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1975 In Canada
,
Other Events Of 1976
,
1977 In Canada
and the
Timeline Of Canadian History
.
INCUMBENTS
Monarch
-
Queen Elizabeth II
Governor General
-
Jules Léger
Prime Minister
-
Pierre Trudeau
Premier Of Alberta
-
Peter Lougheed
Premier Of British Columbia
-
W.R. Bennett
Premier Of Manitoba
-
Edward Schreyer
Premier Of New Brunswick
-
Richard Hatfield
Premier Of Newfoundland
-
Frank Moores
Premier Of Nova Scotia
-
Gerald Regan
Premier Of Ontario
-
Bill Davis
Premier Of Prince Edward Island
-
Alexander B. Campbell
Premier Of Quebec
-
Robert Bourassa
then
René Lévesque
Premier Of Saskatchewan
-
Allan Blakeney
EVENTS
January 14
- The
Eaton's
catalogue is discontinued.
January 28
- The government of
Saskatchewan
takes over the provinces
Potash
industry.
February 4
- The
Supreme Court
rules provinces cannot censor movies.
February 7
-
Toronto Maple Leafs
star
Darryl Sittler
scores ten points in one game.
February 7
-
Joe Clark
is elected leader of the
Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada
replacing
Robert Stanfield
.
April 1
- The
CRTC
is given the power to regulate Canadian television and radio.
April 15
-
Dome Petroleum
is given approval to drill for oil in the
Beaufort Sea
.
May 2
-
Time Magazine
's Canadian edition is discontinued.
June 25
- The
CN Tower
opens in
Toronto
.
June 30
- Parliament votes to abolish the
Death Penalty
.
July 17
- The
1976 Summer Olympics
open in
Montreal
.
October 14
- Over a million workers stage a one day strike to protest wage and price controls.
November 15
- In the
Quebec Election
,
René Lévesque
's
Parti Québécois
wins a majority, defeating
Robert Bourassa
's
Parti Libéral Du Québec
.
November 25
- René Lévesque becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Robert Bourassa.
The
Timbit
is introduced.
News media: ''
L'Express De Toronto
'' created
ARTS AND LITERATURE
:New Works
Marian Engel
- ''Bear''
Hugh Hood
- ''Dark Glasses''
Joy Fielding
- ''The Transformation''
Farley Mowat
- ''Canada North Now: The Great Betrayal''
:Awards
See
1976 Governor General's Awards
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
, ''The Luck of the Irish''
:Film
''
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
'' becomes the first Canadian film to win an
Academy Award
:Television
Second City Television
premiers
BIRTHS
January 7
-
Eric Gagne
, baseball player
January 25
-
Mia Kirshner
, actor
February 19
-
Brian Price
, Olympic rower
February 23
-
Jeff O'Neill
, hockey player
March 9
-
Ben Mulroney
, television personality
March 23
-
Nolan Baumgartner
, hockey player
May 10
-
Kristen French
, murder victim
May 13
-
Jeff Powell
, Olympic rower
May 19
-
Jason Botterill
, hockey player
June 10
-
James Moore
, politician
June 26
-
Ed Jovanovski
, hockey player
July 1
-
Leslie Mahaffy
, murder victim
July 3
-
Wade Belak
, hovkey player
July 12
-
Dan Boyle
, hockey player
July 13
-
Sheldon Souray
, ice hockey player
August 5
-
Jeff Friesen
, hockey player
August 17
-
Eric Boulton
, hockey player
August 27
-
Sarah Chalke
, actor
September 13
-
Jose Theodore
, hockey goaltender
September 17
-
Zac Bierk
, hockey goalie
October 1
-
Denis Gauthier
, hockey player
October 7
-
Rachel McAdams
, actor
October 10
-
Shane Doan
, hockey player
November 20
-
Laura Harris
, actor
December 26
-
Jake Wetzel
, Olympic rower
Big Ben
, race horse
DEATHS
Roy Thomson
, newspaper publisher
Olive Palmer
, wife of
John Diefenbaker
Réal Caouette
, longtime leader of the ''
Créditistes
'', and leader of the
Social Credit Party Of Canada