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How an Alberta town encouraged shopping locally in 1989
High River, Alta., had a problem: local people doing their holiday shopping were drawn to stores in the big city.
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He spent years collecting vintage gas station memorabilia. It all sold for over $700K
Hanwell's Mike Greer built himself a personal museum of gas station memorabilia, known as petroliana, and vintage autos. After nearly two decades of collecting, he decided to sell it.
When the world's biggest McDonald's was told to close in China
In 1994, the U.S. burger giant found itself having to close its largest outlet in the world on short notice.
How electronic toys made manufacturers think about older 'kids'
The N.B. police officer who was also a world authority on worms
Sask. company finds new uses for province's old grain elevators
That time Halifax hosted a heavy metal show (and nobody rioted)
'Keep a language alive': CBC Cree unit celebrates milestone anniversaries
When Planes, Trains and Automobiles reached the cinema
I knew about the Holodomor but I struggled to illustrate this dark chapter of Ukraine's history
Montreal losing 'little bit more than history' with demolition of Expo 67 minirail: historian
Sydney Newman and the beginnings of TV's Doctor Who
A dramatic rescue off Sable Island in 1988
When Canada made it to the 1986 World Cup
When Titanic cruised into theatres 25 years ago
The sub-zero November that made -10 C feel 'balmy' in Alberta
This old Victorian home has a secret: it's part of the Montreal Metro system
When Nova Scotia decided to go with both metric and Imperial
What the future looked like for Apple in its early days
How an Ontario flour mill saved an iconic Canadian hot cereal loved by northerners
When Pierre Trudeau's plans to step down didn't work out
When a Saskatchewan cold snap was national news
When Nintendo fought a device that gave Mario 'new superpowers'
