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The whistle's sounds, analyzed through its functioning mechanism, have been noted to resemble the sound of wind and fall within the human hearing sensitivity range. Experimental models of death whistles have been constructed and tested to explore hypotheses and for use in conferences and demonstrations, given that the original ancient ...
Margaret Mick (1 June 1860 – 25 May 1925) was Canada's first female peace officer to be killed in the line of duty. On the night of Monday, May 25, 1925 Mick, who worked as a Matron, was the only staff member on duty at the Toronto Municipal Jail Farm for Women in Concord, Ontario. About 10:15 PM, one inmate was able to squeeze through the ...
Evans was returning to Toronto after testifying in a murder trial in Quebec Detective Sergeant John H. Bassett Toronto Police Service: Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec: November 30, 1963 Bassett was one of the 118 people killed on board Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 after takeoff. He was returning to Toronto after testifying in a murder trial in Quebec
The Moonfall actress put a feminine spin on classic menswear as she rocked a tuxedo-style vest (a.k.a. waistcoat) as a top at the Cannes Lions festival on Monday, June 19 in France.
Garry Hoy (January 28, 1954 – July 9, 1993) was a Canadian lawyer who died when he fell from the 24th floor of his office building at the Toronto-Dominion Centre in Toronto, Ontario. In an attempt to prove to a group of prospective articling students that the building's glass windows were unbreakable, he threw himself against the glass.
He also served as president of the Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada. In 2002, his autobiography, Not Bad for a Sergeant: The Memoirs of Barney Danson, was published. His son, Tim Danson, is a Toronto lawyer known as a victim's rights advocate and for having represented the families of Paul Bernardo's victims. [1]
The Textile Museum of Canada was founded as the Canadian Museum of Carpets and Textiles in 1975 by Max Allen and Simon Waegemaekers. Located above an ice cream shop in Mirvish Village the museum's collection was initially based on textiles collected during business trips. The museum relocated to its current location as in 1989.
Edward Leonard Greenspan, [1] QC (February 28, 1944 – December 24, 2014) [2] was one of Canada's most famous defence lawyers, and a prolific author of legal volumes. [3] His fame was owed to numerous high-profile clients and to his national exposure on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio series (and later a CBC television series) Scales of Justice (1982–94).