Tragedy and Censorship: The Laurier Palace Theatre Fire

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Called The Saddest Fire, a theatre fire in Montreal in January 1927 killed over 70 children, most being crushed against the doors as they tried to flee the flames.

The fire resulted in a ban on anyone under the 16 from attending a theatre. A ban that lasted four decades.

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In 1990, a new show debuted on CBC that followed the adventures of Sara Stanley and the King family on Prince Edward Island. For six years, it was a ratings hit and brought in dozens of Gemini nominations.

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The Longest Race: 100 Days By Canoe Across Canada

For over 100 days, across 5,000 kilometres of the Canadian landscape, ten teams of men canoed the nations rivers from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta to Montreal. All of this was done as a grand event during Canada's Centennial Year of 1967.

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