First Canadian Congress Held By Ukrainians
Winnipeg reports the first all Canada Ukrainian Congress closing with 715 delegates including 106 guests. P Lazarowich of Edmonton presented resolutions urging unity with Allied war aims, opposing totalitarianism, and upholding Atlantic charter principles for postwar peace. The congress called for Ukrainian Canadians to support war effort and relief work, while stressing equal treatment and democratic rights for Ukrainians within Europe.
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Winnipeg
P. Lazarowich
Edmonton
Congress
Red Cross
Canada
Reinforcements Tighten Axis Defenses in Italy
London reports German reinforcements reach Italy with troops on the mainland and Sicily and Sardinia. Axis strength in Italy is estimated around 300,000 to 400,000 including Italian and German divisions. No strong move yet to recall about 30 Balkan divisions as Germany pledges aid for decisive battles on European soil.
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London
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Luftwaffe
Mediterranean Islands
Balkans
Prairie Farm Act advocated for national survey and jobs
The House of Commons committee proposed applying the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act to all Canada. It urged a rapid survey of natural resources to guide postwar employment and industrial development, with focus on agriculture fishing coal and rebuilding labor relations.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Gray Turgeon
Lib
Cariboo
Prairie Provinces
Canadians barred from leaving for U.S. universities
London Ontario reports national selective service officials say students of military age in Canada are being refused permission to attend universities in the United States. Several Canadians with scholarships to U.S. institutions have been forbidden to leave the country.
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London
Ont
Canada
United States
Selective Service
U.S
NB nursing sisters return from South Africa assignment
Six New Brunswick nursing sisters said Canadian papers carried little news of Canada while they were abroad. They spent fourteen months serving in South Africa and have now returned home to Saint John.
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Saint John
N.B
Canada
New Brunswick
South Africa
Alberta Feed Manufacturers' Association Formed in Calgary
In Calgary F W Present, Canadian feeds administrator says booming livestock production and war needs require full use of supplementary feeds. Milling and feed firms attend meeting and establish the Alberta Feed Manufacturers' Association to set standards and build consumer confidence and demand.
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Calgary
Dominion
Canada
F W
Alberta Feed Manufacturers’ Association
Queen presides at investiture awards Victoria Cross
London reports the Queen, first to preside since Victoria, awarded the Victoria Cross to Wing Commander Guy Gibson for the raid on the Moline and Eder dams and decorated six Canadians from the operation. The King could not attend. he asked the Queen to convey his regrets. The Queen wore pink roses and was hatless.
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London
Queen Victoria
Guy Gibson
Moline
Eder Dams
Mediterranean
Youth Labor Under New Transfer Order in Ottawa
Labor Minister Mitchell announced in the House of Commons that youths aged 16 to 18 are now subject to compulsory employment transfer orders, like men liable for military service. The move expands prior rules and bans teaching in other occupations without special permits issued by national selective service. Mitchell outlined plans to mobilize labor for fuelwood cutting and other war needs, noting ongoing shortages and a comprehensive manpower policy covering women, Japanese nationals, conscientious objectors, and POWs.
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Ottawa
Mitchell
House of Commons
National Selective Service
House
Labor Department
U S Forces To Use Discoveries In Fort Nelson Area
Premier John Hart announced dry gas has been found in the Fort Nelson area of British Columbia. U S army engineers located the gas while searching for water and will use it for light and fuel purposes. Fort Nelson lies in the Peace River district along the Alaska military highway.
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Victoria
Fort Nelson
British Columbia
John Hart
United States
U.S. Army
Peace River District
Alaska
Germany Orders Evacuation of Ruhr Civilians
London reports Germany ordered evacuation of 3,000,000 nonessential civilians from the bombed Ruhr while massing more than 1,000 fighter planes and hundreds of anti aircraft guns along a western defense belt. Allied air raids continued, with claims Ruhr cities damaged and German defenses described as formidable.
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Germany
Ruhr
London
Europe
Berlin
R.A.F
R.C.A.F
Krefeld
Rhineland
North Sea
Britain
Russia
Tunisia
Bremen
Frankfurt
Cologne
Maginot Line
A.R.P
Medical Association backs student loans and cancer aid
The Canadian Medical Association urged the federal government to provide bursaries or loans to talented but needy medical students. It asked that health insurance grants include cancer funding, postgraduate training, medical research per the National Research Council, and expansion of industrial medicine.
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Ottawa
The
Canadian Medical Association
House of Commons Social Security Committee
Association
National Research Council
Government grants total 3.62 million this year
War Services Minister Laflèche told the House of Commons that grants to national organizations which have foregone public appeals amount to 3,619,356 dollars so far this year.
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Ottawa
War Services
Lafleche
House of Com
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George Marshall
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