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Canadian soldier Patrick Cloutier and Saskatchewan native Brad Larocque come face-to-face in a tense standoff at the Kanesatake reserve in Oka, Que., Saturday September 1, 1990. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shaney Komulainen

Canadian soldier Patrick Cloutier and Saskatchewan native Brad Larocque come face-to-face in a tense standoff at the Kanesatake reserve in Oka, Que., Saturday September 1, 1990. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shaney Komulainen

An injured person is wheeled away from the University of Montreal after gunman Marc Lepine opened fire in a packed classroom in Montreal on Dec. 6, 1989. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shaney Komulainen

An injured person is wheeled away from the University of Montreal after gunman Marc Lepine opened fire in a packed classroom in Montreal on Dec. 6, 1989. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shaney Komulainen

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau jokingly knocks on the roof of his bullet-proof car as he talks with reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 13, 1970. Trudeau recently switched to the National Defence department Cadillac in the wake of terrorist activity by the FLQ in Montreal and a reported threat on his life. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Mitchell

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau jokingly knocks on the roof of his bullet-proof car as he talks with reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 13, 1970. Trudeau recently switched to the National Defence department Cadillac in the wake of terrorist activity by the FLQ in Montreal and a reported threat on his life. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Mitchell

With Riccardo Paletti still inside his car a fire explodes after thirty-eight seconds from the time of collision with Didier Pironi, at the start of the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Que., on June 13, 1982. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Herman Sopena

An elderly Dene woman wears a button, shawl and necklace bearing the image of Pope John Paul II as she stares at the Sacred Fire in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., Sept. 18, 1984, after the Pope cancelled his scheduled visit. The Pope was unable to appear because fog closed the airport at this remote town. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stf

Margaret Trudeau cycles in Ottawa, Ont., 1971. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Bregg

Margaret Trudeau sits for a portrait shoot for Television, ca. 1971. THE CANADIAN PRESS/staff

Toronto Blue Jays' Joe Carter celebrates as he runs the bases after his game-winning three-run home run to win the World Series Saturday, Oct. 23, 1993 at Skydome in Toronto. The Jays defeated the Phillies 8-6 to win the Series 4-2. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hans Deryk

(CWG22) CALGARY, FEB. 21--JUBILATION--Anna Fraser of Ottawa, daughter of House of Commons Speaker John Fraser, expresses her delight after finishing fourth in the women's aerials freestyle skiing demonstration event at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary Sunday. Melanie Palenik of the USA won the event. (CP PHOTO) 1988 (Edmonton Journal-Chris Schwarz)

Twenty-year-old Greg Joy of Vancouver clears the high jump during Olympic finals competition Aug. 11, 1976 in Montreal. Joy has seen Canadian high jumpers come and go in the last 36 years, with none being able to match his podium finish at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Therese Casgrain, president of the League for Women's Rights in Quebec from 1929 to 1942, is pictured during an election campaign in a 1967 photo. Casgrain, a feminist icon and Quebec heroine who died in 1981, has been quietly removed from a national honour, to be replaced by a volunteer award bearing the prime minister's banner. THE CANADIAN PRESS/files

Nelson Mandela greets people as he walks with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on his arrival in Ottawa, ON June 17, 1990 for a three-day visit to Canada. (The Canadian Press/Wm. DeKay)

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Finance Minister Don Mazankowski strike similar poses during statements at the first minister conference on the economy in ottawa on Feb. 10, 1992. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses the Commons and Senate in Ottawa, Sept. 26, 1983. Thatcher's spokesman, Tim Bell, said the former prime minister died from a stroke Monday morning at the Ritz hotel in London. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Mitchell

Quebec artists Yvon Deschamps (right), Daniel Lavoie (center) and Celine Dion share a joke while attending the 50th anniversary gala of the Quebec Artists Union at Montreal's Place des Arts on Sunday, December 20, 1987. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Denis Cyr

TERRY FOX--This is a undated photo of Terry Fox during his run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He did not finish the run and died in a Vancouver hospital in 1981.(CP PHOTO)

Georges Erasmus, John Anagoalik, and Louis Bruyere (left to right) hold a news conference to express the feelings of Canada's Native groups on the Meech Lake Accord on May 28, 1987 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Chuck Mitchell

Photo editor Roger Varley, left to right, photo editor George Garlock, photo technician Fred Reynolds and chief of picture Jack Tracy work in the photo department in Toronto in this 1959/60 file photo. The Canadian Press, the national news service that was created during the First World War to bring home stories from the European front – and went on to become the country's go-to, real-time source – turned 100 Friday. But even dedicated news junkies might not know where to send a birthday card. Described by some scholars as a cornerstone of Canadian history, CP remains a mystery to many, a low-profile but central part of the news landscape. Its news stories, photos, videos and radio broadcasts, in both official languages, appear in almost every media outlet in the country, yet readers or listeners are often unaware of their source. THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER, May 5--FACE TO FACE--Diana, Princess of Wales, has a quiet chat with Vancouver-born rock star Bryan Adams Saturday night at the Expo Theatre in Vancouver. Adams was one of many performers to take part in a gala rock concert. (CP PHOTO) 1986 (stf--Ryan Remiorz)

Pauline Marois is greeted by enthusiastic supporters as she arrives at the PQ leadership convention in Montreal on Friday, September 27, 1985. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

(OTT 103-June 13) -- This is a recent photo of Prime Minister Jean Chretien in the House of Commons during Question Period. (CP PHOTO) 1996 (stf-Fred Chartrand)th

A motorist with personalized license plates that spell ÒspeedÓ gets a helping push from pedestrians in Toronto, Ont., on Feb. 15, 1990, as a storm battered Central Canada and the U.S. Midwest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Felstead

Ken Taylor and the Canadian Caper- Here the Canadian ambassador to Iran briefs CP reporter Doug Long on the current conditions in Iran one week before leaving Iran with six Americans.

Calgary Flames' Jim Peplinski (right) and Lanny McDonald hoist Stanley Cup after defeating Montreal Canadiens in Montreal, May 25, 1989. (CP PHOTO/Paul Chiasson)

Manon Rheaume, the first woman goalie ever to play for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, looks up at Montreal Canadiens goalie Patrick Roy as they stretch during a special practice at the Forum in Montreal, Monday, March 9, 1992. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson

FILE--Edmonton Oilers' goaltender Grant Fuhr makes a save on Montreal Canadiens' Ryan Walter during NHL action in Edmonton, March 1, 1989. Goaltender Fuhr and forward Pat LaFontaine were selected for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday. (CP PHOTO/Ray Giguere)

Edmonton Eskimos' Dan Kepley (42) and Joe Hollimon (29) chase Montreal Alouettes' John O'Leary as Eskimos' Herb Dobbins holds on during Grey Cup action in Montreal on Nov. 27, 1977. On a hard, icy field at Olympic Stadium, Alouettes players Tony Proudfoot and Wally Buono came up with the idea of using staples on the bottom of the teams' shoes to increase traction. The move worked as Montreal waltzed past Edmonton 41-6. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Dr. Henry Morgentaler joins demonstrators on Parliament Hill to protest the government's stand on abortion during a freedom of choice rally in Ottawa on Dec. 8, 1983. This January marks 30 years since the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the country's abortion law as unconstitutional.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Sport Minister Jean Charest is surrounded by numerous microphones, tape recorders and anxious reporters in Ottawa Monday, Sept. 26, 1988, as he responds to rumours of a positive drug test for Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson. (CP PHOTO/Ron Poling)

Gay rights activists demonstrate on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 29, 1971, demanding equal rights. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Bregg

Quebec Premier Rene Levesque tries to hush supporters at a Parti Quebecois rally in Montreal, Nov.15, 1976, following his party's victory in the provincial election. The PQ victory led to the landmark Charter of the French Language, more commonly known as Bill 101, which became law on Aug. 26, 1977. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Files

Groups of native people march on Parliament Hill, November 16, 1981, to protest the elimination of aboriginal rights in the proposed constitution. More than one hundred people took part in the march, and a brief ceremony on the Hill. (CP PHOTO/Carl Bigras)

Pierre Trudeau pirouettes behind Queen Elizabeth II during a May 7, 1977, picture session at Buckingham Palace in London, England. Thirty-eight years after his father caused an international sensation by with a pirouette behind an oblivious Queen, Justin Trudeau is going to meet the monarch.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ball

(MTL106) MONTREAL, Jan. 21, 1982 --GAGGED BY BILL 101--An unidentified war veteran demonstrates outside the offices of the government's language commission in Montreal Thursday. The man, wearing his medals, refused to identify himself but said he was from Belgium originally. (CP PHOTO - Bill Grimshaw)

Queen Elizabeth II carries her umbrella next to Guard Cmdr. Maj.Don Brodie during the reviewing of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry after arriving in Victoria, B.C., March 8, 1983. (CP PHOTO/Mike Blake)

Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie arrived at the Royal Alexandra Thetre in Toronto May 25, 1986 for the week-long Toronto Arts Aginst Apartheid Festival. (CP PHOTO/Bill Becker)

A mobile home with only part of it's kitchen left standing gives an idea of the destructive force of a tornado which ripped through parts of Edmonton, Aug. 1, 1987. The mobile in the background was overturned completely with it's wheels upward. (CP PHOTO/Dave Buston)

A young Justin Trudeau plays in the snow during a photo shoot in Ottawa, Ont., on March 27, 1974. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Mitchell

About 100 demonstrators gathered on Parliament Hill on Oct. 25, 1975 to call on the government to repeal current apportion laws, enforce legislation, calling for equal pay for equal value and grant equal child custody rights for homosexual parents. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Grimshaw

Japanese Canadians demonstrate on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 14, 1988 to support their demand that the government negotiate compensation for internment during the Second World War. The Canadian Press/Dave Noble

Team Canada's John Tonelli (left) and Paul Coffey react emotionally to their overtime win against the Soviets, in Calgary, Sept. 13, 1984. (CP PHOTO/Macdougall)

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, in a moment of joy over patriation of Canada's constitution, preformed his now famous pirouette at Uplands Airport here 4/18 /82 following the Queens's departure for London after the 4-day state visit which climaxed with the proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982. (CP Photo/Andy Clark)

Queen Elizabeth II signs Canada's constitutional proclamation in Ottawa on April 17, 1982 as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau looks on. The Harper government says it will mark the 30th anniversary of the patriation of the Constitution — by issuing a couple of news releases.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stf-Ron Poling

Alberta Indian Association President Harold Cardinal watches as Queen Elizabeth emerges from a teepee at an Indian Village in Calgary in this July 5, 1973 photo. The Queen marks the 50th anniversary of her reign on Feb. 6, 2002. (CP PICTURE ARCHIVE/CHUCK MITCHELL)

One of two banners that were displayed on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont. April 17, 1982 after the signing of a proclamation giving Canada independence from Britain. (CP PHOTO/Ryan Remoriz)

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 27, 1995 file picture, a large Canadian flag is passed through a crowd in as thousands streamed into Montreal from all over Canada to join Quebecers rallying for national unity three days before a referendum that could propel Quebec toward secession. In Canada's May 2, 2011 federal election, voters dealt Quebec's separatists their worst humiliation in modern memory and set off a debate about whether the mostly French-speaking province even needs a separatist movement in this globalized age. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)