March 30 – The Labrador Joins Newfoundland

from Today in Canadian History · host Marc Affeld

On this day back in 1809, Labrador joined Newfoundland as a colony of the British Empire. To learn more about the history of Labrador, we spoke with author of "The Story of Labrador" Canadian Senator William Rompkey.

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