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• Today is the 75th Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid:
• 1809 - John Molson launches steamboat Accommodation for service on the St. Lawrence.
• 1826 - Scottish novelist/land agent John Galt gets a charter for the Canada Company.
• 1942 - Dieppe Raid mounted by 6000 Canadian and British; 900 killed in nine hour battle.

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• August 19, 2026 - Jacques Cartier sails by the Moisie River east of Sept-Îles, Québec. Rivière Moisie, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - Martin Frobisher trades meat and furs with Inuit for trinkets and clothing; Inuit kidnap five of Frobisher's men. Baffin Island, Nunavut
• August 19, 2026 - Three Rivers Governor Duplessis-Kerebot killed in Iroquois ambush along with 22 other Frenchmen including Guillaume Guillemot and his wife Isabel Guillemot. Trois-Rivières, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - Military – La Paix arrives at Québec with the La Colonelle, Contrecœur, Maximy, Sorel companies of the Carignan-Salières Regiment. Québec, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - Henry Kelsey of the Hudson's Bay Company views herds of buffalo on the Canadian Prairies. Manitoba
• August 19, 2026 - Treaty of Paris gives British and French a four month long break in hostilities. Paris, France
• August 19, 2026 - First French Admiralty office opens in Québec City; to acquire ship building supplies. Québec, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - Exploration - George Vancouver on HMS Discovery and HMS Chatham completes his final survey of the Pacific, starting at Cook Inlet in Alaska and ending in a bay on the southeast coast of Baranof Island which he names Port Conclusion. To celebrate, he gives the crew “such an additional allowance of grog as was fully sufficient to answer every purpose of festivity on the occasion.” BC

Molson Launches the Accommodation

• August 19, 2026 - John Molson launches his wooden paddle-wheel steamboat Accommodation for service on the St. Lawrence River between Montréal and Québec starting in October; a side-wheeler built entirely in Montreal by the Eagle Foundry, the boat carried 10 passengers; the first Canadian steamship, it was the first successful steamboat built entirely in North America. Montréal, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - War of 1812 - Superfrigate USS Constitution, captained by Isaac Hull, smashes a smaller British frigate HMS Guerriere 1000 km off the coast of Massachusetts and 1,000 km southwest of Cape Race. For 20 minutes the two vessels bombard each other in close and violent action, barely fifty yards apart, each ship firing its cannon point-blank into its opponent; Guerriere is soon de-masted and rendered a wreck while the Constitution - soon nicknamed "old Ironsides" - escapes with only minimal damage because of its 7 inch oak planks. Atlantic
• August 19, 2026 - War of 1812 - Major-General Robert Ross lands some 5,000 British soldiers land Benedict, Maryland and advances on the American capital, Washington, DC, which is captured and put to the torch on August 24; ; a response to the US burning and sacking of Niagara and York (Toronto) in Upper Canada. Benedict, Maryland
• August 19, 2026 - Settlement - Scottish novelist/land agent John Galt gets a charter for the Canada Company, to colonize lands in the western part of Upper Canada (Ontario). Galt was an agent of those seeking losses from the Crown for damages suffered in the War of 1812. In 1824, he convinced the British Treasury to provide half the funds, with half coming from the Government of Upper Canada, using proceeds from land sales. Galt's Company acquired almost 2.5 million acres of Crown land. He founded the town of Guelph and built a road through the Queen's Bush he called Goderich. London, England
• August 19, 2026 - Disaster - Sailing ship Lady Sherbrooke wrecked off Cape Bay; 273 persons drown. Cape Bay, Newfoundland
• August 19, 2026 - First steamboat navigates the Lachine Rapids. Lachine, Quebec
• August 19, 2026 - Opening of first session of fourth Parliament of Canada; meets until November 10, 1831; creation of Ministry of Agriculture, votes £19,000 annual subsidy for steamship service to Britain. Ottawa, Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - Federal Election - Election riots break out in Montréal between supporters and opponents of George-Êtienne Cartier. Montréal, Québec

Blondin Carrying his Manager

• August 19, 2026 - French acrobat Blondin (Jean-François Cravelet) carries his manager across the Niagara Gorge and back on a tightrope. Niagara Falls, Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - North West Rebellion - Cree chief Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker) found guilty of treason and felony after two day trial; sentenced to three years imprisonment. Regina, Saskatchewan
• August 19, 2026 - First session of 8th Parliament meets; until October 5, 1831. Ottawa, Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - Doukhobor sects start staging nude protest parades. BC
• August 19, 2026 - First civic elections in Fernie, BC.
• August 19, 2026 - Farming - Thousands of young men travel west from the Maritimes to help bring in a record breaking harvest on prairie farms; railroads charge only a penny a mile; estimated 40,000 men placed by farmers' organizations. Nova Scotia/New Brunswick
• August 19, 2026 - World War I - Canada officially declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. Ottawa, Ontario

- August 19 - World War I - Government of Québec offers Belgium 4 million pounds of cheese as a form of wartime support. Québec, Québec

• August 19, 2026 - Victor Christian William Cavendish, the Duke of Devonshire appointed Governor General of Canada; serves from November 11, 2025 to July 19, 1921. London, England
• August 19, 2026 - Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Lord Willingdon appointed Governor General of Canada, replacing Lord Byng; serves from October 2, 2025 to January 16, 1931. Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - Weather - Maritimers swelter through record heat wave; Nova Scotia has its warmest day on record - 38.3 degrees Celsius; also Prince Edward Island's warmest day, at 38.7 degrees Celsius. Nova Scotia PEI
• August 19, 2026 - Music - Composer Achille Fourier dies at age 75; in 1885, he was the First Canadian to attend regular composition classes at the Paris Conservatory. Montréal, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - World War II - Start of national registration of all men between 14 and 60 years old.
• August 19, 2026 - World War II - Major General J. H. Roberts leads 4,963 troops from 7 regiments of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, plus almost 1,000 British, in Operation Jubilee, a nine-hour raid on the small German-held port of Dieppe to test Hitler's Fortress Europe defences, and if possible, capture a working model of the German army's Enigma cipher machine; Canadians suffer total of 3,500 casualties, with 900 killed, and 1,874 taken prisoner - Canada's costliest day in World War II; only 2,210 make it back to England; Captain the Rev.John Weir Foote and Lt.-Col. Cecil Merritt are both awarded Victoria Crosses; gazetted February 14, 1946. Rev. Foote, Canadian Chaplains' Service, was the padre of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry; during his eight hours on Dieppe beach, he tended the wounded while exposed to enemy fire; he climbed from the landing craft that was to have taken him to safety and let himself be taken prisoner so he could continue to tend the wounded men of his regiment. He is the only Canadian chaplain to receive the Victoria Cross. Merritt was C/O of the South Saskatchewan Regiment; despite serious wounds he kept leading his men across the Scie River before being taken prisoner; 81 men in the South Sasks were killed; awarded Canada's first World War II VC for showing 'reckless bravery'. Dieppe, France

- August 19 - Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada take part in the disastrous raid on Dieppe. Dieppe, France

- August 19 - Soldiers of the South Saskatchewan Regiment take a leading part in the disastrous raid at Dieppe. Dieppe, France

- August 19 - Calgary Regiment of the First Army Tank Brigade take part in the disastrous raid on Dieppe. Dieppe, France

• August 19, 2026 - World War II - The Quebec Agreement is signed in Quebec City, regarding nuclear cooperation between Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States; C.D Howe signs for Canada. Quebec, Quebec
• August 19, 2026 - World War II - Major David Currie enters the village of St-Lambert-sur-Dives alone and on foot on a reconnaissance mission, assesses the German positions, and quickly decides take the village, and hold it at all costs; leads a small group of tanks, anti-tank guns, and 125 men of the 29th Canadian Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment, South Alberta Regiment and infantry from The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, but with no supporting artillery, into the centre of the village and digs in; at noon, the Poles capture the north end and attack the 1 SS Panzer Corps massed below, while the 10th Polish Mounted Rifle Regiment of the First Canadian Army, and Patton's 90th US Division link up at Chambois in a loose encirclement that traps the 7th German Army at the Trun-Chambois Gap. St-Lambert-sur-Dives, France
• August 19, 2026 - C.D. Howe awarded Guggenheim medal for his role in the development of Canadian aviation. Washington, DC
• August 19, 2026 - Robert Bédard wins the Canadian Tennis Championship. Montréal, Québec

- August 19 - Strike - Violence breaks out at the Gaspé, Québec copper mines. Murdochville, Québec

• August 19, 2026 - Lester Pearson appointed to head World Bank commission to study future economic aid to developing countries; former Prime Minister. Washington, DC
• August 19, 2026 - Frenchy Raymond all-star Baseball pitcher, native of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, joins Montréal Expos after playing for the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox; Raymond will retire after three seasons to serve as a colour commentator. Montréal, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - Canada sends $3,540,000 in emergency aid to Pakistan following floods in that country. Ottawa, Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - Record - Hamilton Tiger Cats Tommy Joe Coffey catches his second football of a game against the CFL Montréal Alouettes, and number 632 of his career; passes 10,000 yard mark, setting an all-pro record for pass receptions Montréal, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - Science Council of Canada suggests slowing urbanization and immigration; to maintain Canadian standard of living. Ottawa, Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - Québec Premier René Lévesque offers English-language education guarantees in Québec in return for French language guarantees in other provinces; turned down. Québec, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - Morris Surdin dies at age 65; composer, arranger, conductor for CBC radio and TV productions; also scored the 1971 George C. Scott movie, 'Hospital'. Toronto, Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - Riot - Rocker Alice Cooper cancels his concert at the Canadian National Exhibition at the last minute, touching off a riot; police arrest 31 after fans hurl debris at the stage; $25,000 damage done to CNE Exhibition Stadium. Toronto, Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - Record - Toronto Argonauts Terry Greer makes 16 pass receptions in one football game; CFL record. Toronto, Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - NHL New York Rangers announce signing of ex-Montréal Canadiens great Guy LaFleur. New York, New York
• August 19, 2026 - Lorne Webster dies at age 80; former owner of the Globe & Mail; Chairman of the Toronto Blue Jays and Imperial Trust. Toronto, Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women issues report urging more funds for shelters and counselors for abused women and children Ottawa, Ontario

- August 19 - Opening of the 14th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Montréal. Montréal, Québec

- August 19 - Petro-Canada to sell 37% stake in Westcoast Energy to finance Hibernia expenses; wants to sell 10% of Hibernia holding after Gulf Canada share sold. Calgary, Alberta

- August 19 - Veterans Affairs and Defence Minister Gerry Merrithew attends a ceremony honoring those who took part in the Dieppe Raid exactly 50 years earlier. Dieppe, France

• August 19, 2026 - Radio-Québec changes its name to Télé-Québec; founded February 22, 2026 as Radio-Québec, a provincially owned radio and television network. Québec, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - Royal Bank of Canada says it will get $195 million plus interest from Enron Corp and others in a settlement agreement related to the sale of 11.5 million common shares of EOG Resources. Toronto, Ontario
• August 19, 2026 - Lyse Lemieux, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec, resigns her position as a result of criminal charges. Montréal, Québec
• August 19, 2026 - Former New Brunswick cabinet minister Vaughan Blaney leads team into CFB Gagetown to investigate claims of Agent Orange being used. Gagetown, New Brunswick

- August 19 - RCMP decides not to press criminal charges against former employees of Hollinger International. Toronto, Ontario

• August 19, 2026 - Disaster - First Air 737-200 crashes into a small hillside near the High Arctic community of Resolute, killing 12 and injuring three. Resolute, Nunavut
• August 19, 2026 - Olympics - Andre De Grasse of Markham, Ontario, wins three medals at the Summer Games in Rio: silver in the 200 m sprint, finishing behind Jamaican Usain Bolt, and bronze in both the 100 m and 4 × 100 m relay. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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