It happened on a… December 5

2020

Russia begins vaccinating people with its Sputnik V vaccine in Moscow, despite the vaccine not finishing clinical trials

2018

Arrest of Huawei Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou for possible violation of Iran sanctions in Canada.

2008

Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.

1997

Quebec police arrest Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang chief Maurice ‘Mom’ Boucher on suspicion of the murder of two prison guards; fail to get a conviction one year later.

1993

Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space.

1983

Roberta Bondar, Marc Garneau, Steven Maclean, Kenneth Money, Robert Thirsk and Bjarni Tryggvason chosen as Canada’s first six astronauts for Space Shuttle work.