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Extreme Sports: Faster, Riskier, More Outrageous

Extreme Sports: Faster, Riskie...

They burst on the scene in the 1990s -- brash, risky new sports and older activities done with a high-octane twist. Snow...

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Getting Physical: Canada's Fitness Movement

Getting Physical: Canada's Fit...

In the 1970s, Canadians went from couch potatoes to super jocks. Well, not quite. But at least during that decade they d...

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Seeking Sanctuary: Draft Dodgers

Seeking Sanctuary: Draft Dodge...

No one expected the Vietnam War to play out as it did. With thousands of young men fighting to the death overseas, anoth...

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Turbulent Skies: The Air Canada Story

Turbulent Skies: The Air Canad...

When Air Canada first took flight in 1937, the sky was the limit for the country's new national airline. Originally know...

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On This Day

1987: The Pope travels North, keeping his promise

1987: The Pope travels North, keeping his pro...

John Paul II finally visits Fort Simpson.

CBC Programs

90 Minutes Dead: Peter Gzowski's late-night show cancelled

90 Minutes Dead: Peter...

Pulling the plug on Peter Gzowski's late-night talk show.

Great Interviews

Leonard Cohen on the road to singing sensation

Leonard Cohen on the r...

Cohen leaves his blissful domestic life on Hydra with the intention of...

Guess Who?

Who is this concerned citizen?

Who is this concerned ...

Who is the panellist in a 1966 discussion called Canada: Sovereign or ...