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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]
The rollout is completely overshadowed by the flight of Sputnik I the same day. October 12 – Foreign Minister Lester B. Pearson wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Suez Crisis; October 14: Elizabeth II opens the Canadian parliament, the first monarch to do so [3] Thanksgiving is moved to its current date, the second Monday in October
Canadian leadership tries to settle dispute in refugee organization over Jewish emigration to Palestine conflict zone [21] Canadian diplomat on elimination of corruption and black market and other positive changes in China following Communist takeover [22] "Undesirable contacts" - Federal official is leery about stationing Black U.S. troops ...
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 ...
September 1 – Saskatchewan and Alberta celebrate the 75th anniversaries of their establishment as provinces, culminating a summer full of festivals and special events; October 6 – The Quebec and Newfoundland governments sign the Churchill Falls hydro agreement. October 6 – Trudeau announces his plan to patriate the Canadian constitution ...
In 1982, the Canada Act was passed by the British parliament and granted Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth II on March 29. The corresponding Constitution Act was passed by the Canadian parliament and granted Royal Assent by the Queen on April 17, thus patriating the Constitution of Canada, and marking one of Trudeau's last major acts before his resignation in 1984.
May 6 - Jon Montgomery, Canadian former skeleton racer and television personality; host of The Amazing Race Canada; May 9 - Pierre Bouvier, singer; May 10 - Dion Lavhey, Montreal Canadiens player; May 11 - Erin Lang, singer-songwriter and guitarist; May 12 - Adrian Serioux, soccer player; May 20 - Andrew Scheer, politician; June 1 - Craig ...