| Media | Title and date | Description |
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Television
6:03
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May 7, 1987
Ben Johnson: Built for speed
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Scientists marvel at Ben Johnson, "the ultimate running machine."
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Television
29:00
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Jan. 6, 1987
Doing more harm than good?
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A growing number of disabled people are outraged over the Man In Motion Tour.
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Television
6:10
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Sept. 23, 1986
Empress of Ireland sinks in the St. Lawrence
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Heavy fog leads to a deadly collision that kills 1,012 people in Canada's worst maritime disaster.
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Television
19:18
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Sept. 17, 1985
The tainted Star-Kist tuna scandal
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Cans of rancid tuna bring down Fisheries Minister John Fraser.
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Television
8:59
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Feb. 19, 1985
Police cameras crack crime ring, murder scheme
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The Ontario Provincial Police arrest 70 in a stolen goods sting, and take down the Canadian head of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Television
14:22
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Nov. 23, 1982
Making millions, 25 cents at a time
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The addictive and empowering video game industry is fast becoming a moneymaking juggernaut.
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Television
12:30
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May 19, 1982
Moonshine on the Island
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An old tradition of making one's own homebrew is still thriving on Prince Edward Island.
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Television
18:24
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Nov. 17, 1981
Greenpeace takes on hunters in Spatsizi Park
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Debate over the treatment of animals in Spatsizi Park
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Television
14:01
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Nov. 3, 1981
The polar bears of Churchill
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From menace to moneymaker: a northern Manitoba town adjusts its view of polar bears in 1981.
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Television
20:16
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Jan. 20, 1981
Ralph Klein, Calgary's colourful new mayor
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The Fifth Estate takes an in-depth look at Klein as he adjust to his new role as mayor of Calgary in 1981.
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Television
1:22
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Dec. 23, 1980
The Oak Island money pit: how it works
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Ingenious flood tunnels keep diggers from getting at the island's prize.
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Television
14:09
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Sept. 23, 1980
Lynn Johnston, cartoonist
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A 1980 profile of Lynn Johnston, the cartoonist and stay-at-home mom behind the up-and-coming comic strip For Better or For Worse.
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Television
3:18
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Sept. 16, 1980
Mayor Jean Drapeau aims for an Expo 67 tower
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Jean Drapeau's quest: borrowing the Eiffel Tower, building an Expo tower or building one for the Olympic Stadium.
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Television
14:08
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Feb. 19, 1980
The unknown Acadian
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Antonine Maillet is a celebrity in Europe. Why is she a virtual unknown in Canada?
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Television
14:44
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Dec. 4, 1979
Tax breaks for Canadian movies
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Canadian filmmakers and businessmen cash in on a lucrative tax shelter in 1979.
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Mayor Jean Drapeau aims for an Expo 67 tower.
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