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Police Investigate Armed Robbery
Friday, July 10, 2009 1:28 AM
The Dooley's in Loch Lomond Mall on McDonald Street the scene of an armed robbery last night. Saint John police say one main in his late twenties walked in around 11:30pm with a weapon demanded cash from the bar. He apparently got a couple of hundred dollars and walked out the door.
So far, police have no suspects
Highway Back Open After Major Crash
Friday, July 10, 2009 1:27 AM
Highway One near the Dolan Road Irving is back open this morning after a crash involving a cement truck, tractor trailer and car yesterday morning. An accident reconstruction team from Moncton was on scene until around nine o'clock last night--nearly 10 hours after the accident happened. The cement truck was knocked on its side leaving a huge mess to be cleaned up.
One man was taken to hospital, but his injuries are not believed to be serious. So far, no word on the cause of the crash.
Saint John Man Gets Leadership Award
Friday, July 10, 2009 1:27 AM
The Executive Director of the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation has been awarded the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Canada Leadership Award. This national award recognizes Tim Cameron for his outstanding contribution to the community, institution and fundraising profession.
Highway 1 Accident Update
Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:13 PM
RCMP are still on Highway 1 at the scene of a three vehicle crash earlier today.Just before 11 o'clock, a cement truck, tractor trailer and car were involved in a crack up.One man was taken to hospital, and his injuries are not believed to be serious.The mounties brought down an accident reconstructionist from Moncton to examine the scene, and they are currently still on site.Traffic is moving extremely slow on the highway, as well as Rothesay Road.
- New Brunswick's new education minister has reversed a decision by his predecessor to cut almost 600 contract jobs for library assistants and student support staff across the province.
- New Brunswick's $50 million loan guarantees for a Miramichi-based construction company violate the province's Economic Development Act, say the Opposition and the auditor general.
- Archbishop defends Harper amid communion controversy
- The Roman Catholic archbishop who administered holy communion to the prime minister last week says he believes Stephen Harper meant no disrespect when he consumed a communion wafer during the funeral of former governor general Romeo LeBlanc.
- Fredericton airport to get air traffic controllers
- Air traffic controllers are finally coming to Fredericton International Airport, starting in December, Nav Canada announced late Wednesday.
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• Gas prices take welcome plunge
• New H1N1 tips for concertgoers
• Judge makes point about gun violence with sentencing
• Sentencing in East Preston shooting
• Dozens of new flu cases prompt reminder from top doc
- Nobody was hurt when a fire broke out overnight in the Bridgewater area, causing a family of five to lose all their belongings.
- Bail conditions lifted on accused sex offender
- A man who is facing a string of sex charges in the Strait area has won his fight to have the conditions of his bail loosened.
- There have been 32 new cases of swine flu confirmed in Nova Scotia in the last week, the province's chief public health officer said Thursday.
- Old chum recalls McCartney's school days
- When Halifax resident Iain Taylor went to school in Liverpool, he had a classmate who drew guitars on the margins of his notebooks, sang Little Richard songs in the cafeteria and dashed across the road to play music with John Lennon after school.
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Hyde Inquiry
July 9, 2009
Several media outlets have been seeking interviews in response to the Hyde Inquiry. Halifax Regional Police will not be granting media interviews on this matter while the public inquiry is underway and is issuing the following statement:
“Halifax Regional Police has faith in the inquiry. We are confident that the public’s questions surrounding the death of Mr. Hyde will be answered and a more complete picture will unfold in due course as part of the inquiry process. It is not appropriate for police to discuss matters that are a part of the inquiry and could become evidence,” says Chief Frank A. Beazley.
When the inquiry is completed and the outcome made public, Halifax Regional Police will be willing to discuss this matter further.
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- The P.E.I. Liquor Commission plans to move and expand one liquor store, move the licensee distribution centre and renovate the commission's headquarters.
- Prince Edward Island has two new confirmed cases of swine flu, bringing the total number of cases to five, the province's chief health officer said Thursday.
- No intent to mislead, Charlottetown mayor says
- Charlottetown's mayor says the city didn't intend to mislead business owners when it decided to build a roundabout, but says the project is going ahead.
- Newly appointed Health Minister Paul Oram is facing questions from opposition leaders about whether his co-ownership of two personal care homes in the province poses a conflict of interest.
- Only N.L. gained jobs in Jun
- Newfoundland and Labrador is the only province in Canada to have gained jobs over the past month, according to figures released Friday by Statistics Canada.
- Cities and towns that get water from the St. Johns' regional system banned the outside use of water Thursday in an effort to deal with low levels at the region's largest reservoirs.
- Controversial minister loses health portfolio in N.L. cabinet shuffle
- The Newfoundland and Labrador minister who was front and centre during much of the province's breast cancer testing scandal was removed from the health portfolio during a cabinet shuffle Thursday.
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- More than two dozen extra firefighters and an air-tanker group from British Columbia are being positioned around the Yukon in anticipation of a hot, tinder-dry weekend.
- Celebrations are taking place across the territory and in Ottawa as Nunavut commemorates the 1993 anniversary of Nunavut Land Claims Agreement receiving Royal Assent.
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- More than 600 additional samples taken from Quebec breast-cancer sufferers will be tested to ensure the women are receiving proper treatment.
- Air Canada must pay doctor $1,000 for in-flight aid
- A Montreal doctor has won his small claims case against Air Canada and a judge ordered the airline to pay him $1,000 to compensate him for coming to the aid of a fellow passenger.
- Health Canada seeks crib recall by Montreal distributor
- Health Canada said Thursday it's working with a Montreal-based company, Elfe Juvenile Products, to try to determine how many Simplicity drop-side cribs have been sold in this country.
- Montreal SPCA overwhelmed by hoarded rodents
- The Montreal SPCA says it's trying to find homes for nearly 100 rats and rabbits that were taken away from a "hoarder."
- Eskimos drubbed in Montreal again
- More than 600 additional samples taken from Quebec breast-cancer sufferers will be tested to ensure the women are receiving proper treatment.
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- A man and woman could be celebrating a robbery in Hawkesbury, Ont., with a very expensive bottle of champagne, said the provincial police force of the town around 100 kilometres east of Ottawa.
- U.S. border guards allowing some people to cross at Cornwall
- The international bridge that connects Cornwall, Ont., with New York state is no longer completely closed, according to Mohawks in Akwesasne.
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- Toronto police homicide detectives are trying to piece together the final moments of a 44-year-old teacher whose body was discovered in the trunk of her car on Thursday afternoon.
- June jobless rate rises to 8.6%
- Canada lost about 7,400 jobs in June as the national unemployment rate rose to 8.6 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday, reporting 47,500 full-time jobs were lost while 40,100 part-time positions were added.
- GM out of bankruptcy protection
- General Motors drove out of bankruptcy protection at 6:30 a.m. ET Friday as a smaller company that is majority owned by the U.S. government.
- Mayor David Miller tried to defend his city's reputation as "Toronto the Clean" on Thursday — but his message of self-promotion was cut short by a technical glitch.
- The municipal strike is having a devastating effect on the restaurants and shops on the Toronto Islands.
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- R.I.D.E. spot-check planned for Friday night
- GM emerges from bankruptcy protection: reports
- June jobless rate rises to 8.6 per cent
- Section of Lakeshore Blvd. closed in both directions due to Honda Indy
- US safety officials say downdraft caused Fossett's plane to slam into mountainside
- Streets closed in Bolton after train fire
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| Jul 10, 2009, 08:32 am | Man Charged With Driving 142 Km/h In An 80 Km/h Zone | |
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- Canada lost about 7,400 jobs in June as the national unemployment rate rose to 8.6 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday, reporting 47,500 full-time jobs were lost while 40,100 part-time positions were added.
- Plane crash kills 2 in Richmond, B.C.
- Two people died Thursday night after a small passenger plane crashed into an industrial area in Richmond, B.C., as it made its final approach into Vancouver International Airport.
- Government VIP jet, airliner had near miss in April
- Federal aviation officials are investigating a harrowing near miss incident earlier this year, in which a jet used by the Canadian government to shuttle VIPs nearly collided with a passenger airliner over British Columbia.
- Air Canada must pay doctor $1,000 for in-flight aid
- A Montreal doctor has won his small claims case against Air Canada and a judge ordered the airline to pay him $1,000 to compensate him for coming to the aid of a fellow passenger.
- Schreiber's latest bid to avoid extradition 'groundless': government lawyers
- Karlheinz Schreiber's latest attempt in a succession of "repeated and groundless" bids to avoid extradition to Germany threatens to render Canada's international crime-fighting obligations "entirely impotent," the federal government says in court documents.
- Body in car trunk is missing Toronto teacher
- Toronto police homicide detectives are trying to piece together the final moments of a 44-year-old teacher whose body was discovered in the trunk of her car on Thursday afternoon.
- Toxic fish from Great Lakes won't make best meal: report
- At least four years of government data show the condition of the fish in the Great Lakes isn't improving, according to a report released Friday.
- Vancouver charges ahead with electric-car plug-ins
- Mayor David Miller tried to defend his city's reputation as "Toronto the Clean" on Thursday — but his message of self-promotion was cut short by a technical glitch.
- Archbishop defends Harper amid communion controversy
- The Roman Catholic archbishop who administered holy communion to the prime minister last week says he believes Stephen Harper meant no disrespect when he consumed a communion wafer during the funeral of former governor general Romeo LeBlanc.
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- A second man has been arrested in the disappearance of 24-year-old Portage la Prairie woman last seen in October 2008.
- Drugs and cash seized during Winnipeg bust
- Two Winnipeg men were arrested Thursday after police seized $175,000 worth of drugs and $50,000 cash from a residence in the city's North End.
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- Critics of nuclear development in Saskatchewan say a plan by the provincial government to supply medical isotopes may lead to more substantial nuclear facilities.
- Disused Corner Gas set becoming eyesore, Rouleau mayor says
- The buildings once used to depict the fictional Saskatchewan town of Dog River in the popular television comedy Corner Gas have fallen into a worrisome state of disrepair, says the mayor of Rouleau, where the series was filmed.
- After years of sometimes acrimonious debate, ground was broken Thursday on the $35-million Moose Jaw Multiplex.
- It's been five years since the night a 13-year-old girl from Estevan, Sask., said goodbye to a friend then vanished without a trace.
- 3rd animal dies at Calgary Stampede
- A steer has died at the Calgary Stampede, the third animal fatality during this year's rodeo and chuckwagon competitions.
- Closure leaves methadone treatment patients few options
- Patients of a methadone clinic closing due to neighbourhood opposition will have trouble finding treatment elsewhere, says a spokeswoman from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
- A young woman with no pre-existing health issues has been confirmed as Calgary's first death linked to the H1N1 flu, said Alberta Health Services.
- Musician Jimmy Buffett's first Canadian restaurant will anchor a new retail complex at the Calgary Stampede, developers announced on Thursday.
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- An Edmonton police tactical unit swooped in and arrested a man shortly after a robbery at the Bank of Montreal on 101 Street and 102 Avenue on Thursday.
- 2nd-degree murder charge laid in child's death
- After a nine-month investigation, central Alberta RCMP have charged a man in the death of a toddler.
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- Two people died Thursday night after a small passenger plane crashed into an industrial area in Richmond, B.C., as it made its final approach into Vancouver International Airport.
- Vancouver charges ahead with electric-car plug-ins
- Vancouver city council has unanimously approved new regulations for electric-vehicle charging stations.
- Rally denounces apparent B.C. hate crime
- Several hundred people showed up at a rally in the Vancouver Island community of Courtenay, B.C., on Thursday afternoon to show racism will not be tolerated there.
- Friends mourn pillar of skateboarding community
- The Lower Mainland's skateboarding community is mourning a legendary boarder who died after a fall on Canada Day.
- B.C. judge delays decision on polygamy charges
- The case against two men accused of polygamy has been put on hold until September when a B.C. Supreme Court judge will consider a defence argument to toss out the charges.
- B.C. groups seek apology from emperor of Japan
- Police say a 12-year-old boy may have been the target of an abduction bid in Vancouver last week.
- Year-old B.C. bridge already showing signs of wear
- The William R. Bennett Bridge in B.C.'s Okanagan region has only been in use for one year, but there are already problems.
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- Two people died Thursday night after a small passenger plane crashed into an industrial area in Richmond, B.C., as it made its final approach into Vancouver International Airport.
- June jobless rate rises to 8.6%
- Canada lost about 7,400 jobs in June as the national unemployment rate rose to 8.6 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday, reporting 47,500 full-time jobs were lost while 40,100 part-time positions were added.
- Air Canada must pay doctor $1,000 for in-flight aid
- A Montreal doctor has won his small claims case against Air Canada and a judge ordered the airline to pay him $1,000 to compensate him for coming to the aid of a fellow passenger.
- Schreiber's latest bid to avoid extradition 'groundless': government lawyers
- Karlheinz Schreiber's latest attempt in a succession of "repeated and groundless" bids to avoid extradition to Germany threatens to render Canada's international crime-fighting obligations "entirely impotent," the federal government says in court documents.
- Gay Tory senator praises Ablonczy's Pride Week support
- A gay member of the Conservative caucus is applauding junior cabinet minister Diane Ablonczy's financial support for Toronto's Pride Week, a decision that put Ablonczy in the hot seat with some social conservatives.
- Body in car trunk is missing Toronto teacher
- Toronto police homicide detectives are trying to piece together the final moments of a 44-year-old teacher whose body was discovered in the trunk of her car on Thursday afternoon.
- Government VIP jet, airliner had near miss in April
- Federal aviation officials are investigating a harrowing near miss incident earlier this year, in which a jet used by the Canadian government to shuttle VIPs nearly collided with a passenger airliner over British Columbia.
- Toxic fish from Great Lakes won't make best meal: report
- Mayor David Miller tried to defend his city's reputation as "Toronto the Clean" on Thursday — but his message of self-promotion was cut short by a technical glitch.
- Archbishop defends Harper amid communion controversy
- The Roman Catholic archbishop who administered holy communion to the prime minister last week says he believes Stephen Harper meant no disrespect when he consumed a communion wafer during the funeral of former governor general Romeo LeBlanc.
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- After meeting with African leaders on Friday, the G8 is expected to launch a new food security proposal that includes up to $15 billion U.S. to help farmers boost production.
- GM out of bankruptcy protection
- General Motors drove out of bankruptcy protection at 6:30 a.m. ET Friday as a smaller company that is majority owned by the U.S. government.
- Uighurs defy Xinjiang mosque ban
- Crowds of Uighurs forced their way into prayers on Friday, defying government orders that mosques in areas affected by ethnic violence this week in China's Xinjiang province be closed early.
- The global recession has slowed progress on a climate change deal, but leaders must "fight the temptation toward cynicism" and push forward, President Barack Obama told a meeting of rich and emerging powers in L'Aquila, Italy, on Thursday.
- China ramps up propaganda to quell unrest
- Military helicopters, armoured vehicles and trucks of police officers ramped up the propaganda campaign to maintain order in the capital of China's Xinjiang province on Thursday.
- General Motors drove out of bankruptcy protection at 6:30 a.m. ET Friday as a smaller company that is majority owned by the U.S. government.
- June jobless rate rises to 8.6%
- Canada lost about 7,400 jobs in June as the national unemployment rate rose to 8.6 per cent, Statistics Canada said Friday, reporting 47,500 full-time jobs were lost while 40,100 part-time positions were added.
- Plane crash kills 2 in Richmond, B.C.
- Two people died Thursday night after a small passenger plane crashed into an industrial area in Richmond, B.C., as it made its final approach into Vancouver International Airport.
- New bidding group confirms interest in Coyotes
- Another group of investors confirmed early Friday that they're working on a potential bid for the Phoenix Coyotes.
- G8 tackles food security
- After meeting with African leaders on Friday, the G8 is expected to launch a new food security proposal that includes up to $15 billion U.S. to help farmers boost production.
- Contentious Afghan marriage law revised
- The global recession has slowed progress on a climate change deal, but leaders must "fight the temptation toward cynicism" and push forward, President Barack Obama told a meeting of rich and emerging powers in L'Aquila, Italy, on Thursday.
- Madoff won't appeal 150-year sentence: lawyer
- The lawyer for Bernie Madoff said Thursday that the disgraced financier won't appeal the 150-year prison sentence handed to him last week in New York City.
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Today's News
07:49 - | Small plane crashes in Richmond, B.C., two dead A small passenger plane on final approach to the Vancouver International Airport nosedived into the ground and burst into a fireball on Thursday night, killing both people aboard. CP |
07:32 - | Body of missing Toronto mother found Thanks to a couple of parking tickets on the windshield of a 2009 Toyota Corolla, the case of a missing North York French teacher quickly went from a giant search to find her to an even grander search to find her vicious killer. SUN |
07:30 - | Ex-boyfriend also arrested for Manitoba woman's murder Mounties arrested the former boyfriend of missing woman Amber McFarland yesterday, bringing to two the number of arrests this week, sources say.SUN |
07:30 - | Man gored to death at Pamplona's running of the bulls A man was gored to death Friday at Pamplona's running of the bulls - the first such fatality in nearly 15 years. Nine others were injured in a particularly messy and dangerous chapter of the tradition. AP |
07:28 - | Toronto hospital fraudster in hiding The second part of a two- man alleged fraud team that bilked $2 million from Rouge Valley Health is likely hiding in Durham Region, Toronto Police said. SUN |
07:28 - | Woman wounded in crossfire A 45-year-old woman driving her car was shot in a suspected ambush -- apparently after she was caught in an exchange of gunfire between her passenger and a gunman in another car in north Etobicoke. SUN |
07:27 - | Crown wins reviews in Nina Courtepatte case Canada's top court has agreed to review verdicts for three of the five young men and women accused in the vicious rape and murder of a 13-year-old Edmonton girl. SUN |
07:27 - | Mom performed sex acts on daughter, pet An Edmonton woman caught on video sexually abusing her baby and performing sex acts on a poodle was locked up yesterday after failing to show up for sentencing. SUN |
07:25 - | Ontario girl buried without brain The Regional Coroner's Office in London is issuing a formal apology to the family of a Windsor girl. CP |
07:24 - | Toronto YWCA boots whistle-blowing tenant The YWCA is evicting a tenant who complained publicly about assault, death threats, drugs and alleged prostitution in a housing residence run by the agency. SUN |
07:24 - | Teen girl in coma after beating Byron and Tracey Popiel are living a nightmare as their 16-year-old daughter lies in a coma in a Winnipeg hospital from a severe beating -- an assault that has resulted in a 17-year-old male being charged with attempted murder. SUN |
07:23 - | Police seeking help as punch puts man on life-support As a man fights for his life in hospital, city police are urging anyone with additional information to come forward to shed light on how he ended up critically hurt. SUN |
07:14 - | Striking Toronto workers to turn up heat Striking city workers are ready to turn up the heat on the picket lines. SUN |
07:14 - | Medical records are safe: eHealth The guardians of Ontario's electronic health information say they're protected against the virus that allowed hackers access to more than 11,500 individuals' medical information. SUN |
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1943 CANADIANS INVADE SICILY
Pachino Italy - In Operation Husky, Canadian 1st Infantry Division and 1st Tank Brigade invade Sicily with British 8th Army, U.S. and French troops; after training for 3 1/2 years in Britain; Sicily taken Aug. 17 with 2,434 Canadian casualties.
1789 Also On This Day...
Near Inuvik, NWT - Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 reaches flats and marshes of the Mackenzie Delta, struggles to within a short distance of Arctic Ocean before turning back.
1920 Also On This Day...
Ottawa Ontario - Robert Laird Borden 1854-1937 retires as head of Unionist Government due to ill-health; Canada's 8th Prime Minister, since Oct. 12, 1917; replaced by Arthur Meighen [in the picture], Canada's 9th Prime Minister to Dec. 29, 1921; then 1926.
1931 And in Today's Canadian Birthdays...
Alice Munro 1931-
short story writer, was born on this day at Wingham, Ontario in 1931. Munro is the author of Lives of Girls and Women, and Dance of the Happy Shades.
Also Joseph 'Joe' Schuster 1914-1992
cartoonist, was born on this day at Toronto in 1914; moved to Cleveland, Ohio at age 9, where he would later meet Jerome Siegel, his future creative partner and co-creator of Superman, which first appeared in the June 1938 edition of Action Comics.
Also Saul Bellow 1915-
1976 Nobel Prize winning novelist, was born on this day at Montreal in 1915; author of Mr. Samler's Planet.
Also Elwy Yost 1926-
TV commentator, of TV Ontario, was born on this day in 1926.
Also Roger Abbott 1946-
comedian, of The Royal Canadian Air Farce, was born on this day in England in 1946.
Also Glenn 'Chico' Resch 1948-
NHL goaltender, NY Islanders, was born on this day in 1948.
Also Kim Mitchell 1952-
rock & roll singer and guitarist, was born on this day in 1952.
Also Rik 'The Rocket' Emmett 1953-
rock & roll singer/guitarist, songwriter, of Triumph, of Honeymoon Suite, was born on this day in 1953.
Also Derry Grehan 1957-
rock & roll guitarist, songwriter, of Honeymoon Suite, was born on this day in 1957.
In Other Events....
1991 Sechelt BC - Grace MacInnis dies at age 85; British Columbia's first female MP; daughter of CCF founder J.S. Woodsworth.
1991 Ottawa Ontario - Justice Minister Kim Campbell unveils draft law to extradite wanted criminals to home countries; to decrease stages of appeal from 7 to 3; also draft law on criminal insanity - insane defendants no longer indefinitely jailed.
1991 Ottawa Ontario - Jean Charest orders full-scale environmental assessment of Great Whale hydro project, but no stoppage; criticism from Quebec, environmentalists and Cree.
1987 Winnipeg Manitoba - Winnipeg musician and bandleader Jimmy King dies at age 67; director of the Jimmy King Orchestra and the Golden Boy Brass.
1985 Auckland, New Zealand - French agents sink 160-foot protest vessel, Rainbow Warrior, owned by Vancouver-based Greenpeace environmental group, with an underwater bomb, killing one crew member; France's defence minister will resign four months later, after it is reported he knew of the plot; two French secret service agents later plead guilty to manslaughter; Greenpeace protesting French nuclear tests in the South Pacific.
1982 Vancouver, BC - Three $2 ticket bettors win $579,129 apiece at the races in Exhibition Park.
1972 New York City - Leonid Brezhnev, Leader of the USSR, when asked by Time Magazine how many ballistic missiles were aimed at Toronto, replies: 'None; I have nothing against the Indians'.
1970 Quebec - Quebec passes provincial health insurance bill, joins the federal Medicare plan.
1969 Ontario - 17,000 Inco workers strike at plants in Sudbury and Port Colborne.
1967 Canada - Queen Elizabeth II 1926- starts 12-day tour of Maritime provinces with the Queen Mother.
1963 Ottawa Ontario - Government approves BC's signing of Columbia River Treaty; allowing project to start on Peace and Columbia rivers.
1958 Washington DC - John Diefenbaker and Dwight D. Eisenhower sign agreement to have Canada and the United States set up Joint Committee to guide North American defenses in the event of enemy attack.
1951 Ottawa Ontario - Canada formally ends state of war with Germany.
1946 Hamilton Ontario - Canada's first drive-in movie theatre opens in Hamilton.
1920 New Brunswick - New Brunswick votes for prohibition in a referendum.
1885 Ottawa Ontario - Government votes financial aid to CPR.
1869 Thunder Bay, Ontario - Montreal mining engineer Thomas McFarlane discovers rich vein of silver galena near Prince Arthur's Landing on Lake Superior; developed as Silver Islet mine.
1852 London England - Edward Inglefield 1820-1894 sets sail in Lady Franklin's yacht Isabella to search for Franklin; will enter Smith Sound and Kane Basin; names Ellesmere Island.
1827 Ontario - Chippewas cede 890,000 hectares in Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington counties.
1755 Quebec Quebec - Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil 1698-1778 appointed Governor of New France; receives annual salary of 372 pounds; last French Governor, to Sept 8, 1760.
1690 The Pas Manitoba - Henry Kelsey c1667-1724 comes to what he calls Deerings Point, probably at bend in Saskatchewan River near The Pas; takes possession of land for HBC; winters there.<>
ON THIS DATE IN ROCK & ROLL
2008, the drum skin used on the cover of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album sold for £541,250 ($1m) at Christie's Memorabilia auction in London. Other items sold included John Lennon's lyrics for ‘Give Peace a Chance’ which sold for £421,250 ($832,257) and a pair of tinted prescription sunglasses belonging to Lennon, which he wore for the cover of the single ‘Mind Games’, sold for £39,650 ($79,000). A rare 1/4 inch reel to-reel master tape recording of the Jimi Hendrix Experience performing at the Woburn Music Festival in 1968 went for £48,050 ($95,000), a Marshall amplifier used by Hendrix in concert fetched £25,000 ($50,000) and a pair of his stripy flared trousers made £20,000 ($49,000). 2005, the four members of Led Zeppelin were voted the UK's ideal supergroup after 3,500 music fans were asked to create their fantasy band for Planet Rock Radio. Jimmy Page won best guitarist, followed by Guns N' Roses' Slash and Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore. John Paul Jones was named top bassist, with John Bonham, who died in 1980, winning best drummer and Robert Plant beat the late Freddie Mercury to best singer. 2005, George Strait was at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Somewhere Down In Texas', the US country singers third No.1 album. 2002, a group who said they had the name first, took UK boy band Blue to court. Scottish group Blue who had a UK No. 18 hit in 1977 had issued the band with a writ over who had the rights to the name. 2002, David Bowie, Suede, Divine Comedy, Green Day, No Doubt, Paul Weller, Ian Brown, Joe Strummer, New Order, Doves and Shed 7 all appeared at the four day Move festival, Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England. 1993, Girl trio SWV started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Weak', a No.33 hit in the UK. 1991, The Lemonheads, Buffalo Tom and Pearl Jam all appeared at the Avalon in Boston, Massachusetts. 1989, David F Pearsall age 18 from Manchester, New Jersey was charged with theft after stealing a guitar at a concert in Riverfront Park belonging to Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi. 1987, producer and record company executive John Hammond died. He brought Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen to Columbia Records. Hammond also worked as a producer with Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman and Count Basie. 1987, The Stone Roses appeared at Planet X, Liverpool, England. 1980, Bob Marley and the Wailers began what would be Marley's last ever UK tour when they appeared in Dublin, Ireland. 1980, during their 23 date ‘11 O’Clock Tick Tock’ tour U2 appeared at The Clarendon Hotel in London. 1979, Chuck Berry was sentenced to five months in jail after being found guilty of tax evasion. 1978, Rolling Stone Bill Wyman was knocked unconscious after falling from the stage during a Stones concert in the US. 1977, Cher gave birth to a baby girl Elijah Blue. Allman Brother Gregg Allman was the father. 1976, One hit wonders Starland Vocal Band started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Afternoon Delight', it was also their only hit in the UK making No.18 on the chart. 1976, Rod Stewart scored his sixth No.1 UK album when 'A Night On The Town' went to the top. 1974, David Bowie played the first of five dates at The Tower Theatre in Philadelphia the recordings of which made up the 'David Live' album released later that year. 1969, The funeral of Rolling Stone Brian Jones took place at Hatherley Road Parish Church, Cheltenham. Canon Hugh Evan Hopkins read Jones' own epitaph, 'Please don't judge me too harshly'. 1968, Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break-up after their current tour. 1968, The Nice were banned from appearing at London's Royal Albert Hall after burning an American flag on stage. 1966, Johnny Tilotson, The Jive Five, The Tymes, The Shangra-Las and local band The Castiles (with Bruce Springsteen on vocals) all appeared at the Surf ‘n See Club in Seabright New Jersey. 1965, The Beatles started a six week run at No.1 on the US album charts with 'Beatles VI', the group's fifth No.1. 1965, The Rolling Stones started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction', the group's first US No.1. Some US stations cut out the last verse believing it referred to women's 'time of the month'. 1964, 200,000 Liverpudlians took to the streets to celebrate The Beatles return to Liverpool for the northern premiere of the group's first film 'A Hard Days Night.' The group were honored in a public ceremony in front of Liverpool Town Hall and as The Beatles stood on a balcony looking at the large crowd gathered below, John Lennon, gave a few Nazi "Sieg Heil" salutes. Not everyone appreciated his sense of humor. 1961, Bobby Lewis started a seven week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Tossin' and Turnin', the longest running No.1 single of 1961. 1954, Producer Sam Phillips took an acetate recording of Elvis Presley singing 'That's All Right' to Memphis radio station WHBQ DJ Dewey Phillips. He played the song just after 9.30 that evening, the phone lines lit up asking the DJ to play the song again. July 10th: Born on this day 1980, Born on this day, Jessica Simpson, US singer, (2000 UK No.7 single 'I Wanna Love You Forever'). Featured on MTV 'Newlyweds' show with her husband ex 98 Degrees member Nick Lachey. 1970, Born on this day, Jason Orange, vocals, Take That, (1995 UK No.1 single 'Back For Good' and seven other UK No.1 singles, 1993 UK No.1 album 'Everything Changes spent 78 weeks on the UK chart). Re-formed without Robbie Williams in 2006 for a sold-out European tour. Topped the UK singles and album charts simultaneously for the first time in their career when the single ‘Patience’ and album ‘Beautiful World’ both reached No.1 in Dec 2006. 1970, Born on this day, Gary LeVox, singer, Rascal Flatts, (2004 US country No.2 single ‘I Melt’, 2006 US No.1 album ‘Me And My Gang’). 1965, Born on this day, Peter DiStefano, Porno For Pyros, (1993 US No.3 & UK No.3 self-titled album). 1964, Born on this day, Graham Lambert, guitar, Inspiral Carpets, (1990 UK No.14 single 'This Is How It Feels'). 1960, Born on this day, Martyn P Casey, keyboards, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, (1996 UK No.36 single with PJ Harvey, 'Henry Lee'). 1959, Born on this day, Sandy West, drummer, founding member of US all girl group The Runaways. West died on 21 Oct 2006. 1954, Born on this day, Neil Tennant, vocals, Pet Shop Boys, (1986 UK & US No.1 single 'West End Girls', plus 3 other UK No.1 singles and over 20 UK Top 40 hits), ex editor of music paper Smash Hits. 1950, Born on this day, Greg Kihn, US singer, (1983 US No.2 & UK No.63 single 'Jeopardy'). 1949, Born on this day, Dave Smalley, The Young Rascals, (1967 US No.1 and UK No.8 single 'Groovin'). The Raspberries, (1972 US N.5 single 'Go All The Way'). 1949, Born on this day, Ronnie James Dio, vocals, Rainbow, Black Sabbath. 1947, Born on this day, Arlo Guthrie, US singer, songwriter, son of folksinger Woody Guthrie, (1967 album 'Alice's Restaurant', 1972 US No.18 single 'The City Of New Orleans'). 1944, Born on this day, John Dymond, (Beaky), guitar, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, (1968 UK No.1 single 'Legend Of Xanadu'). 1943, Born on this day, Jerry Miller, guitar, Moby Grape, (1967 album 'Moby Grape'). 1941, Born on this day, Ian Whitcomb, UK singer, (1965 US No.8 single 'You Turn Me On, Turn On Song').
