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The ice didn't seem to be going anywhere in N.L. in 1984
It was almost May, but the ice wasn't going away in Newfoundland.
Archives April 26
The Baby-Sitters Club books are wildly popular — again — and adults are loving the nostalgia
When the graphic novel remake of Ann M. Martin's book Claudia and the Bad Joke was the best-selling kids book in Canada earlier this month, it was time for bookworms to feel their hearts flutter with nostalgia. The original, part of the wildly popular The Baby-Sitters Club series, was published in 1988.
News Canada April 26
Queeries
Jackie Shane is finally getting the big moment she deserves and we wouldn't have it Any Other Way
Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee's new documentary illuminates the story of late, great trailblazer Shane. It's having its Canadian Premiere at Hot Docs this weekend.
Arts April 25
Cutaways
Buffalo deserve an epic film about their history — so I decided to give it to them
Tasha Hubbard on why making her new documentary Singing Back The Buffalo was so important to her. The film is having its Canadian premiere at Hot Docs this week.
Arts April 25
The Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society is celebrating 50 years and wants everyone to join
News Canada Thunder Bay April 25
Flashback: The truth about wrestling
Archives April 24

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Bob Cole, the play-by-play voice of countless NHL games, dies at 90

News Canada Nfld. & Labrador April 25

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55-year-old wedding cake discovered in freezer tasted 'delicious'

News Canada British Columbia April 25

Super mailboxes, 'second-class citizens' and mail inequality

Archives April 24

The N.B. city that tried to referee where kids played hockey

Archives April 24

Advocates 'disgusted' by gaping hole on London's premier heritage property

News Canada London April 24

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Hidden waterways beneath Toronto could help transform its future

News Canada Toronto April 24

Redevelopment plans in question after historic Edmonton air hangar gutted by fire

News Canada Edmonton April 23

The 'beer war' that was brewing between Canada and the U.S. in 1992

Archives April 23

The first-ever Earth Day and its evolution into a global event

Archives April 22

The rowdy April Wine fans who rocked the Dartmouth ferry

Archives April 22

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The boycott that dashed Olympic dreams in 1980

Archives April 22

Andrew Davis, who led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, dead at 80

News Entertainment April 22

The time a Cape Breton college held a lottery for a job

Archives April 19

Aerial photos of London and surrounding counties give glimpse into city's history

News Canada London April 18

When a top chef was brought in to show off 'Canadian' food in China

Archives April 18

The Rooms exhibit referring to Beothuk as 'Indians' unchanged years after promised review

News Canada Nfld. & Labrador April 18

When Canada was testing this 'Telefile' thing in the '90s

Archives April 17

The art of transforming 'a chunk of wood' into a duck

Archives April 17

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