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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A legend among news videographers. I was privileged to work with him for 24 of those 40 years. What a career, Galen!

Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

While Edmonton did not host any World Cup games in 2026, the city did welcome the world 25 years ago this summer when it became the first North American city to host World Championships in Athletics - track and field’s best athletes in a rematch of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Enjoy these memories.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

With this year’s K-Days set to open Friday, allow me to turn back the clock 35 years with a look at this brochure from the 1991 edition of the event. Enjoy.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

As the Saskatchewan Roughriders (one of the oldest pro sports teams in North America - est. 1910) take to the field for the start of the pre-season, here’s a blast from the past from my collection - dating back to the 1960s and days of legendary players Ron Lancaster, George Reed and Ed McQuarters.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Today is McHappy Day - which raises funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities to support the families of sick children. Here’s a flashback to a 1984 souvenir button when I was working at McDonald’s in Regina helping to pay my way through university.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

There was a K-Days (Edmonton’s summer fair) media preview today for this year’s event. How the event has evolved and changed over the past 35 years. Here’s a look at the media kit from 1991’s preview for what was known at that time as “Klondike Days”

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We recently marked the 44th anniversary of patriation of Canada’s constitution. Government leaders at the time wisely distributed this summary of the Constitution Act to high the school students - Canada’s youth - many of whom would become much of the current generation of Canada’s leaders.

Canadian Constitution highlights booklet.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

A thought as the Oilers take on Anaheim - the last time the Oilers won the Stanley Cup, the team they’re facing in the first round this year didn’t even exist(see photo). For those of us of a certain vintage, it just doesn’t seem that long ago that the Oilers won the cup. Let’s do it again!

Media guide for The Mighty Ducks inaugural season 1993

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

With a nod to today’s political events, Tears for Fears - “Everybody Wants to Rule the World“

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Happy Family Day. After debuting in Alberta 36 years ago, a February holiday now exists in most provinces. This is a button produced by the Alberta government to celebrate that first one in 1990.

Button multi-coloured heart with the phrase “celebrating Alberta families”

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Growing up in Regina, my parents were friends with his aunt and uncle. We ended up buying a tent trailer from John’s parents in Zehner in the late 70s. I remember the drive to the farm to get it. John’s real last name was Agopsowicz - not very Hollywood friendly, so understandable why he changed it.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

“I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing”. Song in the Coke commercial.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Growing up in Regina within walking distance of Taylor Field, I know how much this Grey Cup Championship means to Rider fans across the country & around the world. It doesn’t happen often and it’s a great feeling. Big thanks to the dedicated players & coaches that brought it home for Rider Nation.🏆

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Let us remember today those who fought for the freedoms that so many take for granted. We must remain vigilant to ensure our essential freedom are not eroded again. I pay special tribute to my father who bravely served the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War. Lest we forget. 🇨🇦

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

It is said that baseball is America's Pastime, but the first recorded baseball game in North American history happened north of their border. It was way back in 1838 when two teams came together in a cow pasture near present-day Beachville, Ontario. This is the story. 🧵 1/7

A welcome sign for Beachville, featuring the text "Welcome to Beachville" in green and "Home of the FIRST RECORDED BASEBALL GAME 1838" in a circular design. The sign includes an illustration of a vintage baseball player holding a bat. Additional smaller signs are attached, including ones for Scouts Canada, the Royal Canadian Legion, and Girl Guides of Canada, with a road and greenery in the background.

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Adam Brilz @tvadambrilz.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Let’s remember, the Blue Jays game 1 rookie starter had this much movement before his MLB debut…EARLIER THIS SEASON. What a year Trey Yesavage has had! #GoBlueJays #WorldSeries

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

FAX technology actually dates back to the Second World War. Interesting article in one of the 1946 Saturday Evening Posts I have in my collection about the new technology and suggests it would fit with that other new tech of the era - FM Radio - as a transmission method rather than phone lines.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The ultimate “Canadian” generic blank cassette tape purchase was these…

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Before there was podcasting as a side hustle for many celebrities, and before TV became common place, there was radio. This ad from a 1946 edition of the Saturday Evening Post I have in my collection shows a number of celebrities with successful acting careers who also had radio shows.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I stumbled across this list of NHL player salaries published in the Edmonton Journal that I saved from the last season the Oilers won the Stanley Cup. How things have changed since then.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

As my Oilers prepare to take on the Florida Panthers in a Stanley Cup final rematch, I wanted to share some images from this Panthers inaugural 1993 season media guide, which I just stumbled upon while cleaning out some boxes in my basement. Note the first advertiser that appears in the media guide.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Cheering on my two home teams as they go into battle on the ice and with the White House. Hoping for a good outcome on both fronts.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

if you were a radio reporter in the 1980s or 1990s, you’ll know what to use this cable for.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%. While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired. Let's learn more. 🧵1/10

The image is a black-and-white political cartoon depicting a man in a suit standing behind a counter labeled "Republican Platform." He is holding a bottle labeled "Untaxed Whiskey, 20¢ Gal." in one hand and a piece of cloth labeled "War-Taxed Common Cloth, Tariff 84%" in the other. Above the counter, a sign reads, "If you don’t see what you want, ask for it." The cartoon, signed by W.A. Rogers, appears to satirize the Republican Party's economic policies, highlighting the disparity in taxation between luxury items like whiskey and essential goods like cloth.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Sadly, still heavily in use in Alberta because of a critical shortage of school capacity.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The randomness of wildfires moving through urban areas can be hard to explain. I look back to these types of fires that our news team in Alberta covered over the last decade or so, and it boggles the mind how many homes were just randomly skipped by flames in Slave Lake, Fort McMurray, and Jasper.

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Honoured and humbled by the 💕 shown to me by my colleagues on my final day before retirement from 24 years as assignment editor at CTV Edmonton. Wow!! Thank you for making it a very special day. You are all truly the best.

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Mikah Sargent @mikahsargent.com · 20/12/2024

I don't care what anyone says — broken candy canes taste worse than their unbroken counterparts!

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Maybe he’s gifting Switzerland to Canada? Somebody better let the Swiss 🇨🇭know.

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Vintage Edmonton @thevintageedmonton.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

November 23,1989 and it's The Latest In Home Computing at Vintage Edmonton: www.vintageed... #yeg #yeghistory #yegheritage #1980s #Apple

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Big2Rob @big2rob.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Everyone who has worked in radio for any length of time (like me) has worked with most of these characters and episode storylines at some point in their careers. It’s what made this show so great.🎙️

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