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Year Date Event Ref. to 14,000 BCE At some unknown time prior to this date, Paleo-Indians moved across the Beringia land bridge from eastern Siberia into northwest North America, settling in some areas of Alaska and the Yukon, [1] but are blocked from further travel south into the continent by extensive glaciation.
The bombing of Air India Flight 182 is the largest mass killing in Canadian history. On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 was destroyed above the Atlantic Ocean by a bomb on board exploding; all 329 on board were killed, of whom 280 were Canadian citizens. [225] The Air India attack is the largest mass murder in Canadian history. [226]
June 6 – Bernard Drainville, Canadian journalist and politician; June 17 – Sandra Greaves, judoka; June 23 – Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper; June 24 – Barbara Underhill, pairs figure skater and World Champion; June 25 – Doug Gilmour, ice hockey player and coach; June 25 – Yann Martel, author [3]
Canada Day, [a] formerly known as Dominion Day, [b] is the national day of Canada.A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single dominion within the British ...
January 1 Maurice Nadon is appointed as the 16th commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), becoming the first French Canadian to hold the post. [3] [4]The Canadian Stock Exchange merges with the Montreal Stock Exchange, with the merged entity operating under the latter name.
October 16 – At midnight after a year and a half of conciliation the Canadian Union of Postal Workers goes on strike. October 16 – Fifteen federal by-elections are held across the country. The governing Liberals lose five seats, which leads to a general election the following May.
Advertisement: Canadian Pacific Railway's free "Canada for Women" pamphlet describes "opportunities for women in Canada in every branch of life" [11] "Cargo on the main deck was not secured" - Enquiry seeks reasons Cecilia L. wrecked when storm struck on Lake Saint-Louis [12] Visitor sees huge change in Edmonton just six years after previous ...
January 1 – The Goods and Services Tax comes into effect.; January 15 – Canadian Forces begin their participation in the Persian Gulf War. January 29 – The Allaire Committee releases its report on Canada's constitution: it recommends the transfer of many powers from the federal government to the provinces.