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On Jan. 1, 1947, Canadians become true Canadian citizens, not just British subjects living in Canada. - Radio, 2:22 photo
1947
The first officially Canadian citizens
2
The Canada-U.S Free Trade Agreement is now official... at least on paper. - Television, 2:10 photo
1988
Free Trade Agreement signed
3
No more gams and garbs, talent shows or swimsuit competitions. - Television, 2:49 photo
1992
Farewell, Miss Canada
4
Junior hockey teams from Canada and the Soviet Union are ejected for fighting in an international tournament. - Television, 1:48 photo
1987
'Punch-up in Piestany'
5
Plagued by depression, cancer and alcoholism, first lady of Canadian literature commits suicide. - Television, 5:19 photo
1987
Death of Margaret Laurence
6
Jittery consumers consider a coffee boycott after a frost in Brazil boosts the price of beans. - Television, 5:38 photo
1977
Price of a cup goes up, up, up
7
Mayor Ralph Klein says he'll use "cowboy techniques" to protect Calgarians from bums and creeps migrating to the city. - Television, 2:07 photo
1982
Ralph Klein's bums and creeps
8
Outside of Susan Johnson's front window, a silvery veneer of ice covers her mature trees. - Radio, 4:25 photo
1998
Ice Storm: Christmas card front yard
9
A powerful earthquake hits a remote area of New Brunswick. - Television, 2:34 photo
1982
Earthquake shakes up East Coast
10
In London, England, a new international organization holds the first "town meeting of the world." - Radio, 6:49 photo
1946
First UN General Assembly opens
11
The first lady of Canadian ballet hangs up her ballet slippers. - Radio, 3:54 photo
1974
Celia Franca retires from the National Ballet
12
A wartime balloon carrying hydrogen-filled bombs explodes near Regina. - Radio, 1:59 photo
1945
Japan bombs Saskatchewan
13
Mayor Mel Lastman asks the military to help a crippled Toronto battle a wave of snowstorms. - Television, 4:23 photo
1999
Toronto calls in troops to fight snowstorm
14
When the tree that inspired the song The Maple Leaf Forever loses a branch, Max Ferguson goes out on a limb. - Radio, 3:05 photo
1968
The Maple Leaf Forever... Patched
15
Lester B. Pearson travels to Paris for a landmark 1964 tour. - Radio, 7:56 photo
1964
First state visit to France by a Canadian PM
16
Londoners won't leave Pierre Elliott Trudeau alone at a British Commonwealth prime ministers' conference. - Television, 2:05 photo
1969
Pierre causes a stir in London
17
Aspiring comedian Jim Carrey talks about his early success on the comedy club circuit. - Radio, 8:52 photo
1982
Introducing funny-man Jim Carrey
18
Ottawa hands over more power to the territory, but retains control of its natural resources. - Radio, 4:57 photo
1967
N.W.T. gets its own capital: Yellowknife
19
Exiled Dutch Princess Juliana gives birth in an Ottawa hospital during the Second World War. - Television, 2:45 photo
1943
Netherlands' Princess Margriet born in Ottawa
20
A 103-day lockout ends, and NHL players are back on ice to salvage the season. - Television, 1:42 photo
1995
Hockey is back!
21
Police launch a manhunt after the body of JoAnn Wilson is found in her Regina home. - Television, 2:20 photo
1983
Ex-wife of Colin Thatcher murdered
22
Dr. Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman and the second Canadian astronaut to take off for space. - Television, 2:32 photo
1992
Roberta Bondar is out of this world
23
A new product is about to change the look and feel of home decor in Canada. - Radio, 2:29 photo
1947
The new rainbow colours of aluminum
24
Cosmos 954 creates radioactive waste and political uproar. - Radio, 9:45 photo
1978
Soviet nuclear satellite crashes in Canada
25
Quebec premier tells New York businessmen that separation is inevitable. - Radio, 6:43 photo
1977
Monsieur Levesque goes to Wall Street
26
A damning royal commission report says racism and incompetence led to a Mi'kmaq Indian being convicted of murder. - Television, 2:53 photo
1990
Donald Marshall exonerated of wrongful conviction
27
The Honeymoon Bridge over Niagara Falls has collapsed in a cloud of ice and steel. - Radio, 4:30 photo
1938
Disaster over Niagara Falls
28
Six Americans find refuge at Canadian Embassy during Iranian hostage crisis. - Television, 2:34 photo
1980
Canadian Caper helps Americans escape Tehran
29
Ramon Hnatyshyn is installed as Canada's 24th governor general. - Television, 2:25 photo
1990
Ray Hnatyshyn sworn in as Governor General
30
After more than 320 years, the Hudson's Bay Company finally stops dealing in animal pelts. - Television, 2:07 photo
1991
Hudson's Bay Company ends its fur trade
31
A Canadian businessman cuts the ribbon on the fast-food chain's first restaurant in Moscow. - Television, 3:22 photo
1990
Muscovites mad for McDonald's
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