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1990 was the year of the tire fire in Canada
You could have been forgiven for thinking the news was repeating itself when a huge tire fire broke out in Quebec in 1990.
The city that warned you could lose your job if you didn't 'buy Canadian'
In 1982, 'Buy Canadian' was a rallying cry that most people had heard many times before.
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When Lyme disease came to Canada
The illness caused by deer ticks crossed the border sometime before 1989, but "only a handful" of Canadians had contracted it.
The election everyone was ready for — except Pierre Trudeau
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That time Winnipeg closed Portage and Main to pedestrians
