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November 21, 1930 – Cobourg, Ontario's Marie Dressler stars as Min Divot in the new film “Min and Bill” for which she will win the Academy Award for Best Actress. Los Angeles, California.
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November 21, 1930 – Cobourg, Ontario's Marie Dressler stars as Min Divot in the new film “Min and Bill” for which she will win the Academy Award for Best Actress. Los Angeles, California.
November 15, 1948 – Louis St. Laurent from Compton, Quebec, leads the Liberal Party of Canada to victory and becomes the 12th Prime Minister of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario.
On November 8, 1946, Viola Desmond is arrested and fined for sitting in the section of the Roseland Movie Theatre reserved for white patrons. New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
November 10, 1962 – Brooklyn, Nova Scotia’s Hank Snow hits #1 on the U.S. Billboard Country Music Charts with “I’ve Been Everywhere.” New York, New York. Here’s a link to his recording.
John Bruce, with Louis Riel, send a letter to Québec newspaper Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe on 6 October 1869, declaring that surveyors from Ontario “disregarded the law of nations” by working in Red River under the name of “an alien authority.” Winnipeg, Manitoba.
November 14, 1606 Marc Lescarbot produces Théâtre de Neptune, the first theatrical production in North America. Port Royal, Nova Scotia. Marc Lescarbot produit le Théâtre de Neptune, la première production théâtrale en Amérique du Nord. Port Royal, Nouvelle-Écosse.
11 October 1983 – Marcelle Ferron is awarded the Paul-Émile Borduas Prize for painting. Montréal, Québec.
With the support of Jean Drapeau, Mayor of Montréal, the Canadian government implements the War Measures Act on October 16, 1970, to combat the Front de libération du Québec. Montréal, Québec.