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When Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair pulled off a surprise wedding
The news in March 1971 came as a surprise and a delight to his colleagues, who thought he was visiting B.C. to go skiing.
Archives March 4
Eleanor Collins, the first lady of Canadian jazz, dead at 104
Known as Canada's first lady of jazz, Eleanor Collins broke barriers by headlining her own national television series and worked with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Oscar Peterson.
News Canada British Columbia March 4
Complaining about the cost of living, 1968 edition
Telephone services, booze and cigarettes were just a few of the things that had people opening their wallets more -- but wages were up too.
Archives March 4
Building owner pushing back on new heritage protection
The owner of a historic west Centretown building is pushing back against Ottawa city councillors' recent move to spare the structure from potentially being torn down.
News Canada Ottawa March 4
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From the archives: Brian Mulroney campaigns on Prince Edward Island
March 1
When the ice just kept building up around Newfoundland in 1983
Archives March 1

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Brian Mulroney, one of Canada's most consequential prime ministers, is dead at 84

News Politics March 1

Flashback: Whales without music

Archives February 28

Cut to the Feeling

It's 2004 somewhere (or, time isn't real according to pop culture)

Arts February 29

Comedian, Curb your Enthusiasm star Richard Lewis dead at 76

News Entertainment February 28

When Pierre Trudeau left the Liberals and political life behind

Archives February 28

A dress's journey sheds light on the history of slavery in Canada

News Canada Montreal February 28

How Pierre Trudeau ensured western cabinet representation in 1980

Archives February 27

The illegal TV network in northern Ontario that tried to go legit

Archives February 26, 2021

Case of unopened 1979 hockey cards from Sask. sells for over $5M at auction

News Canada Saskatchewan February 25

The robbers that rode a helicopter to a Montreal bank heist in 1979

Archives February 23

The last days of Toronto's 'low-rent haven' for artists in the 1980s

Archives February 22

The fuel protest truckers hauled to Canadian highways

Archives February 22

The Secret Life of Canada's new season begins with a 'sorry'

Radio Secret Life of Canada February 22

The ice buildup that stranded P.E.I. spuds in 1979

Archives February 21

Descendant keeps 'rich history' of B.C.'s Black settlers alive

News Canada British Columbia February 21

Ex-minister Lametti agrees to send social media records to official archives following Rebel suit

News Politics February 20

I went to Norway to look for answers about my grandfather's role as a WWII spy; I learned so much more

News Canada Saskatoon February 13

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When Bernie Sanders was supposedly leaving politics in 1989

Archives February 20

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