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Titanic Sinking, Apr 1912
Posted April 9th, 2008 by Linda Horton
Newspaper accounts on the sinking of the Titanic, from setting sail to memorial services for the unfortunate dead.
Alliston, On Fire, May 1891
Posted January 14th, 2012 by Linda HortonALLISTON, Ontario, May 9.--The loss on the property destroyed by yesterday's fire is estimated at from $450,000 to $500,000, with a total insurance of about $140,000. read more »
London, ON Fire, Nov 1911
Posted January 14th, 2012 by Linda Horton$870,000 LONDON, ONT., FIRE.
Flames Destroy Several Stores in Business Section--500 Employes{sic} Idle. read more »
West Lorne, ON Fire, Dec 1900
Posted January 14th, 2012 by Linda HortonFire Devastates Canadian Village. read more »
Haileybury, ON Fire Destroys Town, Sept 1922
Posted January 11th, 2012 by George _P
The summer of 1922 was unusually hot and dry in northern Ontario, so hot and dry that worried fire rangers asked the government for permission to stay on for the approaching "burning" season, when far read more »
Coleman, AB Powerhouse Fire, Nov 1922
Posted January 8th, 2012 by JunePlant Destroyed in $300,000 Fire
One Man Missing in Fire That Razed Power-House in Alberta City; Missing Man Re-Entered Building to Secure Important Papers. read more »
Swift Current, SK Hockey Team Bus Crash, Dec 1986
Posted January 3rd, 2012 by Stu Beitler
BRONCOS STILL WANT TO PLAY DESPITE TRAGIC BUS ACCIDENT. read more »
Blind River, ON Automobile Plunges Into River, Jan 1962
Posted December 26th, 2011 by Stu BeitlerCAR PLUNGES INTO RIVER; FIVE PERISH. read more »
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