| September
28th . . . |
| 2000 |
Montreal, Quebec - Former Canadian
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau passes away at age 80. He suffered from
Parkinson's and prostate cancer.. |
| 1996 |
Quebec Quebec - Lucien Bouchard rejects
hard-liners in the Parti Quebecois who want a unilingual Quebec.. |
| 1995 |
Montreal Quebec - Alcan Aluminium
Ltd. takes after-tax charge of $280 million; writes down investment in
scrapped Kemano hydroelectric project in British Columbia; company to seek
compensation from BC. |
| 1995 |
Quebec - Quebec Southern Railway
starts operating former CP short lines from Lennoxville to St-Jean,
Brookport to Wells River, Vt., Farnham to Ste-Rosalie Jct. and Stanbridge. |
| 1993 |
Montreal Quebec - Bell Canada
announces 5,000 job cuts. |
| 1993 |
Montreal Quebec - Expo Dennis
Martinez beats the Marlins, becoming the 7th pitcher in history to win 100
games in both the American and National Leagues. |
| 1992 |
Montreal Quebec - CROP poll
released today says No vote in Quebec is 49%; Yes vote 37%; Undecided 14%. |
| 1992 |
Pittsburg Pennsylvania - Mario
Lemieux signs a contract with the NHL Penguins worth $42 million over 7
years. |
| 1982 |
Moncton, New Brunswick -
L'Evangeline of Moncton shuts its doors; only French-language newspaper
east of Quebec. |
| 1982 |
PEI - James Matthew Lee 1937-
leads Progressive Conservatives to reelection victory in Prince Edward
Island, wins 22 of 32 seats. |
| 1981 |
Ottawa Ontario - Supreme Court of Canada rules 7-2 that Prime
Minister Trudeau's unilateral constitutional plan is strictly legal;
Parliament can act alone to patriate the BNA Act. The new constitution, brought home without provincial
consent, was signed by the Queen on July 1st, 1982.
|
| 1978 |
Banff Alberta - World Energy
Conference opens in Banff. |
| 1971 |
Toronto Ontario - Margaret Birch
appointed a minister without portfolio; first woman named to an Ontario
cabinet. |
| 1970 |
Ottawa Ontario - Report of the
Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada issued. |
| 1969 |
Montreal Quebec - FLQ terrorist
bomb explodes at the home of Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau. |
| 1968 |
Hudson Hope, BC - BC Premier W. A.
C. Bennett 1900-1979 opens Dr. Gordon M. Shrum Powerhouse at $485 million
Peace River hydro-electric project. |
| 1962 |
Vandenberg AFB, California -
Canada launches its first orbiting satellite, Alouette 1, on a Delta
rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base; weighs 320 lbs, cost $2.9 million;
to study ionosphere from 1000 km in space; joint project of Defence
Research Board and Canadian electronics industry. |
| 1959 |
Ottawa Ontario - Last regularly
scheduled CPR steam train leaves Ottawa's Union Station. |
| 1945 |
Calgary Alberta - Calgary Bronks
football team changes its name to the Calgary Stampeders. |
| 1942 |
Kiska Alaska - Canadian war planes
make first attacks on Japanese forces on Kiska Island in the Aleutians. |
| 1930 |
Montreal Quebec - Monument to
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine unveiled in Parc LaFontaine. |
| 1929 |
Edmonton Alberta - Joe Hess of the
University of Alberta makes the first interception return for a touchdown
in Canadian football. |
| 1929 |
Churchill Manitoba - Hudson Bay
Railway reaches its northern terminus at Churchill; originally operated by
Canadian National on behalf of the Government; became part of the CN
system in 1951, then privately run. |
| 1960 |
Prescott Ontario - Opening of new
'Seaway Skyway' bridge from Prescott to Ogdensburg, New York. |
| 1899 |
Dawson Yukon - Opening of
telegraph service to Dawson from BC. |
| 1892 |
Fredericton New Brunswick - New
Brunswick abolishes Legislative Assembly; upper house. |
| 1885 |
Montreal Quebec - Rioting breaks
out in Montreal against compulsory smallpox vaccination. |
| 1872 |
Quebec Quebec - George-Etienne
Cartier departs for London to get treatment for Bright's Disease; he will
die there. |
| 1869 |
Quebec Quebec - Quebec sculptor
Louis-Philippe Hébert sails for Italy to continue his studies. |
| 1869 |
Ottawa Ontario - George-Etienne
Cartier makes a speech supporting the British connection against Canadian
independence. |
| 1869 |
Ottawa Ontario - William McDougall
appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Rupert's Land and NWT; will be stopped by
the Metis at the border. |
| 1857 |
Cambridge Ontario - Great Western
Railroad opens from Galt to Guelph. |
| 1867 |
Toronto Ontario - Toronto
officially becomes the capital of Ontario. |
| 1854 |
London England - Edward Belcher
1799-1877 arrives in England; all captains court martialled and honourably
discharged or acquitted. |
| 1843 |
Montreal Quebec - Opening of third
session of first Parliament of United Canada; meets until Dec. 9; 60 of 84
members; new duty on American horses, cattle & grain, to match US
tariff. |
| 1813 |
Toronto Ontario - British defeated
in York Bay naval battle. |
| 1793 |
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario -
Upper Canada legislature passes decree that all slave children born in
Upper Canada after this date were to become free at age 25. |
| 1737 |
Montreal Quebec - Marguerite
d'Youville leases the 'Le Verrier' house in Montreal. |
| 1685 |
Quebec - Smallpox epidemic breaks
out in New France. |
| 1663 |
Quebec Quebec - Sovereign Council
forbids selling or giving liquor and firearms to the Indians. |
| 1535 |
Lac St-Pierre, Quebec - Jacques
Cartier crosses Lac St-Pierre on his way to Montreal. |
