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The 'fast and ruthless' $46M Brink's-Mat gold robbery of 1983
It was a heist of gold bullion unlike almost any other that came before it, though it involved greedy men with guns and violent actions.
Archives November 26
When Nova Scotia decided to go with both metric and Imperial
By 1983, Canada had driven well down the road toward metric conversion, but Nova Scotia tried to give its motorists the option of taking a slight detour.
Archives November 22
When a Saskatchewan cold snap was national news
A temperature of -35 C wasn't remarkable for Saskatchewan — unless it happened in November.
Archives November 21
From 1981: What should the TTC do with all its extra cash?
Politicians wrestled with how to spend an unanticipated $6-million surplus generated by Toronto transit fares in 1981.
Archives November 18
Why homeowners ran the 'Marathon of Despair' in 1981
Archives November 15
When Pierre Trudeau snubbed B.C. Liberals to go dancing
Archives November 14

The plan to roll out metric gradually throughout the 1970s

Archives November 12

Not a good time for newspapers: The 1992 edition

Archives June 17

The election everyone was ready for — except Pierre Trudeau

Archives May 10

The election that everyone saw coming in Canada in 1974

The GST, a broken promise and a lot of drama for Sheila Copps

The day the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, announced his retirement

Archives April 16

When Pierre Trudeau predicted the PCs would 'never' form government

Archives April 4

Why high interest rates were a problem for '80s renters, too

Archives April 3

The 'justifiable paranoia' of Igor Gouzenko's life in hiding

Archives March 28

When Canadians learned a dollar coin was coming in 1986

Archives March 25

When the Reform Party was still getting used to the spotlight

Archives March 20

'The slap,' an 'immediately regretted' incident at the Canadian embassy

Archives March 19

When Ronald Reagan visited Canada as U.S. president for the first time

Archives March 8

When Joe Clark and Pierre Trudeau once again traded spaces in 1980

Archives March 7

When Pierre Trudeau left the Liberals and political life behind

Archives February 28

How Pierre Trudeau ensured western cabinet representation in 1980

Archives February 27

A tough time for Canada's housing industry in the mid-1990s

Archives February 8

The $240M deal that meant a fast farewell for Kmart in Canada

Archives February 6

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