1985 in Canada
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In the news... 1985 saw the beginnings of the Airbus Scandal with Karl Heinz-Schrieber arriving on the scene to start lobbying for the sale of replacement aircraft for Air Canada. The Tories were aggressively restructuring Air Canada which was in dire financial straits and they had just called for the resignation of the entire Air Canada board of directors that summer. Near Barrie, Ontario, May 31, 1985: a deadly hurricane ripped through the region leaving 8 dead, 155 injured. |
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| Air India Flight 182 was a flight operating on the Montreal-London-Delhi route. On 23 June 1985, the aircraft operating on the route was blown up in midair by a bomb in Irish airspace. The incident represents the largest mass murder in modern Canadian history. The explosion and downing of the carrier occurred within an hour of the related Narita Airport Bombing.
The plane, a Boeing 747-237B exploded at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m) and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. While some passengers survived the initial explosion and subsequent decompression, none survived the impact. In all, 329 people perished, among them 280 Canadian nationals, mostly of Indian birth or descent, and 22 Indians |
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Juno Awards... Nominees and winners
Female Vocalist of the YearWinner: Luba Other nominees:
Male Vocalist of the YearWinner: Bryan Adams Other nominees:
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Luba - Let It Go Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 |