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When Canada was testing this 'Telefile' thing in the '90s
Filing taxes by telephone? It was a new method being tested out in New Brunswick in the mid-1990s.
Archives April 17
How some Albertans advocated for separation in the early 1980s
With novelty passports and political platforms, some residents expressed a wish to leave Confederation.
Archives April 15
When Pierre Trudeau heckled the hecklers
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau let the hecklers know he saw them and he had some advice for them, too.
Archives April 7
When Pierre Trudeau predicted the PCs would 'never' form government
It was a harsh prediction about the future of the Brian Mulroney-led PCs, and it was also dead wrong.
Archives April 4
Why high interest rates were a problem for '80s renters, too
Archives April 3
The 2000 fight over the use of the word 'conservative'
Archives March 31

When Maine potatoes were at the root of a trade war with N.B.

Archives March 27

Cracks, a 'corkscrewing dome' and falling stone at the Saskatchewan Legislature

Archives March 24

When Ottawa pushed Japan to slow down its auto exports

Archives March 19

'A pretty horrible winter' that Newfoundland put up with in 1987

Archives March 18

When Jean Chrétien wouldn't 'pass the torch' in 2000

Archives March 13

When Ronald Reagan visited Canada after becoming U.S. president

Archives March 10

When Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Sinclair pulled off a surprise wedding

Archives March 4

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

Archives March 3

When Pierre Trudeau left the Liberals and political life behind

Archives February 28

How Pierre Trudeau ensured western cabinet representation in 1980

Archives February 27

Bill and Hillary Clinton's excellent Ottawa adventure

Archives February 24

When Pierre Trudeau became PM for a second time in 1980

Archives February 18

Why a Nova Scotia radio station started importing its weather reports

Archives February 12

When northwestern B.C. saw near-record and record snowfall in 1999

Archives February 11

The $68.5M heist was 'so simple,' but the take was hard to unload

Archives February 11

From CBC Radio: Preparing for 'the next great epidemic' in 2005

Archives February 4

When Toronto was talking about the need for a 'carbon tax' ... in 1990

Archives January 29

How Washington, D.C. prepared for the inauguration of Ronald Reagan

Archives January 20

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