On This Day In Canadian History....
1916 - Ontario Legislature passes Temperance Act
On This Day In Canadian History....
1632 - Samuel de Champlain appointed first Governor of the royal colony of New France.
On This Day In Canadian History....
1977 - Parliament creates VIA Rail Canada Inc.; Crown corporation to operate passenger rail service.
On This Day In Canadian History....
1917 - Women in Ontario win right to vote in provincial elections.
On This Day In Canadian History....
1920 - Canadian Parliament opens in newly rebuilt Centre Block; sessions were held in the Museum of Nature after the disastrous Feb. 13 1916 fire.