January 26, Todays Canadian Headline: 1984 WAYNES WORLD Edmonton Alberta - The Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers, 4-2, ending Wayne Gretzkys NHL record for consecutive point getting at 51 games. Gretzky collected a total of 153 points - 61 goals and 92 assists - during the scoring streak, which started Oct 5, 1983. Also On This Day: 1859 Ottawa Ontario - George-Etienne Cartier 1814-1873 proclaims Ottawa the capital of the Canadas. As co-Premier, he had strenuously lobbied for Ottawa as the Queens choice, against Montreal, Kingston and Toronto, as a place where French Canadians could feel at home. In Other Events: 1994 Ottawa Ontario - Toronto area MP Jag Bhaduria quits the Liberal caucus to sit as an independent, after it was revealed he had falsified his academic background. 1982 Winnipeg Manitoba - Manitoba Court of Appeal rules that forced retirement at 65 contravenes provinces Human Rights Act. 1967 United Nations New York - Canada joins other nations in signing UN Outer Space Treaty pledged to peaceful exploration and use. 1966 Portland Island BC - Princess Margaret returns Portland Island to province for use as provincial park; British Columbias gift to Princess Margaret in 1958 1961 Montreal Quebec - Montreal starts to build subway, at estimated cost of $300 million; Quebec agrees to help with financing 1938 Niagara Falls Ontario - Ice dam crushes foundations of Honeymoon Bridge across Niagara River; causes bridge to collapse. 1916 Winnipeg Manitoba - Manitoba the first province to grant women the vote and full political equality; two years before Ottawa. 1903 Toronto Ontario - Andrew Carnegie 1835-1919 offers city of Toronto $350,000 for a central public library and two branch libraries; offer by US steel magnate accepted February 23. 1855 Toronto Ontario - Alan MacNab and Etienne-Paschal Taché take office as co-Premiers of the Union of the Canadas. 1854 London Ontario - Great Western Railroad opens from London to Windsor. 1826 Kingston Ontario - Catholic Church makes Upper Canada a separate diocese; Kingston the bishops seat 1806 Quebec Quebec - Joseph-Octave Plessis 1763-1825 appointed Bishop of Quebec; serves until 1825. 1721 Quebec Quebec - First regular mail coach service starts between Quebec and Montreal. And in Todays Canadian Birthdays: Mordecai Richler: See previous post. Walter Lockhart Gordon 1906-1987 businessman, politician, was born on this day in 1906 at Toronto; died in Toronto March 21, 1987. Gordon served as Finance Minister in the Pearson government. *Courtesy of Ottawa Researchers
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