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Sir John A. Macdonald has been described as a pragmatic statesman, earning the title of Old Chieftain, and a procrastinating drunk with the nickname of Old Tomorrow. But there's no...

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Sir John A. Macdonald has been described as a pragmatic statesman, earning the title of Old Chieftain, and a procrastinating drunk with the nickname of Old Tomorrow. But there's no...

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"He shoots, he scores!" With those words, legendary hockey broadcaster Foster Hewitt united Canada each Saturday night. From his inauspicious first broadcast (shouting...

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They are some of the brightest stars in old Hollywood, leading ladies who lit up the silver screen with their beauty, wit and talent. And they all took time, during the peak of...

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An invigorated Turner takes on Brian Mulroney over his controversial free trade deal with the U.S.

Mulroney v. Turner: Round Two

Television, 6min 06s

Television 4:36

Magician Doug Henning and his yogic flyers make big promises in the 1993 federal election campaign.

The magic of Natural Law

Television, 6min 06s

Television 2:06

An interview with the mother of Steven Truscott prompts an emotional reaction from Laurier LaPierre.

Host's on-air tear hastens end of Seven Days

Television, 6min 06s

Television 2:47

The actor shares favourite moments from his hit TV series Due South with CBC Radio's Peter Gzowski in 1996.

Paul Gross: actor, writer, director

Radio, 6min 06s

Radio 26:54

In 1948 the future Queen Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten in a modest ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

The princess bride

Radio, 6min 06s

Trudeau announces he will no longer be leader of the Liberal party.

Trudeau steps down in 1979

Television, 6min 06s

Television 8:12

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Kate Aitken

Radio

Kate Aitken

For busy housewives in postwar Canada, Kate Aitken's singsong voice was a welcome diversion from their everyday duties.

Nancy Greene: sellout?

Radio
15:08

Nancy Greene: sellout?

Former ski champion and one-time media darling Nancy Greene defends her decision to appear in commercials and endorse products.

Matthew Halton, foreign correspondent

Television,
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Jawaharlal Nehru on communism, war and peace

Television,
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All Great Interviews

The History of the Internet

6-8,

The History of the Internet

Ask: How old is the Internet? Field responses and summarize the general consensus of the class.

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John F. Kennedy slain in Dallas

Nov. 22, 1963

John F. Kennedy slain in Dallas

An assassin's bullet kills U.S. President John Kennedy and leaves the world in shock.

Television
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Check the calendar


	The first Canadians into Berlin Radio 7:03


	Strengthening the peace Television 2:13


	McClung's 'mock parliament' Television 4:22

Can you identify this promising politician?

Can you identify this promising politician?
See if you can identify this Canadian politician early on in his career.

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