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When CBC first heard about Nanaimo bars

An award-winning recipe by a baker in Nanaimo, B.C., for a sweet layered treat caught the attention of CBC's Midday in 1987.

Don't use marijuana ... yet: The 'Stay Real' campaign

A nationwide TV campaign asking kids to wait before trying drugs was winning acceptance -- even from pot advocates -- back in 1983.

The death of John Belushi, the loss of a rare talent

The career of John Belushi had been filled with success, until it was cut short by his death at age 33.

Walter Gretzky, father of the Great One, dead at 82

Walter Gretzky will be remembered for coaching his son, Wayne, in the early stages of what would become a legendary NHL career.

Sports Hockey NHL March 5

When 22 Minutes began airing on CBC

When Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair pulled off a surprise wedding

Complaining about the cost of living, 1968 edition

Scientists have virtually unfolded a 17th-century locked letter for the 1st time

Radio As It Happens March 3

Inside the SCTV writers' room with Eugene Levy

Medicare for pets was worth trying out in 1973

When Washington cracked down on U.S.-bound migrants in 1989

Chinese bowl sold at yard sale for $35 is actually worth up to half a million

News World March 3

Bunny Wailer, last surviving founding member of reggae group The Wailers, dead at 73

News Entertainment March 4

The satellite that cable companies called the 'death star'

Fossil scan of Little Foot sheds light on human origins

News Technology & Science March 2

Why sports teams booed the legalization of satellite dishes

Why 1983 was 'one of the worst years' for university students

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Toronto man shares grandparents' love letters from WWII found in old suitcase

News Canada Toronto March 1

Archeologists find intact ceremonial chariot near Pompeii

News Technology & Science March 1

Justin Bieber's life from Never Say Never to Justice

When the ice just kept building up around Newfoundland in 1983

Coronation Street actor Johnny Briggs dies at age 85

News Entertainment February 28

Buffy Sainte-Marie at 80

Radio The Sunday Magazine February 26

The illegal TV network in northern Ontario that tried to go legit

Meet a Toronto man with a passion for collecting phone books

News Canada Toronto February 26

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