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When CBC viewers met Buffy Sainte-Marie

As a young folksinger in 1966, Buffy Sainte-Marie made some of her earliest appearances to talk and perform on CBC-TV.

Why Air Canada's summer seat sale was a first in 1982

A recession prompted the airline to offer flights at a discount during peak season, and cost-conscious travellers responded.

How France opened its door to Mickey Mouse in 1992

On opening day at Euro Disneyland, Mickey Mouse was treated like a visiting head of state.

When Ontario Place was under construction and over budget

The new theme park on Toronto's waterfront would have entertainment, restaurants, a marina and an open-air theatre called the Forum.

The Saskatchewan city with a competing mail service in 1982

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Why Ontario ended happy hour in 1984

How Walter S. Allward's Monument at Vimy marked a turning point in the nation's art history

Philip Dombowsky

2:51

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dead at 99

News World April 9

Rapper DMX dead at 50 after several days on life support

News Entertainment April 9

When it looked as if Toronto would get a Major League Baseball team

The birth of the Chicken McNugget and the ensuing demand for poultry

When CBC was going to finally live under one roof in Toronto

Why author Stephen King tried becoming a movie director in 1986

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The generic beer that was too cheap for Saskatchewan

How the 'information highway' made working from home possible

2:12

When Pierre Trudeau heckled the hecklers

The day the Blue Jays first took flight

Harry Hibbs's music evoked memories of N.L. Now his accordion is making its way home

Radio The Current April 5

A 'stupid' blast of winter for Windsor, Ont., in spring in 1982

A drawer to the past: 1960s P.E.I. train logs found in desk at old Emerald Junction Station

Jessica Doria-Brown

News Canada PEI April 6

From servants to outlaws: 100 years of Black representation in Hollywood films

Radio Ideas April 1

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The pop-up chocolate shop that left a bad taste

When N.L. feared that shopping centres were taking over

When Canadians were first introduced to No Name products

Condos coming to Halifax's Citadel Hill?

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