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Events from the year 1954 in Canada. Incumbents. Crown. Monarch – Elizabeth II [1] Federal government. Governor General – Vincent Massey [2] Prime ...
1954 was a common year ... March 30 – The first operational subway line in Canada opens in Toronto. April ... births, or deaths are known to have happened on this ...
Pages in category "1954 in Canada" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The effects of Hurricane Hazel in Canada included 81 deaths and C$137,552,400 ($1,581,876,233.63 in 2023) in damages. Hazel, the deadliest and costliest storm of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season, reached Toronto, Ontario by the evening of October 15, 1954. It peaked as a category 4 storm, but by the time it had reached Canada, it was an ...
April 26 – Lyman Duff, jurist and Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1865) May 10 – Tommy Burns, only Canadian born world heavyweight champion boxer (b. 1881) June 16 – Ozias Leduc, painter (b. 1864) August 5 – Izaak Walton Killam, financier (b. 1885) August 7 – Alexander Stirling MacMillan, businessman, politician and Premier of Nova Scotia ...
During World War II, Canada was a minor partner in the alliance between the United States and Britain, and the US had pledged to help defend Canada if necessary. Canada was one of the founding members of the United Nations in 1945, and also of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949, but was largely overshadowed in world affairs ...
Canada withdraws from the War in Afghanistan at the end of the first phase. [136] [137] [146] 2018: 17 October The Cannabis Act becomes law, making recreational cannabis use legal throughout the country. Canada is the second country (after Uruguay in 2013) to legalize recreational cannabis use nationwide. [147] 2020: 7 January - March
June 2 – Elizabeth II is crowned Queen of Canada. In Korea the Canadian Army celebrates the coronation by firing red, white, and blue smoke shells at the enemy. July 13 – The Stratford Festival of Canada opens; July 27 – The Korean War ends. In total 314 Canadians were killed and 1211 wounded.