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The future Queen, Princess Elizabeth and husband Prince Philip visit Toronto as part of a cross-Canada tour. [28] December 1: The Toronto-Barrie Highway opens. 1952: July 1: The Toronto-Barrie Highway is renamed as Highway 400: September 8: Ontario's first television station, CBLT, begins broadcasting in Toronto. November 1
Winter – One of the coldest winters on record affects much of Canada. January 1 – North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. January 11 – Daniel Johnson, Jr., becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Robert Bourassa. February – The first Liberal budget slashes spending in an effort to cut the deficit.
The COVID-19 pandemic was first detected in Canada in late mid-January 2020 and by March, all provinces and territories had declared states of emergency. As of June 2022, Canada has reported 41,000 COVID-19 related deaths, [17] a third highest mortality rate in North America followed by the United States and Mexico.
November 24 – The Saskatchewan Huskies win their first Vanier Cup by defeating the Saint Mary's Huskies 24 to 21 in the 26th Vanier Cup played at Skydome in Toronto November 25 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers win their tenth Grey Cup by defeating the Edmonton Eskimos 50 to 11 in the 78th Grey Cup at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver .
Canada sends a delegation to the Paris Peace Talks, the conference resolving war issues. Canada signs the Versailles treaty as part of the British Empire, with parliament's approval. [91] Prohibition in Canada ends federally. [92] 1919: May 15 -June 26: The largest strike in Canadian history; the Winnipeg General strike occurs. Soldiers ...
July 7 - The Libertarian Party of Canada is founded. August - Pride Week 1973, a national gay rights event, takes place simultaneously in several of Canada's largest metropolitan cities, including Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. [3] August 20 - The 1973 Artistic Woodwork strike begins. It ends on December 5, 1973. [4]
March 13 – A treaty between Canada and Denmark is ratified, establishing the maritime border between Ellesmere Island (Canada) and Greenland (Denmark). Measuring approximately 1,449.4 nautical miles (2,684.3 km; 1,667.9 mi), it is the longest negotiated international continental shelf boundary.
On January 23, the first presumptive case in Canada was admitted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto and placed into a negative pressure chamber. [1] [2] The patient, a male in his 50s who travelled between Wuhan and Guangzhou before returning to Toronto on January 22, contacted emergency services following rapid onset symptoms. [16]