Atlantic coast defences to be strengthened across Canada
Ottawa signals plan to develop military airports along the Atlantic coast to counter potential German air bases in Iceland. Hon. Ian Mackenzie stated aggressive steps would be taken to build air ports and seaplane bases in Nova Scotia and other Atlantic points, with aircraft and bases already under construction or planned.
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Iceland
Dominion
Canada
Atlantic
Ian Mackenzie
House of Commons
Hartigan
Averal
Cape Breton South
Atlantic Seaboard
Defence
Royal Canadian Air Force
Nova Scotia
Canadian Vickts
Montreal
R. J. Manion
Arctic
A. Carter
RCAF
Canadian Defence Quarterly
Hudson Bay
North Atlantic
Hudson Straits
England
Ontario
Manitoba
Mani
International Nickel Company
Sudbury
Ont
Niagara Falls
Abitibi
Prairies
Greenland
Hudson Strait
Labrador
North America
Cape Farewell
St John’s
Newfoundland
Sydney
Iron and Steel
Quebec
Gaspe Peninsula
Lawrence River
Saint John
Halifax
Mo Fiton
Regent Wheat Airmail Orders Grow From Western Farms
Ottawa reports hundreds of orders for Regent wheat, a new rust resistant variety developed at Indian Head Saskatchewan. Agriculture minister J G Gardiner announced in the House of Commons that about 12,000 bushels are available at western Canada experimental farms. Orders arrive by air to speed delivery to farmers this summer.
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Ottawa
Indian Head
Sask
Experimental Farm Agriculture Department
Regent
J. G Gardiner
House of Commons
Western Canada
Adjudicators Are Almost Human at Manitoba Festival
George Dodds, British adjudicator, told a Manitoba musical festival audience adjudicators are almost human when they hear genuine promise. He praised Miss Elsie Jensen, a young Winnipeg violinist, for winning the intermediate solo with 170 marks, noting her real performer's spirit. The festival lasts two weeks with 13,500 entrants in 150 classes.
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Winnipeg
George Dodds
Manitoba
Elsie Jensen
Explosions in Birmingham Suspect IRA Terrorist Reprisal
Two blasts in a parked car and a nearby house in a Birmingham street shattered windows and overturned pedestrians. Police linked the attacks to a revived IRA campaign against English rule in Ireland, following earlier bombings this year.
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Birmingham
Ing
Irish Republcan Army
England
Ireland
Lily Lefevre left estate to BC nephews and nieces
The will filed in supreme court here for probate distributes about 1,000,000 to Left Large Estate in Vancouver and Victoria and eastern Canada. Mrs Lily Lefevre the Canadian poetess and founder of the Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire in British Columbia, died Oct 17 at her home. Nephews and nieces inherit 137,307 each as residuary legacies. All beneficiaries reside in British Columbia.
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Vancouver
Victoria
Canada
Lily Lefevre
Supreme Court
Imperial Order
Daughters of the Empire
British Columbia
Ottawa probes propaganda in Canada links to foreign funders
Justice Minister Ernest LaCinte told the House of Commons that propaganda circulated in Canada may reflect foreign government views. He suggested a public inquiry could later examine sources and financial backing of propaganda groups, noting a favored tactic was to attack parliament and public figures.
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Ottawa
Delny
Canada
Ernest Lacinte
House of Commons
Quebec Assembly Bans Strikes in Hospitals and Aided Institutions
The Quebec legislative assembly approved a measure prohibiting strikes by workers in hospitals and institutions funded by public assistance. Similar laws already cover police and fire services in the province.
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Quebec
Quebec Legislative Assembly
Mayors House of Commons panel backs compulsory public service retirement ages
A House of Commons civil service committee members signaled approval of mandatory retirement ages for public servants at 65 for men and 60 for women. The panel deferred final decision to their next meeting, leaving the policy in suspense.
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Cuena
House of Commons Civil Service Committee
Scandinavian Neutrality Defended Over Aaland Islands Plan
Foreign Minister Richard Sandler told the Riksdag that Sweden and Finland will remilitarize the Aaland islands to safeguard neutrality and liberty. The plan, agreed in January, aims to deter belligerent intervention and preserve the islands from war by limited military measures.
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Stockhoun
Richard Sandier
Riksdag
Aaland Islands
Baltic
Sweden
Finland
Sandler
Scotland Yard Officers to accompany King and Queen in Canada
Five plain clothes Scotland Yard detectives will accompany the King and Queen during their Canada visit. F W Abbott, former assistant deputy commissioner at New Scotland Yard, London, is touring western Canada to help Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrange security for Their Majesties.
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Winnipeg
Scotland Yard
Canada
F. W. Abbott
New Scotland Yard
London
Mr. Abbott
Western
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa approves protest against enlarged ministerial powers
The bill amending and extending the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act received third reading in the House of Commons. A conservative protest targeted expanded ministerial powers as Ottawa moved forward with the legislation.
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Ottawa
Ates
House of Commons
Pacific Conference to Meet in Wellington in April
Prime Minister Savage announced that the Pacific Conference of the United Kingdom Australia and New Zealand will gather in Wellington on April 14. The meeting aims to discuss regional cooperation and security among member nations.
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Auckland
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Australia
Wellington
Savage
General Selection Debate On Free Vegetable Entry
Mr Dunning spoke in parliament regarding free entry of vegetables in Canada and opposition critics. He said the government delayed a tariff board report on the subject while elections approach and questioned if opponents fear a New Zealand butter issue before the vote.
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Dunning
Canada
Tariff Board
Aid
New Zealand
Mr Dunning
Escaped Shoe King Flees Nazis From Czechoslovakia
Jan Bata, famed Czech shoe magnate, reportedly fled by plane to Yugoslavia to evade the Nazis. The consul noted Bata escaped without wife or nephew after German seizure of Bata factories marks a collapse of a major industrial experiment.
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Toronto
Jan Bata
Jugoslavia
Bata
Zlin
Moravia
Batas
Czecho-Slovakia
Alberta Moves To Expand Province To Arctic Ocean
Alberta votes 50 to 1 to open talks with Ottawa aimed at annexing Northwest Territories land from Yukon to the Arctic coast. The plan would double Alberta’s area to about 500000 square miles and push development of mineral resources and oil to fuel national growth. Opponents protest loss of western autonomy while proponents cite transportation needs and regional fairness.
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Bamets
Mers
Albertanslature
Alberta
North West Territories
Yukon
W. A. Fallon
FE © Manning
Stade and Industry
John W Hus KC
Ind
Calgary
Ottawa
Fallon
Turner Valley
Pilow
Canada Exports to United States Lead February Totals
Canada reported the United States as its top buyer in February exports at 23 791.32 dollars, far behind the 1938 figure. The United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and New Zealand followed with smaller totals. Grants to provinces from April 18 to January 1, 1939 totalled 13 50 218, including Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Alberta funds. A Hamilton print from the sixth Canadian Salon of Photography was chosen among 545 entries. Three Air Force flyers died in a bomber crash near Kettering during a snowstorm.
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United States
Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
United Kingdom
Australia
Japan
New Zealand
House of Commons
Saskatchewan
Hamilton
Wheat surplus fuels European war readiness
Chicago reports that European armies may march on well fed troops this year. The article notes an unusually large wheat supply and advanced distribution systems prepared to deliver food to army cantonments, signaling readiness for prolonged conflict.
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Chicago
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