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Opening of Parliament
The first television broadcast showing the opening of Parliament. -
Banks Merge
The Bank of Toronto and The Dominion Bank merge to form the Toronto-Dominion Bank. -
Riot
A riot erupts in Montreal when Maurice Richard is suspended because he slapped an official during a hockey game. -
New bridge
The Angus L. MacDonald Bridge connecting Halifax to Dartmouth opens. -
Ontario General Election
Leslie Frost's PCs win fourth consecutive majority. -
Alberta General Election
Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a sixth consecutive majority. -
Mountaineering Accident
Seven teenagers die in a mountaineering accident on Mount Temple in Banff National Park. -
Dalton McGuinty
Dalton McGuinty is born and in present day is the premier of Ontario.
