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EVENTS

February 17 - The " Mad Trapper " is killed by the RCMP in the Yukon

May 26 - predecessor of the CBC established

June 1 - Leonard Tilley becomes premier of New Brunswick , replacing Charles Richards

July 20 - The Ottawa Imperial Conference is held, it creates a zone of preferential trade within the Commonwealth

September 5 - Angus Macdonald becomes premier of Nova Scotia , replacing Gordon Harrington

August 1 - The CCF is formed in Regina, Saskatchewan

August 3 - Henri Bourassa leaves '' Le Devoir ''

October 14 - W. J. P. MacMillan becomes premier of Prince Edward Island , replacing James D. Stewart

October 29 - The Dominion Drama Festival is founded

November 15 - Thomas Pattullo becomes premier of British Columbia , replacing Simon Fraser Tolmie

The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup .

A seven-month miners strike occurs in Crowsnest Pass

At the 1932 Winter Olympics Canada wins Gold at Hockey

At the 1932 Summer Olympics Canada wins two gold medals.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

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''A Broken Journey'' - Morley Callaghan

BIRTHS

January 24 - Henri Nouwen , author

March 1 - Donald Stovel Macdonald , politician

March 2 - Jack Austin , politician

March 14 - Norval Morrisseau , artist

April 6 - Eugène Bellemare , politician

April 26 - Michael Smith , chemist

May 28 - John Savage , Premier of Nova Scotia

June 10 - Henry N. R. Jackman , businessman and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

June 24 - Mel Hurtig , nationalist and encyclopedia editor

June 24 - David McTaggart , environmentalist

July 13 - Hubert Reeves , astrophysicist

July 16 - Hédi Bouraoui , author

July 27 - George Ryga , writer

August 11 - Izzy Asper , media mogul

August 18 - William R. Bennett , Premier of British Columbia

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August 28 - Andy Bathgate , hockey player

August 31 - Allan Fotheringham , political columnist

September 14 - Harry Sinden , hockey player

September 25 - Glenn Gould , Pianist

September 27 - Gabriel Loubier , politician

October 18 - Iona Campagnolo , politician

October 24 - Robert Mundell , economist

November 10 - Martin Hattersley , politician

November 13 - Marilyn Brooks , fashion designer

November 29 - Ed Bickert , jazz guitarist

J. Robert Janes , author

DEATHS

July 22 - Reginald Fessenden , radio pioneer

J. E. H. MacDonald , Group Of Seven painter