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When the wind chill factor got 'complicated'
Cold is cold, but in the mid-'70s meteorologists seemed to think they had a better way to decide when it became dangerous.
When the Vancouver skyline sparkled during the '90s building boom
Reporter Ian Hanomansing scaled a construction crane alongside steelworkers to learn why they created dazzling displays of holiday lights that could be seen across the city.
When CBC covered the real trial of the Chicago 7 in 1969
The 2020 film The Trial of the Chicago 7 was based on a true story, and in 1969 CBC met some of the people involved -- including protester Abbie Hoffman, portrayed in the film by Sacha Baron Cohen.
'One of the biggest Black settlements in Western Canada' has a rich history
Preparing for 'the next great epidemic' in 2005
Student project spurs Nova Scotia to repay fine levied against Viola Desmond
A tale of two winters in Alberta and N.L. in 2001
Cineplex offers slate of films for Black History Month, partners with The Black Academy
Black Loyalists honoured on commemorative coin issued by Canadian Mint
When the Hudson's Bay Company said farewell to furs
First baby tyrannosaur fossils discovered in Alberta, Montana
When Stephen Harper first led the Conservatives to power
One-time home run king Hank Aaron dead at 86
James Cross, British diplomat who survived FLQ kidnapping, dead at 99
When Martin Luther King Jr. told CBC-TV about the fight for civil rights
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Canadian aunt and uncle of Kamala Harris reflect on niece's upbringing, historic achievement
Some glimpses of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden on CBC from over the years
4 historic attacks at the U.S. Capitol
Audrey Gordon makes history as Manitoba's 1st Black cabinet minister
When a recession sent job-seekers to Alberta
How the Liberals ended up being led by Pierre Trudeau once again
When the fighting paused for Christmas during the First World War
During wartime, Canadians had less fruit for the fruitcake
