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Blackout memories 10 years later

Darkened offices meant work was hard, if not impossible in the days following a massive blackout on Aug. 14, 2003.
Darkened offices meant work was hard, if not impossible in the days following a massive blackout on Aug. 14, 2003. (CBC)

On Aug. 14, 2003, cities across eastern Canada and the U.S. suddenly went dark, leaving 50 million people without power. The massive power outage is the largest in North American history.