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'One of the biggest Black settlements in Western Canada' has a rich history
Amber Valley was one of several in Alberta and Saskatchewan settled by Black people from Oklahoma, Texas and other southern states, who were looking for a life away from racial segregation and violence.
News -Canada -Edmonton |

Preparing for 'the next great epidemic' in 2005
Long before a coronavirus pandemic brought regular life to a sudden halt, infectious disease experts knew such an event would eventually happen.

Student project spurs Nova Scotia to repay fine levied against Viola Desmond
A high-school student from Ontario wrote Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, asking that the family of Viola Desmond be reimbursed for the fine and court fees levied against the Halifax civil rights activist back in 1946.

Erin Pottie
News -Canada -Nova Scotia |

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 -Technology & 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

When the GST was delayed in the House of Commons (again)

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How Chuck Yeager, the man who broke the sound barrier, started flying

When Alberta wanted to spend 12x as much on its birthday as Saskatchewan did

1976 U.S. swine flu vaccination program may offer lessons for COVID-19 pandemic

Mark Gollom
News -Health ||

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, former French president who helped reshape Europe, dead of COVID-19
News -World |


