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How an Alberta town encouraged shopping locally in 1989
High River, Alta., had a problem: local people who were doing their holiday shopping were drawn to stores in the big city.
Archives December 3
The year some Christmas cards included pleas for national unity
It was a big Christmas wish, but clearly an earnest one as well.
Archives December 2
When 'cyber malls' were the future of shopping
The day was coming when consumers wouldn't have to set foot in a real-life shopping mall.
Archives November 28
Lake Erie shipwreck spotted off Kingsville, Ont., uncovered by strong winds
Strong winds that prompted an Environment Canada alert this week have laid bare shoreline not often seen. But they also uncovered a rarely-seen shipwreck near Kingsville.
News Canada Windsor November 28
When Planes, Trains and Automobiles reached the cinema in 1987
Archives November 27
That time Halifax hosted a heavy metal show (and nobody rioted)
Archives November 27

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Gordon Lightfoot's performance guitar sells for more than $300,000 at estate auction

News Entertainment November 27

Flashback: Black Friday, le Big Mac and Bif

Archives November 26

When Julia Child shared her thoughts on metric measurements and low-fat food

Archives November 25

Colleen Jones, champion curler and CBC reporter, dies at 65

News Canada Nova Scotia November 26

Calgary genealogy society working to uncover secrets of thrift store mystery box

News Canada Calgary November 24

Dharmendra Deol, iconic Bollywood actor of the '70s and '80s, dead at 89

News Entertainment November 24

Jimmy Cliff, reggae legend and star of The Harder They Come, dead at 81

News Entertainment November 24

A St. John's soldier killed in France 108 years ago has caught the attention of historians

News Canada Nfld. & Labrador November 24

A dramatic rescue off Sable Island, N.S., in 1988

Archives November 24

The sub-zero November that made -10 C feel 'balmy' in Alberta

Archives November 24

Why homeowners ran the 'Marathon of Despair' in 1981

Archives November 21

$54.7M US sale of Frida Kahlo self-portrait shatters auction record for female artists

News World November 21

When Nintendo fought a device that gave Mario 'new superpowers'

Archives November 19

27 pieces of Hudson's Bay Company history auctioned off, raising $5.9M

News Canada Manitoba November 20

16 going on 60: How well has The Sound of Music aged?

News Entertainment November 19

When China needed 6 million census staff to help tally its population

Archives November 18

‘History is what we’re built on’: Prince Albert Historical Society secures long-term funding from city

News Canada Saskatchewan November 18

A fight over lunch money in the House of Commons in 1981

Archives November 17