The tragic plane crash that killed 62 people, including CFL players, 68 years ago today

In 1755 , the first post office in Canada opened in Halifax .

In 1854 , Alfred Lord Tennyson ’s famous poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade , was published in England .

In 1940 , British troops opened their first major offensive in North Africa during the Second World War .

In 2002 , Manulife launched a $6.4-billion takeover bid for Canada Life that would make it Canada ’s biggest life insurer.

In 2008 , the Bank of Canada reduced its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, the biggest drop since October 2001 , to 1.5 per cent .

In 2011 , the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan sold its 80 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $1.3 billion .

The missing and injured included New Zealanders and tourists from the U.S. , China , Australia , Britain and Malaysia .

In 2020 , Health Canada approved national use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, clearing the way for the delivery of up to 249-thousand doses in December .

In 2021 , the federal auditor general revealed Canada failed to adequately enforce border measures designed to keep international travellers from importing cases of the vaccine.