Friday, April 06, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History....  

1965 - 
Leonard S. Marchand appointed Special Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration; first aboriginal Canadian appointed to Cabinet staff; he became a senator in 1984 

Thursday, April 05, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1971 - 
Gentilly Nuclear Power Station starts service near Trois-Rivières, Quebec; world's first reactor fueled by natural uranium, cooled by ordinary water.

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History....  

1893 - Opening of the new Ontario Legislature in Queen's Park; built on the site of a lunatic asylum.

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1669 - 
Louis XIV orders permanent militia established in New France.

Monday, April 02, 2018

On This Day In Canadian History.... 

1968 - 
Montreal Mayor Jean Drapeau creates Canada's first modern lottery, to help pay $250 million deficit from Expo '67; first such lottery in Canada.