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John Edward Brownlee served as Attorney-General of the province of Alberta in western Canada from 1921 until 1926, in the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) government of Herbert Greenfield. As Brownlee was the only lawyer in a caucus formed almost entirely of farmers, his role extended beyond the traditional expectations of an attorney-general; he became the government's de facto leader in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Brownlee quickly became identified with the government's conservative faction. He opposed radical changes to the structure of government and urged thrift in public spending. As part of the government's attempts to balance its budget, Brownlee favoured selling its money-losing railways and concluding an agreement with the federal government to give Alberta control over its natural resources; he was unsuccessful at both while Attorney-General. UFA Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) began to see Brownlee as a better leader than the indecisive Greenfield. A group of them attempted to force Greenfield to resign in Brownlee's favour. Though Brownlee opposed these attempts, he was eventually persuaded to accept the premiership if Greenfield willingly relinquished it. Brownlee became premier on November 23, 1925. (more...) Recently featured: Alexander of Lincoln – Theoren Fleury – Ariel Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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The 36.48-km Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, world's longest cross-sea bridge, opens in China. The 1,318-km (819-mi) Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway opens after 39 months of construction. Amid heavy protests, the Greek parliament passes austerity measures to obtain the latest tranche of a €110 billion EFSF loan. Christine Lagarde (pictured) is appointed Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, beginning 5 July. At least nineteen people, including eight attackers, are killed in a Taliban assault on the Hotel InterContinental in Kabul, Afghanistan. The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi, accusing him of crimes against humanity during the ongoing civil war in Libya. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...
On this day...
July 1: Canada Day; Independence Day in Rwanda and Burundi (1962) 1770 – Lexell's Comet passed closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.015 AU. 1874 – The Remington No. 1 (pictured), the first commercially successful typewriter, went on sale. 1963 – The British Government revealed that former MI6 agent Kim Philby had engaged in espionage for the Soviet Union. 1999 – Legislative governance of Scotland was transferred from the Scottish Office in Westminster to the Scottish Parliament. 2002 – Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 and DHL Flight 611 collided in mid-air over the towns of Owingen and Überlingen in Germany, killing all 71 people aboard both aircraft. 2008 – Rioting erupted in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the recent legislative elections. More anniversaries: June 30 – July 1 – July 2 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now July 1, 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Highway 401, the busiest highway in North America, with only a single vehicle travelling on it due to its partial closure following the Toronto propane explosions in 2008. Highway 401 uses a collector-express system, which divides each direction of travel into two parallel carriageways, separating local and long distance traffic.

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