Springhill Mining Disasters
Topic timespan: 1956-1992
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The 'Great Northeastern Blackout' of 1965
Topic timespan: 1965
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In the 1950s, the town of Springhill, N.S., was devastated by two of the worst mining disasters in Canadian... (6 TV Clips, 3 Radio Clips) |
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Nov. 9, 1965 at rush hour: Toronto and New York are plunged into darkness as a blackout strikes Ontario... (3 TV Clips, 7 Radio Clips) |
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The Krever Report: Canada's Tainted Blood Disaster
Topic timespan: 1984-2002
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The Air India Investigation
Topic timespan: 1985-2003
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A new disease was threatening the Canadian blood supply in the early 1980s: AIDS. But the Canadian Red Cross... (17 TV Clips, 3 Radio Clips) |
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It was deemed the worst act of terrorism in Canadian history: 331 people were killed in two decisive... (9 TV Clips, 12 Radio Clips) |
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The Duplessis Orphans
Topic timespan: 1992-2004
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Solar Temple: A cult gone wrong
Topic timespan: 1993-1999
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During the reign of Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis in the 1940s and 1950s, an alarming number of healthy children... (8 TV Clips, 6 Radio Clips) |
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Murder. Suicide. Assassination. Sex. Money laundering. International investigations. These elements comprise the perfect... (12 TV Clips, 4 Radio Clips) |
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Death on tap: The poisoning of Walkerton
Topic timespan: 2000-2004
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In May 2000, bacteria seeped into Walkerton's town well. The deadly E. coli then slipped quietly through a... (13 TV Clips, 10 Radio Clips) |
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