On This Day In Canadian History....
1921 - Mary Ellen Smith sworn in as Minister without Portfolio in the British Columbia government; first female cabinet minister in the British Empire
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1979 - NHL votes to absorb four World Hockey Association teams; the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques and New England Whalers; end of the WHA.
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1984 - Canada signs agreement with 9 European countries to cut sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions; key components of acid rain
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1986 - Sondra Gotlieb, wife of Canada's then-ambassador to the USA Alan Gotlieb, slaps an aide in public during a reception for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
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1964 - Over 100 cm of snow falls at Cape Whittle; Quebec's greatest one-day snowfall.
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