. Rex got huge via major teenage growth spurt: study

News Technology & Science November 26

When basil was 'very in' and caught the eye of Midday

Soccer legend Diego Maradona dead at 60

Sports Soccer December 2

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