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May dazzled. Canadians in many parts of the country were treated to a rare solar storm that reached Earth, lighting up our skies with blues, greens and purples — the largest and brightest display of the aurora borealis in decades. While cameras across the country were capturing the magnificent scene, we here at Shopping Essentials pondered whether digital cameras were making their big return.