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At cemetery: Mourners from Holy Blossom Cemetery in Scarborough flank the hearse that carried the casket of the late Chief Justice Bora Laskin to its final resting place yesterday
At cemetery: Mourners from Holy Blossom Cemetery in Scarborough flank the hearse that carried the casket of the late Chief Justice Bora Laskin to its final resting place yesterday

At cemetery: Mourners from Holy Blossom Cemetery in Scarborough flank the hearse that carried the casket of the late Chief Justice Bora Laskin to its final resting place yesterday

Date3/28/1984
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Funeral services for former mayor Nathan Phillips yesterday in Holy Blossom Temple drew 800 mourners, including (from left) former premier John Robart(...)
Funeral services for former mayor Nathan Phillips yesterday in Holy Blossom Temple drew 800 mourners, including (from left) former premier John Robart(...)
1/8/1976
Mr. Justice Bora Laskin, at 61 one of the youngest and most junior members of the Supreme Court, is the new Chief Justice of Canada. The first Jewish member of the Supreme Court, Laskin has been a justice for less than four years. He succeeds Chief Justice Gerald Fauteux, 73, who resigned on Dec. 23.
Mr. Justice Bora Laskin, at 61 one of the youngest and most junior members of the Supreme Court, is the new Chief Justice of Canada. The first Jewish member of the Supreme Court, Laskin has been a justice for less than four years. He succeeds Chief Justice Gerald Fauteux, 73, who resigned on Dec. 23.
3/20/1970
Pallbearers carry the coffin while mourners Vince Alexander and Frank Volpe talk together at cemetery
Pallbearers carry the coffin while mourners Vince Alexander and Frank Volpe talk together at cemetery
11/17/1983
Silent and Grieving, mourners watch Pierre Laporte's funeral cortege leave Notre Dame Church for Cote des Neiges Cemetery, Quebec Premier Robert Boura(...)
Silent and Grieving, mourners watch Pierre Laporte's funeral cortege leave Notre Dame Church for Cote des Neiges Cemetery, Quebec Premier Robert Boura(...)
10/20/1970
Fed up: Mr. Justice Tom Berger, of the British Columbia Supreme Court, says he decided to quit the bench when he drew the ire of Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Bora Laskin
Fed up: Mr. Justice Tom Berger, of the British Columbia Supreme Court, says he decided to quit the bench when he drew the ire of Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Bora Laskin
6/24/1983
Sad procession: Grieving mourners crowd around as engineering students carry a casket of a colleague from Notre Dame Basilica after a funeral Mass yesterday for massacre victims
Sad procession: Grieving mourners crowd around as engineering students carry a casket of a colleague from Notre Dame Basilica after a funeral Mass yesterday for massacre victims
12/11/1989
Chief Justice Bora Laskin is said to be a regular at diplomatic parties
Chief Justice Bora Laskin is said to be a regular at diplomatic parties
10/22/1981
In a rare public response months ago, Chief Justice Bora Laskin said Supreme Court decisions were not biased toward federalism.
In a rare public response months ago, Chief Justice Bora Laskin said Supreme Court decisions were not biased toward federalism.
5/18/1978
Last of the eight caskets is being carried to the waiting trucks which took the victims of the mine fire to their last resting place following the ser(...)
Last of the eight caskets is being carried to the waiting trucks which took the victims of the mine fire to their last resting place following the ser(...)
6/30/1947
Holy Blossom Cemetery looking east, through the grill - Pape Avenue
Holy Blossom Cemetery looking east, through the grill - Pape Avenue
1986-07
Mrs. Salvatore Triumbari was helped back to car by unidentified mourners after her husband's casket was lowered into the grave. A tent hid the interme(...)
Mrs. Salvatore Triumbari was helped back to car by unidentified mourners after her husband's casket was lowered into the grave. A tent hid the interme(...)
1/10/1967
Under glaring lights thousands of mourners ring the casket of Senator Robert Kennedy Saturday night as it rests at the grave site in Arlington Nationa(...)
Under glaring lights thousands of mourners ring the casket of Senator Robert Kennedy Saturday night as it rests at the grave site in Arlington Nationa(...)
6/9/1968