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As seen on CBC-TV: Snapshots of cross-border life before COVID-19
A look back at a few examples of the cross-border stories that CBC has covered when the border operates more regularly.
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The 1983 North Pole expedition that wasn't just about science
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Carl Lewis calls for Olympics to be moved to 2022
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Gene Cherry
Sports -Olympics -Summer Sports -Track and Field |
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The Montreal ice that prompted a proposed class-action lawsuit
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Country singer Kenny Rogers dead at 81
News -Entertainment ||
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Analysis
How the shutdown after 9/11 paved the way for the new Canada-U.S. border response to COVID-19
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Alexander Panetta
News -World |
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In 1987, a triple-digit-point stock market drop was huge
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Broken windows and frayed tempers in St-Pierre-Miquelon
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Pro hockey once had two leagues, and that couldn't last
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When Voice of Fire drew flames of criticism from (some) Canadians
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When the Reform Party was still getting used to the spotlight
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'The slap,' an 'immediately regretted' incident at the Canadian embassy
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Margaret Atwood, Waubgeshig Rice and Daniel Kalla share their pandemic reading lists
Radio -As It Happens ||
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When Ottawa pushed Japan to slow down its auto exports
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'Wonderchicken' fossil shows what earliest modern birds looked like
News -Technology & Science ||
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When dairy farming wasn't as idyllic as it seemed 40 years ago
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R.E.M.'s end-times anthem is back on the charts — here's why
Andrea Warner
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Lyle Waggoner, known for The Carol Burnett Show and Wonder Woman, dies at 84
News -Entertainment ||
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'A pretty horrible winter' that Newfoundland put up with in 1987
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Why the Calgary Games were as good as gold for hotels, homeowners
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Why a 1950s St. Patrick's Day party involved a lot of prep work
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