Opening Parliament Shows Friendly Spirit in Commons
Ottawa reports a cordial opening as Prime Minister WS Mackenzie King welcomes Opposition leader RH Bennett and praises his qualifications. Western support is voiced by Robert Gardiner, urging cooperation, while Bennett commits to constructive service and avoiding partisan obstruction during Canada’s difficult tasks.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
WS Mackenzie King
RH. Dennett
Awd I Fm
Bennett
West Calgary
Mackenzie King
Robert Gar
Progressive
Acadia
Western Canada
Alberta
Canada
Gardiner
House
Hugh Guthrie
Commons
South Wellington
Cri
Gantiner
Canada Lags in Aviation Says New Leader
Major J. M. Macksien, newly elected president of the Aviation League of Canada, told an Ottawa service club that Canada is ten years behind in aviation. He cited global miles of organized airways showing Canada far behind others and urged aviation as essential for commerce and defense. In separate notes, Sir Douglas Hogg said no general election likely this year and the government has tasks ahead with a united majority.
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Canada
Ottawa
J. M. Macksien
Aviation League of Canada
Dominion
Germany
U.S
Australia
Great Britain
Fagland
London
Douglas Hogg
Marylebone
Sill
License Compulsory Ruling From Moose Jaw Court
A judgment by Moose Jaw Police Court finds John Milligan guilty of failing to secure a radi ot license to operate and holds the owner responsible for compliance. The case records the compulsory license violations and sets a legal precedent for radio business licensing.
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Moose Jaw
Maginwaigg N. Brosich
John Milligan
Saskatchewan Ministers Initiate Seven Bills in Legislature
Notice from Regina Premier Gardiner and ministers Davis Latta Uhrich outlines seven preliminary bills. Measures include scholar ships for Canadian students, amendments to the Saskatchewan Evidence Act Crop Payments Act and Assignment of Pack Debts Act. Latta to propose a wild lands tax and village regulations consolidation. Uhrich to confirm Crown Anti Tuberculosis League agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Gardiner
TC Drvis
S.J. Latta
EM Abreh
Davis
Latta
Uhrich
Crown
Anti-Tuberculosis League
Prince Recalls Ranch Life With Canadian Visitors
London dispatch notes Prince of Wales speaking at St James Palace during a reception for Canadian farmers touring the British Isles. He asked about High River Alberta EP ranch memories and promised to visit Western Canada on his next trip, while officials from Peace River district urged a future visit.
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London
St. James’ Palace
British Isles
Prince of Wales
High River
Atta
W. Sharpe
Canada
Peace River
Alberta
Palace
P. C. Larkin
Canada House
Forging Ahead For Province In Dominion In the Matter Of Manufacturing
Wells Gray Liberal New Westminster outlines BC progress in the past year and industrial gains. He ranks British Columbia third in Dominion manufacturing and cites declines in Fraser River salmon canneries and fish stocks. He criticizes Ottawa for inaction.
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Dominion
Victoria
Wells Gray
New Westminster
British Columbia
Gray
Fraser River
Ottawa
Good Roads Convention To Be Held In Regina In September
The 1928 Canadian Good Roads Association annual meeting will take place in Regina in September. Hon P C Black Halifax president announced at the conference final session. Dates are to be decided. Delegates stressed uniform direction and danger signals across Canada and a national signboard system. Western officials attending include A McGillivray Winnipeg C Black Manitoba highways H P Carpenter Regina deputy minister Saskatoon H P Keith Edmonton chief engineer Alberta.
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Regina
Quebec
Good Roads Associ
P. C. Black
Halifax
Canada
Association
A. McGillivray
Winnipeg
C. Black
Manitoba
H. P. Carpenter
Saskatchewan
H. P. Keith
Edmonton
Province of
Alberta
Irish President Repays 150 Year Debt Visit
Washington sees William T Cosgrave restore historic ties as he tells the Senate he repaid a 150 year debt after meeting senators in an impromptu reception. He recalled Benjamin Franklin’s 18th century message of shared freedom and praised Irish American friendship during the third busy day of his visit.
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Washington
William T. Cosgrave
Irish Free State Executive Council
Senate
Free State Executive
Benjamin Franklin
Hog Pool Approved by Ontario Farmers Co operative
Approved at a meeting here with delegates from nearly every county in older Ontario and several from the north, the Toronto A bog pool under the United Farmers Co operative company gained official backing.
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Toronto
United Farmers Co-operative Company
Ontario
Population shifts in Manitoba and Winnipeg in 1928 census
Manitoba population on June 1 1928 stood at 639056, about 30000 higher than 1921. Winnipeg reached 188370, up from 1784 during the five year span, reflecting growth across the province and city.
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Manuel
Winnipeg
Railway plans extend into northern Saskatchewan
Canadian Pacific Railway aims to extend the line north from Wadena toward Nipawin and links to Prince Albert. A future Hudson Bay route for grain trade was hinted at but not decided. Beatty cited strong mining prospects on Manitoba's western border and noted the northern area as an exceptionally fine farming region already partly settled. The year’s extension plans will be announced soon.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railway
Northland
Saskatchewan
F. W. Beatty
K.C
Wadena
Nipawin
Prince Albert
Hudson's Bay
Manitoba
Beatty
Hudson's Bay Railway
Hudso Bay
Deetty
Growth of Freedom Admits Empire Ties to Responsibility
Rt Hon LC Amery told the Canadian Empire Parliamentary Association that responsible freedom is growing. Lemieux pressed Amery on England’s centralizing crown influence, noting the Imperial conference’s recognition of responsibility as the binding force holding the Empire together.
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Empire
Ottawa
M.S. Amory
Dominions
Lemieux Presse
Amery
England
Crea
England Firm Lands South Africa Rail Coach Contract
A Birmingham firm won a £170000 order for 50 railway coaches amid strong continental competition. The bid follows recent large contracts to Germany and prompts concern in London about a policy that could affect South African exports to Britain. Ulster Unionist Council warns that De Valera’s rising support abroad threatens Northern Ireland if his party returns to power.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Birmingham
Eng
Germany
London
Great Britain
Railway Administration
Ulster
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ulster Unionist Council
Republican Party
Eamon de Valera
Republcan
Crop records set across provinces in 1928 grain year
The 1928 grain year posted record yields across most provinces with Alberta achieving top totals. The Canadian Pacific Railway boosted handling and transport capacity by about 20 percent, while new Port McNicol and Midland elevators added two million bushels capacity to support Great Lakes grain movement. Ontario contributed 21,963,900 bushels of wheat toward a Dominion total of 444,282,000 bushels.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Alberta
Ontario
Dominions
Port McNicol
Midland
Great Lakes
Goonsian Bay
Canada introduces remote medical exams for emigrants
Canadian officials defend a new system where prospective immigrants are examined by doctors in Britain before leaving for Canada rather than on arrival. The plan aims to curb unexamined migration and avoid friction, though critics fear it may deter potential migrants. Dr. Alfred Cox of the British Medical Association notes no friction between British and Canadian doctors and suggests the experiment may be expanded if successful.
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London
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Dominica
Cominion
Alfred Cox
British Medical Association
Fair Boards Elect Officers for Western Canada Fairs
Edmonton's W Abbott elected president for the coming year of the Western Canada Fairs Association. H G Smith of Regina named vice president, W Johns of Saskatoon secretary treasurer. Will C Moore of Yorkton named first vice president with J A Munn and Ralph Patterson as additional officers. Midway and platform acts awarded to providers across Canada and the U S. 1920 meeting slated for Winnipeg.
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W. Abbott
Edmonton
Winnipeg
P. W. Abbott
Western Canada Association
H. G. Smith
Regina
W. Johns
Saskatoon
Western Canada Fairs Association
Will C. Moore
Yorkton
J. A. Munn
M.la
Carman Man
Ralph Patterson
Red Deer
Alta
H. Huxley
Lloydminster
Lask
Barnes and Carruthers
Chicago
Johnny J. Jone
Deland
Florida
Conklin and Garrett
Vancouver
Winnip
Alaska Panhandle acquisition proposal from Canada met with official surprise
Washington officials dismissed the British Columbia suggestion to begin talks with the United States on Canada acquiring the Alaska Panhandle. They noted no prior conversations or movements in Canada and doubted any purchase proposal would be favorably received.
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B.C
Washington
British Columbia
United States
Canada
Alaska Panhandle
Great Britain Stands by Palestine Pact and Zionist Aid
A Ottawa delegation of Canadian and American Zionist leaders urged Rt. Hon. I M S Amery to ease handicaps on Zionist efforts toward the Jewish National Home. Amery outlined a taxation plan in Palestine shifting to fixed assessment, promising continued imperial support and progress toward the district’s development.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
M.S Amery
Pri
J Amery
Palestine
Elzewteze
Imperial
Erte
Reward Wheat Supply Exhausted in Ottawa Seed Push
Demand for Reward wheat, a new Dominion variety, has exhausted seed supply as farmers seek early access through experimental farms. About 1,000 acres planned for spring 1928 across prairie provinces, with 250 to 300 farmers each cultivating two to three acres. A 1929 performance report will guide western growers before seeding 1929, while cautioning against overoptimism until long-term trials confirm its promise. Reward won the Royal Winter Fair sweepstakes in Toronto, amid controversy over exhibition placement.
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Ottena
Dominion Meatal Farms
Prairie Provinces
Teast
Toronto
Royal
Fortune On Beach Ball Of Ambergris Brings Eight Thousand
In Astoria Oregon two clam diggers James Garner and Harry Brown found a waxy ambergris mass on Sunset Beach weighing four to six pounds. Word of its value grew after sending samples to Los Angeles where ambergris fetched 40 to 100 dollars per ounce. They reportedly earned about four thousand dollars from the find, the first in two decades nearby.
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Astoria
Sunset Beach
James Garner
Harry Brown
Los Angeles
Bach
Garner
Brown
Here
Returning Gold To U.S. on Ye r- Anower shipment
An additional shipment of 2,200,000 dollars in gold arrived from Canada to the International Acceptance Bank, raising total inflows to 35,700,000 dollars since the movement began in December. Canada had imported 29,000,000 dollars in gold from the United States from January to November 1927, making the current movement yield 6,700,000 dollars more gold for the Dominion than it had received from the U.S. in the prior 11 months.
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Canada
International Acceptance Bank
United States
Dominion
Farm supervisor appointment for Beeton hero Hodge
Hon. Lincoln Goldie provincial secretary Kay announced that Toronto Alex Hodge of the Zeeton armor, who slew Daniel Fore last summer while Kandite attempted a robbery, will be given a supervisory post on the government farm at Whitby. Hodge’s act exposed a rustling gang around Beeton.
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Alex
Hodge
Zeeton
Daniel
Kandite
Whitby
Linccoln Goldie
Kay
Beeton
Norway forms first Labor government under Hornsrad
Norway inaugurates its first Labour cabinet led by premier Hornsrad who also takes finance. The Socialists and Communists form the new government, with formal appointments announced.
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Norway
Chrise Hornsrad
Fores Azdt
Hornsrad
Manitoba Dairy Association Faces Price Marketing Debate
The Australian trade highlights how Canadian dairy markets were influenced by anti winter pricing and competition concerns. Vows and actions discussed at a Manitoba Dairy Association session reflect industry tension and potential policy responses.
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Winnipeg
Canad
Vowes
Manitoba Dairy Association
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Cosgrave
Malcolm Robertson
Argentina
Fair Boards
Alaska
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