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Canadian broadcasting legend Patrick Watson dead at 92
Through work as a producer, author, television host and more, Watson helped shape the face of Canadian journalism — while never shying away from controversy or difficult decisions.
How an 'act of neglect' put national treasures at risk in 1990
Federal archivists heard the news and sprung into action. They knew water and old pieces of paper were not a good match.
In '84 the Canadian dollar was down but July 4th tourism was up
Some of Canada's tourist attractions benefited from the low state of the dollar, with more Americans leaving home and more Canadians staying put.
RCMP spied on activists in early days of universal medicare planning in Sask., documents show
Cricket in Hamilton: 175 years of history, lots of players, nowhere to play
Why Canada's national holiday is no longer Dominion Day
The day Midday said goodbye after more than 4,000 episodes on CBC
When rumours sent Newfoundlanders running to the banks in 1982
Jim Pappin, 1967 Stanley Cup hero for the Maple Leafs, dead at 82
When Canada's national museum on the Ottawa River opened
A not very neighbourly arrangement at the U.S. border
The many times the royals have jetted across the pond for Canada Day
Hundreds of Mi'kmaw artifacts return home to Cape Breton
Museum looking for items to tell 'Windsor's Prohibition History'
When 'a flood of free newspapers' washed over Toronto
How TV's The Raccoons went from a one-time special to a long-running cartoon
The sunken destroyer that didn't sink as it was supposed to
When Alan Maitland retired from CBC's As It Happens
The Canada geese that rode a truck from the 416 to the 506
Lettuce show you how we really feel: When fed-up farmers dumped produce in protest
When Canadian tourists were paying more to visit Britain
There wasn't enough Canada on Canadian TV in 1988
London researcher studying city's hosiery history
