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When a 1-cent gas tax change was considered 'drastic' in Quebec
In the summer of 1982, Quebec drivers had to spend an extra penny per litre at the pumps, and in doing so, continue to pay the highest gas prices in Canada.
Archives July 16
Could Crispy Crunch be the border-crossing chocolate bar?
As one of Canada's favourite chocolate bars, Crispy Crunch seemed like a sure success south of the border. But as the CBC-TV show Venture found out, it wasn't going to be that easy.
Archives July 4
A not very neighbourly arrangement at the U.S. border
Free trade was around the corner, but cross-border commerce didn't seem very frictionless to some Canadian businesses in the middle of 1988.
Archives June 30
Yo, Dad: When Justin Trudeau's father gave him an impromptu yo-yo lesson
Pierre Trudeau was busy, but not too busy to give a yo-yo lesson to his insistent son Justin in 1980.
Archives June 26
Memories of the D-Day invasion revisited in France, 40 years later
Archives June 6
When Honda became the 1st Japanese automaker to build cars in Canada
Archives June 4

When new home buyers couldn't get enough grant money from Ottawa

Archives May 26

When Petro-Canada unveiled its patriotic logo

Archives May 22

The city that warned you could lose your job if you didn't 'buy Canadian'

Archives May 15

From 1980: Will Ottawa set a precedent by helping Chrysler?

Archives May 12

When beer and wine almost made it into Ontario corner stores in the '80s

The election that everyone saw coming in Canada in 1974

From 1999: How 'surfing the net' could help you find a job

The Liberal backbenchers known as the Rat Pack in 1985

When Brian Mulroney wanted the U.S. to know Canada exists

The GST, a broken promise and a lot of drama for Sheila Copps

Why the Soviet-made Lada made news in 1980

Archives April 30

When Calgary's double-digit vacancy rate created 'a tenant's dream'

Archives April 29

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

Archives April 17

How some Albertans advocated for separation in the early 1980s

Archives April 15

When Pierre Trudeau heckled the hecklers

Archives April 7

When Pierre Trudeau predicted the PCs would 'never' form government

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

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