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How scanners changed the grocery game in 1986
The red electronic eye of the grocery scanner was watching everything, from when the store was busiest to where was the best place on the shelf for a product.
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Looming election reminiscent of 1972 race that elected minority government and no one knew who won for weeks
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The end to a Blue Jays season that 'nobody wanted' in 1985
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The 'pocket stereo' changed how we listen to music
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From 1977: The House of Commons enters the TV era
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Alicia Alonso, ballerina and National Ballet of Cuba founder, dead at 98
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Peter Orsi And Andrea Rodriguez
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How Calgary restaurants fought a recession by slashing prices in 1982
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How some lucky ducks got jobs in 1980
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The attack ad that backfired badly in 1993
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When No. 99 became the official No. 1 scorer
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When Yann Martel's Life of Pi won the Man Booker Prize
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How Canada's blandest brand became an icon and a muse
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Leah Collins
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Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. nominated for rock hall of fame
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Some like model trains, but this guy had his own railway
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All-female spacewalk will happen this week, NASA says
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1981 was a year when cats topped the bestseller lists
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Robert Forster, Oscar nominee for Jackie Brown, dead at 78
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Lindsey Bahr
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The deadly hotel bombing that Margaret Thatcher survived 35 years ago
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When Canadian elections entered the internet age
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For decorative gourd season, CBC was ready in 1992
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Alexei Leonov, 1st person to walk in space, dies at 85
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Impress your Thanksgiving guests with this (literal) pumpkin hack
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