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The Daily Colonist, November 21, 1914

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#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

  • In retaliation for the internment of Austrians in Britain and the British Empire, Austria initiates programme of arrest and internment of British subjects.
  • Speech by Québec separatist leader Henri Bourassa in Ottawa cancelled due to public outcry.
  • Government of Canada by order-in-council [i.e. decree of the Governor General, not an act of parliament] bans four American publications with pro-German content.

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