Canadian History Ehx on Nostr: On this day in 1951, Jack Atherton, a telegraph operator was charged with ...

On this day in 1951, Jack Atherton, a telegraph operator was charged with manslaughter for the Canoe River Crash on Nov. 21, 1950
John Diefenbaker got him acquitted after Dief's dying wife Edna convinced him to take the case.

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