TODAY–Friday 13 May 2011 IN CANADIAN HISTORY-Cape Breton Island-Nova Scotia

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1898	BIRTH OF THE YUKON Ottawa Ontario – The Yukon Territory is organized, with Dawson City chosen as the capital.
1606	Also On This Day... La Rochelle France – Baron Jean de Poutrincourt 1557-1615 sails for Port Royal on the 150 ton trading vessel Jonas, accompanied by his son Charles de Biencourt, and by Marc Lescarbot, the first historian of New France, Louis Hébert, the first officer of justice, and Jean Ralluau. Poutrincourt is partner in the company of his friend Pierre de Monts, who stays behind in France. The voyage to Acadia will take two and half months. The king of France had given de Monts a monopoly on the fur trade in exchange for colonization of the area..
1937	And in Today's Canadian Birthdays... Roch Carrier 1937- writer, Canada Council administrator, was born on this day at Ste-Justine-de-Dorchester Quebec in 1937. Carrier was educated at the Université de Montréal and the Sorbonne (doctorate in literature); resident dramatist with the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. His novels and story collections include La Guerre, Yes Sir! (1968), Floralie, Ou Es-Tu? (Floralie, Where Are You?) (1969), Il est par là, le Soleil (Is it the Sun, Philibert?) (1970), Jardin des Délices (The Garden of Delights) (1975) , Il n y a pas de Pays sans Grand Père (No Country without Grandfathers) (1977), Les Enfants du Bonhomme dans la Lune (The Hockey Sweater and other stories) (1979) and La Dame qui avait des Chaînes aux Chevilles (Lady with Chains) (1981).[For a complete bibliography consult this National Library page. Photo: Yves Beaulieu} Also Gil Evans 1912-1988 jazz pianist, composer, orchestrator, was born Ian Ernest Gilmore Greene on this day at Toronto in 1912; died Mar 20, 1988 at 75 in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
In Other Events…
1997	Montreal Quebec – Radio Canada journalist Claire Lamarche faints two hours into the French portion of the federal leaders’ debate; Jean-François Lépine had just posed the first question on Canadian unity to Jean Chrétien: ‘Since you declared victory with only 50.6% of the votes in the last referendum, will you recognize a Yes victory with the same proportions?’ The debate is cancelled and the unity portion resumed May 18.
1992	Toronto Ontario – CBC VP Public Affairs Trina McQueen moves the network’s flagship TV news shows The National and The Journal from 10 pm slot to 9 pm.
1991	Regina Saskatchewan – Baltej Dhillon, a Sikh, becomes the first RCMP officer to wear a turban since the force’s creation in 1873.
1991	Ottawa Ontario – Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn delivers Throne Speech; promises Commons-Senate Committee to study the Constitution; education; Aboriginal Affairs; reform of Parliament.
1991	Toronto Ontario – Nolan Ryan pitches his record seventh no-hitter, in a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays, striking out 16 batters.
1989	Saskatchewan – Swift Current defeats Saskatoon 4-3 in overtime to win Memorial Cup; Major Junior A Championship
1985	Los Angeles California – Selma Diamond dies at 64; born in Montreal Aug 5, 1920; actress, scriptwriter, played Too Close For Comfort’s Mildred Rafkin, and Night Court’s Selma Hacker (1984-85).
1983	Nova Scotia – Nine fishermen charged with piracy after West Pubnico incident.
1974	Ottawa Ontario – Bank of Canada raises prime lending rate to 8.75%.
1971	Montreal Quebec – Ottawa to build Short Take-Off and Landing airport in Montreal; with commuter service to a similar Ottawa and Toronto STOL port.
1968	Ottawa Ontario – Ottawa borrows $262 million from West German, US, and Italian sources, to increase cash reserves.
1964	Quebec Quebec – National Assembly passes Education Bill 60, establishing the Quebec Department of Education.
1961	Ottawa Ontario – Ottawa to subsidize shipyards; reserves shipments between Canadian Great Lakes ports to Canadian ships only.
1954	Washington DC – U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower signs bill approving the St. Lawrence Seaway agreement with Canada.
1954	Ottawa Ontario – CNR amalgamates its National Transcontinental Railway Branch Lines Company and 5 other subsidiaries.
1942	Anticosti Island Quebec – Two more Canadian ships lost to German U-Boats in the St. Lawrence.
1940	Ottawa Ontario – R. B. Hanson chosen as interim leader by the Conservative Party, replacing R.J. Manion; serves to Nov. 12, 1941.
1940	The Hague Netherlands – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and her daughter Juliana flee to London as the Nazis occupy Holland; Princess Juliana will bring her children to Ottawa for safety.
1930	Fort Radium NWT – Gilbert LaBine discovers pitchblende ore on the shore of Great Bear Lake; will become a chief source of uranium and radium.
1919	Winnipeg Manitoba – Fifty-two unions join the metal trades workers, setting the stage for a strike that will paralyze essential services in the city.
1873	Westville Nova Scotia – Sixty men die in the Westville coal mine, in Canada’s first major mine disaster.
1859	Fredericton New Brunswick – King’s College at Fredericton gets charter as University of New Brunswick.
1756	Quebec Quebec – Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm 1712-1759 arrives in Canada to command the French forces under Governor Pierre de Vaudreuil 1698-1778, a native-born Quebecker; Vaudreuil will not get along with Montcalm, fearing a lack of French commitment to save New France.
1724	Paris France – Louis XV issues a royal edict ordering the building of stone walls to defend Montreal.
1604	Port Mouton Nova Scotia – Pierre de Gua de Monts c1558-1628 names ‘Port-au-Mouton’ for a sheep that jumps overboard.