| Media | Title and date | Description |
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Radio
8:35
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July 7, 1960
Trans-Canada by Car #8 — Rivière-du-Loup to Montreal
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CBC's road warriors make their way along the south shore of the St. Lawrence before hitting Montreal's rush-hour traffic.
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Radio
8:27
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July 5, 1960
Trans-Canada by Car #6 — Charlottetown to Fredericton
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Radio
8:29
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July 4, 1960
Trans-Canada by Car #5 — Corner Brook to Charlottetown
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Hosts Ron Hunka and Doug Brophy recall their journey over Newfoundland's unfinished sections of the TCH.
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Radio
8:16
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June 29, 1960
CBC Radio crosses Canada by car!
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For 23 days, three CBC Radio staffers drive across Canada on the unfinished Trans-Canada Highway in a 1960 Chevrolet. Today: northern Newfoundland.
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Radio
2:37
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June 6, 1960
'P'tet ben que oui'
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A Quebec soldier is embraced by a French citizen after the D-Day invasion.
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Radio
21:48
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May 25, 1959
Mary Pickford born in Toronto
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'America's Sweetheart' remembers growing up in Toronto, her bold ambition and her ascent to fame.
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Radio
24:01
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May 25, 1959
America's Canadian sweetheart: Mary Pickford, part 2
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Mary Pickford talks about the movie stars of the silent era, her career and retirement.
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Radio
2:58
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July 14, 1958
1958: Diefenbaker's sales pitch
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John Diefenbaker tries a hard sell for the Canada Conversion Loan.
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Radio
5:41
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Nov. 25, 1957
The road to centralization and the Rowell-Sirois Report
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The balance of power shifts as needs change during the Great Depression and two World Wars.
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Radio
5:05
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Nov. 25, 1957
British North America Act creates the Dominion of Canada
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It's a new dawn for the Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867.
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Radio
22:16
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Dec. 10, 1956
Matthew Halton remembered by colleagues
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Matthew Halton passes away on Dec. 3, 1956.
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Radio
7:49
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Nov. 3, 1956
Lester Pearson's Suez solution
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Canada's minister of external affairs makes a proposal to solve the Suez Crisis – one that will win him the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Radio
26:41
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Oct. 1, 1956
Le Chef: Maurice Duplessis
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The outspoken Quebec premier takes on his critics and fights for provincial autonomy.
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Radio
13:18
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Jan. 25, 1956
CBC foreign correspondents recall their best stories
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Matthew Halton, Peter Stursberg and other CBC foreign correspondents revisit their favourite assignments.
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Radio
3:42
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Jan. 25, 1956
Stursberg on Lili Marlene
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CBC war correspondent Peter Stursberg reminisces about the wartime song Lili Marlene, notable for its popularity among Allied and German soldiers alike.
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Trans-Canada by Car #5 — Corner Brook to Charlottetown.
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