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The summer when houses were hardly selling in Toronto
Even if people wanted to buy a home in 1982, they were holding back due to confusion over incentive programs.
Archives July 11
The great Canadian chopstick war of 1986
With so much wood, Canada seemed a natural place to make chopsticks. And in 1986, there were two rival companies looking to corner the market.
Archives July 11
When the N.L. government flashed the cash to get kids to stay in school
It's a method that many parents have tried, which may be why the Newfoundland government thought it was worth a shot.
Archives July 11
Historic Miramichi homestead closed after province cuts funding
The group running an interpretive history centre at an 19th-century farm near Miramichi has rejected what it considered too little money from the province and won't open the farm this year.
News Canada New Brunswick July 11
Flashback: Summer, '80s-style
Archives July 9
Pete Luckett's best practices for freezing strawberries
Archives July 10

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The end of an era: Last feline from Parliament Hill cat colony dies

News Politics July 9

The British Columbian who became a sumo wrestler and WWE star

Archives July 9

This woman's Depression Era Garden is full of plants you've probably never heard of

News Canada London July 7

Pushing ice cream on wheels in 1980s Saskatchewan

Archives July 8

A walk down memory lane: Revisit the Boblo Island Amusement Park in its heyday

News Canada Windsor July 8

When a Toronto suburb 'banned' voice mail at its city hall

Archives July 7

A new exhibit at The Rooms spans the history of N.L. sport

News Canada Nfld. & Labrador July 6

Could Crispy Crunch be the border-crossing chocolate bar?

Archives July 4

Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill actor Michael Madsen dead at 67

News Entertainment July 3

Potato chip punchout: How Hostess and Old Dutch fought for market share

Archives July 3

The 1977 opening ceremonies kicked off more than just the Canada Summer Games

News Canada Nfld. & Labrador July 3

Ancient Saskatchewan archaeological site falls victim to illegal scavenging

News Canada Saskatoon July 4

The last run of a slow train nicknamed the Newfie Bullet

Archives July 3

'Our Grandmothers' artifact collection acquired for future Métis centre at newly reopened Portage and Main

News Canada Manitoba July 2

When rumours sent Newfoundlanders running to the banks in 1982

Archives July 2

The day Midday said goodbye after more than 4,000 episodes on CBC

Archives June 30

A not very neighbourly arrangement at the U.S. border

Archives June 30

When screech became available outside Newfoundland

Archives June 30

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