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Shopping on Sundays was illegal until this Calgary drug mart fought a $40 fine to the Supreme Court

Shopping on Sundays was illegal until this Calgary drug mart fought a $40 fine to the Supreme Court

Nearly 40 years ago, Calgary’s Big M Drug Mart challenged the Lord’s Day Act, sparking a Supreme Court case that redefined religious freedom and paved the way for Sunday shopping in Canada.

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