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* 1968 Pierre Elliot Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.
* 1959 Stephen Harper, Canadian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
* 1927 Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, " Does the word ' Persons ' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?
* 1842 The Webster Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the Canada United States border east of the Rocky Mountains.
* 2010 The MV Sun Sea docks in CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada, carrying 492 Sri Lankan Tamils.
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Alexander Mackenzie, PC ( January 28, 1822 April 17, 1892 ), a building contractor and newspaper editor, was the second Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873 to October 8, 1878.
* 1957 The United States and Canada form the North American Air Defense Command ( NORAD ).
* 1979 Several tornadoes strike the city of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada and the surrounding communities.
* 1818 The United States Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada.
* 1903 A 30 million cubic-metre landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta, Canada.
* 2003 Widescale power blackout in the northeast United States and Canada.
* 1896 Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
* 1930 The first British Empire Games were opened in Hamilton, Ontario by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.
* 1992 Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ).
* 1938 The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
* 1812 War of 1812: American frigate defeats the British frigate off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning her nickname " Old Ironsides ".
* Manchu Wok throughout the United States and Canada, as well as Guam, Korea and Japan
* 1541 French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.
* 1999 In Alberta, Canada, 14-year-old Todd Cameron Smith fires upon three students, killing one and wounding another in the W. R. Myers High School shooting.
* 1885 Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories, Canada, killing 9.
* 1975 Construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
* 1920 Gerald Bouey, Canadian civil servant, Governor of the Bank of Canada ( d. 2004 )

Canada and Maple
In Canada, Maple Leaf Day falls on the last Wednesday in September during National Forest Week.
Examples of modern gold collector / investor coins include the American Gold Eagle minted by the United States, the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf minted by Canada, and the Krugerrand, minted by South Africa.
* Pat Quinn, Canadian hockey coach ( former coach of Toronto Maple Leafs and Team Canada )
* The Shamrock and the Maple Leaf: Irish-Canadian Documentary Heritage at Library and Archives Canada
Maple syrup is graded according to the Canada, United States, or Vermont scales based on its density and translucency.
Maple products are considered emblematic of Canada, in particular Quebec, and are frequently sold in tourist shops and airports as souvenirs from Canada.
On November 1, 1946, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Toronto Huskies hosted the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, in a game the NBA now regards as the first played in its history.
* 1874 The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded.
" The Maple Leaf Forever " is also the authorized regimental march of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and The Royal Westminster Regiment.
* Maple Leaf Web: The Monarchy in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada has its origins in the General Motors Hockey Broadcast which transmitted Saturday night hockey games of the Toronto Maple Leafs beginning in November 1931 over the Canadian National Railway radio network.
* Canada Niagara Falls, North Pole, Avro Arrow, Canadarm, Bluenose, Canadian National Railway, Snowbirds, Cheddar, Maple Syrup, Snowmobile, Hockey, Basketball
* Canada Maple Leaf
The story, about a young boy who orders a Montreal Canadiens sweater from the Eaton's catalogue, but receives a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey instead, is considered by many to be a literary allegory for the linguistic and cultural tensions between English and French Canadians, and is thus considered essential reading for anybody who seeks to understand the complex realities of linguistic and cultural identity in Canada.
Maple Pictures held the rights to distribute Miramax films in Canada from 2008 up until August 10, 2011 when Maple Pictures was acquired by Alliance Films.
On March 1, 2011, Miramax renewed its Canadian distribution deal with Alliance Films, which had always been a distributor of Miramax releases in Canada from 1987 to 2008 and will replace Maple Pictures ( which previously distributed Miramax releases from 2008 to 2011 ).
The occupation by the Canadian troops, and the administrative and political control resulting, had such an impact on the town that it became known as “ Canada Town ” or “ Maple Leaf City ”.
* Kanaka Creek, British Columbia, a historical settlement and modern neighbourhood in the District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
* Kanaka Creek Regional Park, a regional park run by the Greater Vancouver Regional District, in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and ( French for " the one-leafed "), is a red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a stylized 11-pointed red maple leaf.
For instance, its official symbol is an initial LC on a white fleur-de-lis with a red Maple Leaf background, and the Flag of Canada is displayed in council chambers.

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