1943 – Stuart Garson sworn in as Premier of Manitoba, replacing John Bracken, who had governed for 21 years. Winnipeg, Manitoba     1948 –  Mackenzie King, Canada’s 10th Prime Minister sets record as longest serving Prime Minister in the Commonwealth, with 7,825 days in office.     2006 –  National Parole Board pardons junior hockey coach Graham James, READ MORE

1874 –  Frank Cornish, former mayor of London, Ontario, defeats Winnipeg Free Press editor and owner William Luxton in Winnipeg’s first civic election. Only 304 voters were registered, but 382 ballots were cast, since owners of multiple properties had a vote for each property. 1943 –  Supreme Court of Canada upholds War Measures Act, passed in 1914, READ MORE