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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

Colette Derworiz
News -Canada -Edmonton |

Preparing for 'the next great epidemic' in 2005

Student project spurs Nova Scotia to repay fine levied against Viola Desmond

Erin Pottie
News -Canada -Nova Scotia |

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
News -Canada -Toronto |

Black Loyalists honoured on commemorative coin issued by Canadian Mint

Shaina Luck
News -Canada -Nova Scotia |

When the Hudson's Bay Company said farewell to furs

First baby tyrannosaur fossils discovered in Alberta, Montana

Stephanie Dubois
News -Science ||

When Stephen Harper first led the Conservatives to power

One-time home run king Hank Aaron dead at 86

Paul Newberry
Sports -Baseball -MLB ||

James Cross, British diplomat who survived FLQ kidnapping, dead at 99

Jonathan Montpetit
News -Canada -Montreal |

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

Raisa Patel
News -Politics |

Some glimpses of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden on CBC from over the years

4 historic attacks at the U.S. Capitol

Chris Iorfida
News -World ||

Audrey Gordon makes history as Manitoba's 1st Black cabinet minister
News -Canada -Manitoba |

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
