St. John's Newfoundland- Newfoundland gives up self-governing Dominion status and suspends constitution; caused by disastrous financial situation.

Also On This Day...

Winnipeg Manitoba - Audrey McLaughlin 1936- elected national leader of the NDP, succeeding Ed Broadbent. NDP also retract support of Meech Lake Accord. McLaughlin won Yukon seat in 1987 by-election; first New Democrat MP elected in the Yukon; 1988 reelected, NDP caucus chair.

And in Today's Canadian Birthdays...

M. J. Coldwell 1888-1974
teacher, politician, CCF founder, was born on this day at Seaton, England; died in Ottawa Aug 25, 1974. Coldwell emigrated to Canada as a teacher in 1910; 1924-34 leader in teachers' organizations and Regina alderman; 1932 leader of the Saskatchewan provincial Farmer-Labour Party; 1934 defeated in quest for seat; 1935-58 MP for Rosetown-Biggar; 1939 disagreed with leader JS Woodsworth, a pacifist, on the declaration of war; 1942-62 succeeded Woodsworth as CCF leader, heading the party in 5 general elections; 1945 member of the Canadian delegation at the founding of the United Nations in San Francisco. Here he is [right] with fellow national party leaders George Drew and Louis St-Laurent.

Also Jean-Charles Chapais 1811-1885
businessman, politician, Father of Confederation, was born on this day at Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec, in 1811; died at Ottawa July 17, 1885. A merchant from St-Denis de Kamouraska, Chapais served as MLA for Kamouraska 1851-67; 1867 elected both provincially and federally; lost both seats due to voting irregularities, but won Champlain riding by acclamation; 1867-69 Minister of Agriculture; 1868 appointed to the Senate; 1869-73 Receiver General.

Also George Stewart 1890-1985
engineer, business executive, was born on this day at Winnipeg in 1890; died at Toronto Mar. 21, 1985. Stewart studied engineering from McGill; joined Imperial Oil at its Sarnia, Ontario, refinery as a draughtsman; 1918 built Imperial refinery at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; 1931 superintendent of Sarnia refinery; 1934 GM of refining operations; 1944-55 served as a director, president and chairman of Esso.

Also Louis-Marcel Raymond 1915-1972
botanist, was born on this day at St-Jean, Quebec, in 1915; died at Montreal Aug. 23, 1972. Raymond was educated at l'Université de Montréal; 1943 joined Brother Marie-Victorin at the Jardin Botanique; 1970 retired at age 54; wrote over 240 scientific works and another 500 literary articles on botany and history.

Also Bill McCreary 1934-
NHL referee, was born on this day in 1934; formerly played for New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues.

Also Francis Fox 1939-
lawyer, politician, was born on this day at Montreal in 1939. Fox studied at Jean-de-Brébeuf College and the universities of Montreal, Harvard and Oxford; 1972 entered politics as a Liberal; served in Trudeau cabinets as Solicitor General, Secretary of State and Minister of Communications; helped create Telefilm Canada; 1994 sat on Ottawa's Information Highway Task Force.

Also Ron Sutter 1963-
NHL centre, was born on this day at Viking, Alberta, in 1963; selected as an underage junior by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round (fourth pick overall) of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft; traded by the Quebec Nordiques with 1994 first-round draft pick (Brett Lindros) to the New York Islanders for Uwe Krupp and 1994 first-round draft pick (Wade Belak) on June 28, 1994; currently with San Jose Sharks. One of the five Sutter brothers; three have served as NHL team captains (Brian, St. Louis, 1979-88; Darryl, Chicago, 1982-87 and Brent, Islanders, 1987-91); Duane and Brent also played for the Islanders.

Also Kelly Buchberger 1966-
NHL right winger, was born on this day at Langenburg, Saskatchewan, in 1966; selected as an underage junior by the Edmonton Oilers in the ninth round (188th pick overall) of the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

Also Sergei Zholtok 1972-
NHL Centre, was born on this day at Riga, Latvia; selected by the Boston Bruins in the third round (56th pick overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft; 1996 signed as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators; picked up by Montreal Canadiens Sept. 1998.