It's the Victoria Day weekend, also known as the May 2-4 weekend.

In "Canadian", 2-4 also refers to a case of beer containing twenty-four cans.

Here's some original CTV footage of beer.

Cheers!

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present

- Francis Bacon

On Sunday February 24, 2013 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will award the 85th annual Academy Awards.  But do you remember who won last year?  It was quite an evening.

Ryan Seacrest was the victim of a prank on the red carpet, Canada was represented, and a silent film won.

Remember?

Original CTV footage of Attawapiskat.

Original CTV time lapse footage.  Take a moment and relax as you watch the clouds roll by going nowhere.

B&W footage from 1962 of protests outside Toronto's Don Jail as the last hangings take place. Colour footage taken by W5 on a visit to the Don Jail death room ten years later.

The many faces of India in original CTV Stock Footage. From serene mountain tops to crowded city streets, there's no telling who a traveller might come upon ... possibly even Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper who is on an official visit to India from November 3-9, 2012.

If it's September, then it's Film Festival time in Toronto.

Here's a look at some of the stars and other film industry heavyweights who attended in 2011.

Most famously know for being the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine, Helen Gurley Brown died on August 13, 2012 at the age of 90.  An advocate of women's sexual freedom, she turned a struggling publication into a cutural phenomenon when she took the helm in 1965.  Her writings and ideas conicided with the 'sexual revolution'.  Feminists did not support her, and neither did advocates of traditional roles for women, but the readers did and Brown remained as editor of Cosmo for over 30 years.

The dog days are those hot and sutlry days that occur between July and September in the northern hemisphere. Here's a look at how some dogs spend their summer days.