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April 22 – Canada announces it will join the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. April 30 – Hockey player Gordie Howe retires; May 11 – The Cornwall Royals win their second Memorial Cup by defeating the Peterborough Petes 3 to 2. The final game was played at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba
History of Canada (1982–1992) (2 C, 18 P) M. 1980s in Canadian music (10 C) P. ... Pages in category "1980s in Canada" The following 13 pages are in this category ...
The Tories were unable to proceed with these plans during their brief time in power in 1979–1980, however. The company became popular outside Alberta as a symbol of Canadian nationalism. The federal government and Petro-Canada tried to reinforce this popularity nationwide (but especially in Calgary) through its prominent sponsorship of the ...
The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. The lands encompassing present-day Canada have been inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples , with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization.
This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada, comprising important social, economic, political, ... 1980: 20 May: A referendum on Quebec independence is held, ...
1980 Former prime minister P. Trudeau's Liberals defeat the Progressive Conservatives, led by Prime Minister Clark. For the first time since 1958, Social Credit fails to elect any MPs, and so fades into history after an almost unbroken 45-year run of federal representation, leaving Canada with a three-party system. 147 103 32 – – 0 282 33rd ...
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.
February – First reported cases of AIDS in Canada. February 15 – 84 are killed when the Ocean Ranger oil platform capsizes. March 4 – Bertha Wilson is appointed Canada's first female Supreme Court justice. March 8 – The Canada Act is passed by the British House of Commons. April 14 – 1982 Northwest Territories division plebiscite