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Memories of the D-Day invasion revisited in France, 40 years later
Everyone who had been in Bernières-sur-Mer, France, on June 6, 1944 remembered what it had been like to see the fateful D-Day invasion up close.
Archives June 6
Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut in space, dead at 76
Former astronaut and cabinet minister Marc Garneau has died. He was 76.
News Canada Montreal June 5
When Honda became the 1st Japanese automaker to build cars in Canada
Honda's plan to build a manufacturing facility in Alliston, Ont. in 1984 was welcomed by politicians and the people who lived there.
Archives June 4
The birds that kept people off part of a P.E.I. beach
In 1982, Prince Edward Island was doing what it could to assist some of the island's tiniest beachgoers: piping plovers.
Archives June 3
'A priceless artifact': Future of iconic Lunenburg ship unclear
News Canada Nova Scotia June 2
Chinese pop music's 'deeply local' Canadian story shines in Vancouver exhibition
News Canada British Columbia May 31

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The tornadoes that tore a deadly path of destruction in Ontario in 1985

Archives June 2

Loretta Swit, MASH star and 2-time Emmy winner, dead at 87

News Entertainment May 31

When Toronto politicians tried to police the selling of snacks

Archives May 30

From ribbon skirts to gutsy leather: New exhibit explores London's defining fashion

News Canada London May 30

Q&A: Divers locate car that sank to bottom of Lake Minnewanka over 8 decades ago

News Canada Calgary May 29

When collecting old comic books was a new idea

Archives May 29

How Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and more disabled artists changed music

Archaeologist who tied the Norse and Newfoundland together has died

News Canada Nfld. & Labrador May 28

Flashback: A taste of American pie

Archives May 28

In 1981, the CRTC decided one CBC-TV channel was enough

Archives May 27

A look back at the history of TTC tickets, tokens and passes

News Canada Toronto May 27

Sold! Rare turn-of-the-century tobacco tin sells for $55K at New Hamburg auction

News Canada Kitchener-Waterloo May 26

The fires, the fans and the unfazed coach when the Canadiens won their 23rd Cup

Archives May 26

When new home buyers couldn't get enough grant money from Ottawa

Archives May 26

The loss of Owen Hart and the family, friends and fans who loved him

Archives May 23

How 'computer golf' let committed players tee off year-round

Archives May 23

When Petro-Canada unveiled its patriotic logo

Archives May 22

Court ruling saves century-old Halifax heritage home from the wrecking ball

News Canada Nova Scotia May 21

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